How Speedheater accelerator oil works
Speedheater's accelerator oil is a highly refined linseed oil with extreme penetrating power that softens the paint and allows the infrared rays from the Speedheater to lift the paint from the substrate even more effectively. With the help of this step, paint removal becomes both more time-efficient and less strenuous when scraping. Kind to both you who use it, the substrate and the environment.
Why do you need to remove old paint before painting?
In practice, it is possible to just continue painting over old layers of paint, but first of all, it will not give a particularly nice result and, above all, the durability will be significantly shorter. Old paint has a tendency to crack and peel. This means that in the relatively near future you will need to repaint again. In the long run, you will save time by doing it properly from the beginning and get a significantly better result.
With the help of Speedheater, infrared rays penetrate all layers of paint and allow you to easily scrape away both varnish and paint so that you can paint on the wooden surface and get a nice and durable end result.
The difference between accelerator oil and paint remover
You might think that sounds like a lot of steps to remove paint and wonder if it wouldn't be easier to just apply a coat of paint stripper before you start scraping? Paint strippers work well on smaller surfaces and when you only want to remove the top layer of paint. Chemical paint strippers rarely go through multiple layers of paint and therefore require significantly more work if you want to get down to a clean surface before painting. In the past, chemical paint strippers were also very toxic, today most are biodegradable, but please take another look.
Accelerator oil, on the other hand, only contains solvent-free linseed oil in refined form, which is an environmentally friendly paint removal method. Another big difference is that the oil goes through all layers of paint and lifts them from the substrate with the help of IR radiation, so that you can remove all layers of old paint at once. So even though it may sound like more steps in theory, accelerator oil in combination with infrared heat is a method that can save you both time and energy.
The difference between accelerator oil and paint remover
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Plan your work so that the accelerator oil has time to work for at least 24 hours.
Use accelerator oil as an impregnation if the wood is dry after scraping or if you want the surface to be smoother. Then apply a layer of oil after scraping, heat the surface with a Speedheater and sand the oil in with a trowel.
After wiping off the excess oil with a cloth, place it in water or a fireproof container.
Use a tarp or similar to catch the removed paint, making it easy to collect and recycle.
