Daughter's Family Christmas Present:
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Topic: Daughter's Family Christmas Present:
Posted By: Codger
Subject: Daughter's Family Christmas Present:
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2026 at 1:13pm
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We really don't do much as far as presents and such except for the little ones. However, as a family we help each other out a lot. Photos are of my daughter, and son in law's house with a block shower in the basement. Having three females, and a single male in the household, you can relate to how important a separate shower area can be at times..... This area was painted/coated with something that paint strippers won't touch. Three different stripper types were tried as per label directions concerning coverage, and dwell time. The gray lifted fairly easily, the white with great effort and multiple applications, the yellow, not a chance. In the photos, yellow is the base applied to the block; at some point it was repainted white, and then another white coat, then ultimately the gray color which would readily peel if sprayed with hot water in places. I elected to blast the shower area clean using a 20-40 blend of coal slag media. This is a fine grit but aggressive but the hope was to not profile the block terribly to render a smooth and consistent finish. A lot of covering of the toilet, vanity, medicine cabinet and electrical outlets with "Gorilla" tape to ensure a clean parting line when peeled off. The window sash was removed from the opening and an evacuator fan placed into the opening. Process when quite well really and very little dust in the finished basement area to clean up. There was enough room for my small blast pot, and 350# of media and still allow room to work. Starter photos: Job as started after they had expended several hours labor and materials:     More following. ------------- That's All Folks! |
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Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2026 at 1:28pm
This is after starting after it with about 60psi to crack the top surface open and measure progress: The gray, and the white color readily washed off the surface. Forgot to mention a piece of 1/4" plywood was affixed to the ceiling to not destoy that and the coating went right up to it. The yellow was found to be able to crack at the lower pressure but a lot of media expended to do it. Pressure was cranked up to 100psi which readily busted through it and really didn't profile the block hardly at all. I cleaned the yellow off, and then moved to the floor. Didn't photo the bare block at this point but did video close to the finished job. I'll attach that later:  I was able to clean a good portion of the floor but under the paint was a rubberized type material that wouldn't blast clean. We will get the weed burner after it to soften, then scrape up and I'll follow with more blasting for a good "tooth" for the new epoxy base and topcoat to adhere to. The drain you see was a ball of rust as was the grate:  More in a bit. ------------- That's All Folks! |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2026 at 1:43pm
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After initial blast and slight cleanup: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/67Epu2jJ96E" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/67Epu2jJ96E And pretty much as the place was left. Easy to see when the masking tape holding the plastic tarps down was peeled away, the gray and white colors came with it but leaving the yellow. That rubberized crap on the floor readily softens with heat so I'll get back over there towards the middle of the week. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/epHvkEGv7_0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/epHvkEGv7_0 ------------- That's All Folks! |