Dumond SmartStrip
Dumond SmartStrip
When we first began renovating our 115-year-old home the last thing on the list was refinishing all the original trim in the house. As a professional interior designer I had always helped my clients hire experienced contractors for the time-consuming task of refinishing old wood furniture and architectural trimwork. But when faced with my own home renovation and the fact that our budget might be better used elsewhere I decided I would tackle this very large project. NO JOKE – over 2000 linear feet of window and door trim alone!!! I had never refinished anything myself before this experience – so I did my homework! I needed a product that was environmentally friendly as I planned on stripping the trim in place. That is when I found my miracle product – Dumond Smart Strip!
You can check out the details of how this product saved my marriage and my life during our year-long restoration on my blog. But for now suffice to say this stuff is amazing! Now I will say it took about 3 applications to remove 100 years of dirt and varnish, but there were no fumes, so I could work in small areas without a haz-mat suit. At the time of our renovation they did not sell their accompanying product; Dumond Laminated Paper – I just used plastic wrap and it worked just fine! Love this stuff!