Bill, Mr. Ericson failed to mention that the Speedheater is the only infrared paint remover in the world which passed the rigorous, international Underwriters Laboratory testing and is UL-listed.
The one thing I do like about this video is he is doing work in winter, which is when paint stripping should be done. Stripping is very labor intensive, and labor is half the price from Thanksgiving to early March. Have good portable fire extinguishers handy, even with ir.
I was commissioned with stripping 5 raised panel doors and the jams. Let me say I HATE this type of work but it was part of the package. Not looking forward to using paint stripper and getting the splash burns the mess and all the scraping that goes with it I looked for an alternative method. I came across this tool and thought, "would this do what I was hoping it would". Being a little skeptical, especially after seeing the price tag of $500 I did some due diligence, but I couldn't find many reviews or quality videos on it. But faced with the alternative I bit the bullet and bought one along with the window tools. Well let me say this Wow!! This thing cut through 5 layers of paint like a hot knife through butter. Set it on the door leave it for about 40 seconds. The paint bubbles up, put the heater in the next section and apply a little pressure to the scraper it comes with and Boom!!. I had some sections I could peal off like wallpaper. I still have to go back and sand some sections ( mainly the profiles of the panels ) but what normally would have taken me 2 1/2 to 3 hours per side I was able to do in about 90 minutes. So if you are forced into the daunting task of paint removal give this a look. I ordered it on a Tuesday afternoon and it was here the next day!!
I along with my customers prefer a peel bonding primer then finish with a quality paint. Easier, cheaper, less stress on the environment and lowers the possible health risks to the worker. XIM Peel Bond or SW Prime Rx are both great. I use a shop vac with brush attachment to remove the extremely loose paint then prime everything. Stops the peeling paint and levels the irregular paint surface
Yea I’ve heard of a painter who just pressure washed peeling siding. Then just sprayed with Mad Dog primer, which is supposed to be similar to Peel Bond in quality. And it has held up well for awhile. Have you used Mad Dog primer and know how it compares to Peel Bond? And is Prime Rx just as good quality as Peel Bond? I didn’t think to spray the entire siding with the primer, even the old paint that is still intact and looking good. How many years have your exterior paint jobs lasted and looked good doing your system? I’ve thought I maybe saw awhile ago a scrapper that can be attached to a shop vac and have that collect the loose paint chips. I wonder if that might work better.
I have been painting for years, I stopped taking on projects like this as of 2008. I work alone and it's time consuming, as well as the law being passed in the US for lead paint removal. But if the paint isn't peeling, what is the obsession of taking it all off? You don't do that for interior painting.
@@jaromsmith4429 I’ve had swat get called on us for using a heat gun on an old historic home. They opened fire at first sight, pumping a dozen rounds in my paint contractor bro. Ironically they shot him full of lead…but I guess they had to do what they had to do
Is this arm available is the USA? It looks better than the "classic arm" sold by eco-strip. This arm has an addition joint compared to the classic. I believe the classic arm is showed in this video as being used without the scaffolding.
True we don't sell them in the US anymore. There wasn't a demand for them and their cost was too high at $2,000. It was 50 lb and the shipping cost was also high.
I was lead poisoned while using the silent paint remover. The lead evaporated and I inhaled the lead. The lead damaged my liver. !00% of inhaled lead goes directly into the blood stream compared to 10 or 15% when ingested. Inhaling lead is the worst way to be lead poisoned. The job I did took 3 weeks. My illness lasted for 3 years. You've been warned.
Dear Mr Wallace, It is awful that you have been sick, and I am truly very sorry. However, it does not come as a surprise that this sort of problem arises when using Silent Paint Remover or any of the replicas of the original Speedheater System, from Sweden. My name is Birger Ericson, the inventor of Speedheater System, the method to remove paint using infrared radiation, a technique in which I have pioneered the research and development for over 20 years. To remove paint with infrared radiation demands the manufacture of heating elements that emit the precise wave length to avoid overheating, leading to the evaporation of the lead within the paint. Today at Speedheater System we manufacture our own IR rods, having failed to find a supplier who could ensure the quality, and therefore the safety we insist upon. Speedheater System has been independently tested by institutions both in Sweden and USA, which show when used correctly, Speedheater System is completely safe in removing lead paint. If you have any further questions you are very welcome to contact me, or our retailer in the USA, Eco-Strip. Yours sincerely, Birger Ericson Inventor and CEO Speedheater System
SpeedheaterSystem Dear Mr. Ericson The machine I used, the silent paint remover uses the same infrared heat as your product. It also passed UL testing which doesn't mean much to me. As far as I'm concerned the product has 2 separate design flaws. First the machine has adjustable sides. I did the job at work and was shown how to do use the machine. I used the machine without the sides being fully extended. I am assuming that the heat was to close to the surface of the paint allowing it to get to hot and evaporate. If the machine is meant to be used with the sides fully extended then they should be permanently fixed and extended, not adjustable. Second the machine should have a sensor at the surface of the paint that would shut the machine off if the surface was becoming to hot, enough to evaporate lead. There should be no guessing to how long the machine can stay in one spot. The machine should be able to shut itself off if you have left in one area for too long. You have stated that the machine is safe to use when used correctly. I am saying that the machine should be safe when being used period.
The Speedheater side plates are fixed by screws in the fully extended position. There is an automatic overheat shut off mechanism with a reset button. To heat the paint high enough to vaporize the lead using a Speedheater, you would likely be catching the wood and paint on fire in the several minutes it takes to do that. PS. The Silent Paint Remover parts may be UL but the assembled unit is not.
@@jamesmcinnis208 Yup, it's the old would've short cut from "would have", etc. that apparently isn't taught or explained anymore in schools. As a result we have all this "would of" crap taking over. English is an endangered language. :( Of course by now all the teachers are guilty of this too, and don't even know any better. It irritates me so much and the fact that nobody else seems to care is even more disgusting. Okay, end of rant, back to learning about paint removal.
If must have a very good HEPA vacuum attached to collect all the toxic lead paint dust from any abrasive paint removal method and be very expert to not to damage the wood. Sandblasting is designed to work on very hard surfaces such as metal, not wood which is soft.
Is there a video for the 1400 watt unit on REAL STRIPPING? Sorry, watching stripping 2 coat of varnish, isn't representing typical 30 coat 100 year old house. Oil base coat.
pgordonnz Dear pgordonnz, In this video is it an Arm Professional. You can always contact us trough our website www.speedheatersystem.com for more information. Best Regards Speedheater System
The Arm in the first part of the video is the Arm Professional and not available in the US or Canada. The smaller Arm shown in the last minute of the video is called the Classic Arm. This one is sold in the US at www.eco-strip.com.
So, after stripping the new, thin varnish layer off-with slowest ir available - he proceeds to use 1 inch paint brush to prime - presumably, with same formulation base as the new oil varnish he just stripped off!!! Just pointing out the insanity of this video.
Dean Fountain Dear Dean, It works perfectly to remove shellac and varnish. When you shall remove shellac would I suggest to start with a little more distance than normal since it works even faster on shellac and varnish. Best Regards Speedheater System
the only problem is the toxic fumes, and i see on the video your guy is not using a mask.,.... But i must say the speedheater does it job good even the smaller modell. . But like i wrote watch out for the fumes
Ritzzar, the Speedheater heats paint to 400-600F. This is NOT HOT ENOUGH to vaporize the lead and therefore, DOES NOT RELEASE TOXIC FUMES. You are correct that high heats guns do, because they heat the paint to 1000+F.
That shiit looks dangerous, it will burn the house down , at least I will get a new House with no ugly paint!!! BEFORE YOU USE IT, MAKE SURE YOU GET A INSURANCE, AFLAC!!!!
Bill,
Mr. Ericson failed to mention that the Speedheater is the only infrared paint remover in the world which passed the rigorous, international Underwriters Laboratory testing and is UL-listed.
The one thing I do like about this video is he is doing work in winter, which is when paint stripping should be done. Stripping is very labor intensive, and labor is half the price from Thanksgiving to early March. Have good portable fire extinguishers handy, even with ir.
Legend has it, he's still there stripping that paint off that house 😁
😂
I was commissioned with stripping 5 raised panel doors and the jams. Let me say I HATE this type of work but it was part of the package. Not looking forward to using paint stripper and getting the splash burns the mess and all the scraping that goes with it I looked for an alternative method. I came across this tool and thought, "would this do what I was hoping it would". Being a little skeptical, especially after seeing the price tag of $500 I did some due diligence, but I couldn't find many reviews or quality videos on it. But faced with the alternative I bit the bullet and bought one along with the window tools. Well let me say this Wow!! This thing cut through 5 layers of paint like a hot knife through butter. Set it on the door leave it for about 40 seconds. The paint bubbles up, put the heater in the next section and apply a little pressure to the scraper it comes with and Boom!!. I had some sections I could peal off like wallpaper. I still have to go back and sand some sections ( mainly the profiles of the panels ) but what normally would have taken me 2 1/2 to 3 hours per side I was able to do in about 90 minutes. So if you are forced into the daunting task of paint removal give this a look. I ordered it on a Tuesday afternoon and it was here the next day!!
I along with my customers prefer a peel bonding primer then finish with a quality paint. Easier, cheaper, less stress on the environment and lowers the possible health risks to the worker. XIM Peel Bond or SW Prime Rx are both great. I use a shop vac with brush attachment to remove the extremely loose paint then prime everything. Stops the peeling paint and levels the irregular paint surface
Yea I’ve heard of a painter who just pressure washed peeling siding. Then just sprayed with Mad Dog primer, which is supposed to be similar to Peel Bond in quality. And it has held up well for awhile.
Have you used Mad Dog primer and know how it compares to Peel Bond? And is Prime Rx just as good quality as Peel Bond?
I didn’t think to spray the entire siding with the primer, even the old paint that is still intact and looking good. How many years have your exterior paint jobs lasted and looked good doing your system?
I’ve thought I maybe saw awhile ago a scrapper that can be attached to a shop vac and have that collect the loose paint chips. I wonder if that might work better.
I made my own classic arm. It cost me $50 and saved me $600 NZ dollars.
I have been painting for years, I stopped taking on projects like this as of 2008. I work alone and it's time consuming, as well as the law being passed in the US for lead paint removal. But if the paint isn't peeling, what is the obsession of taking it all off? You don't do that for interior painting.
It's illegal to use a heat gun on lead based paint in the United States. Any home built before 1978 is considered to have lead in it by the EPA.
"§ 35.140 (d) Heat guns operating above 1100 degrees Fahrenheit or charring the paint."
@@jaromsmith4429 I’ve had swat get called on us for using a heat gun on an old historic home. They opened fire at first sight, pumping a dozen rounds in my paint contractor bro. Ironically they shot him full of lead…but I guess they had to do what they had to do
I would like to know the homeowners response to the electric bill when it came in? Is he out of the hospital yet?
Is this arm available is the USA? It looks better than the "classic arm" sold by eco-strip. This arm has an addition joint compared to the classic. I believe the classic arm is showed in this video as being used without the scaffolding.
so this fancy scaffolding attachment isn't even available in the U.S.? Don't see it on Eco-Strip's website and other commenters indicate it's not.
True we don't sell them in the US anymore. There wasn't a demand for them and their cost was too high at $2,000. It was 50 lb and the shipping cost was also high.
wow, talk about slow AND labor intensive.
Good to make holes in the siding
I dint think 🤔 we had to remove paint if it wasn’t pealing.
If you want to change the type of paint on a house, you have to scrape the old paint of before you apply the new paint.
BY THE TIME YOUR DONE IM DONE PAINTING THE WHOLE HOUSE
Set up looks like a pain
And you have to do it again every 15 minutes - IF it lines up. The New Zealand travelogue music makes it seem so delightful though.
I was lead poisoned while using the silent paint remover. The lead evaporated and I inhaled the lead. The lead damaged my liver. !00% of inhaled lead goes directly into the blood stream compared to 10 or 15% when ingested. Inhaling lead is the worst way to be lead poisoned. The job I did took 3 weeks. My illness lasted for 3 years. You've been warned.
Dear Mr Wallace,
It is awful that you have been sick, and I am truly very sorry.
However, it does not come as a surprise that this sort of problem arises when using Silent Paint Remover or any of the replicas of the original Speedheater System, from Sweden.
My name is Birger Ericson, the inventor of Speedheater System, the method to remove paint using infrared radiation, a technique in which I have pioneered the research and development for over 20 years.
To remove paint with infrared radiation demands the manufacture of heating elements that emit the precise wave length to avoid overheating, leading to the evaporation of the lead within the paint.
Today at Speedheater System we manufacture our own IR rods, having failed to find a supplier who could ensure the quality, and therefore the safety we insist upon.
Speedheater System has been independently tested by institutions both in Sweden and USA, which show when used correctly, Speedheater System is completely safe in removing lead paint. If you have any further questions you are very welcome to contact me, or our retailer in the USA, Eco-Strip.
Yours sincerely,
Birger Ericson
Inventor and CEO
Speedheater System
SpeedheaterSystem
Dear Mr. Ericson
The machine I used, the silent paint remover uses the same infrared heat as your product. It also passed UL testing which doesn't mean much to me. As far as I'm concerned the product has 2 separate design flaws.
First the machine has adjustable sides. I did the job at work and was shown how to do use the machine. I used the machine without the sides being fully extended. I am assuming that the heat was to close to the surface of the paint allowing it to get to hot and evaporate. If the machine is meant to be used with the sides fully extended then they should be permanently fixed and extended, not adjustable.
Second the machine should have a sensor at the surface of the paint that would shut the machine off if the surface was becoming to hot, enough to evaporate lead.
There should be no guessing to how long the machine can stay in one spot. The machine should be able to shut itself off if you have left in one area for too long.
You have stated that the machine is safe to use when used correctly. I am saying that the machine should be safe when being used period.
The Speedheater side plates are fixed by screws in the fully extended position. There is an automatic overheat shut off mechanism with a reset button. To heat the paint high enough to vaporize the lead using a Speedheater, you would likely be catching the wood and paint on fire in the several minutes it takes to do that. PS. The Silent Paint Remover parts may be UL but the assembled unit is not.
dustless blaster would of taken less time.
Do you mean "would have"? Of course you do. Should have (see? not 'should of') asked a third grader.
@@jamesmcinnis208 Yup, it's the old would've short cut from "would have", etc. that apparently isn't taught or explained anymore in schools. As a result we have all this "would of" crap taking over. English is an endangered language. :( Of course by now all the teachers are guilty of this too, and don't even know any better. It irritates me so much and the fact that nobody else seems to care is even more disgusting.
Okay, end of rant, back to learning about paint removal.
if the paint is intact, just grind, prime and paint away
the speedheater is good but not the arm that holds it, it takes too long to set up
Also the 6 foot arm is impotent. A 20 to 25 foot aluminum plank off ladders is most common. So, how can this be practical?
THE new old dustless sandblasting seems easier and faster.
If must have a very good HEPA vacuum attached to collect all the toxic lead paint dust from any abrasive paint removal method and be very expert to not to damage the wood. Sandblasting is designed to work on very hard surfaces such as metal, not wood which is soft.
Guessing you missed the DUSTLESS part (uses water vapor+ media).. FYI yes you can use dustless blasting on wood
dennis garber You can damage with any tool. It's the skill of the user that determines the outcome.
I'd rather burn down the house than strip all the paint of it.
I think the word you're trying to spell is "off." It's a tough one, I know. Three whole letters.
@@howardlovecraft750 Congratulations, but I wouldn't attempt anything more difficult if I were you.
the fuckin' MUSIC
marck ferrari Omg an online Guy yay
Is there a video for the 1400 watt unit on REAL STRIPPING? Sorry, watching stripping 2 coat of varnish, isn't representing typical 30 coat 100 year old house. Oil base coat.
Looks like the 1100 watt, which is incredibly slow.
Great if you're using scaffolding.
What is the arm called and where di I buy one?
pgordonnz
Dear pgordonnz,
In this video is it an Arm Professional.
You can always contact us trough our website www.speedheatersystem.com for more information.
Best Regards
Speedheater System
The Arm in the first part of the video is the Arm Professional and not available in the US or Canada. The smaller Arm shown in the last minute of the video is called the Classic Arm. This one is sold in the US at www.eco-strip.com.
How can I get one of this ?
So, after stripping the new, thin varnish layer off-with slowest ir available - he proceeds to use 1 inch paint brush to prime - presumably, with same formulation base as the new oil varnish he just stripped off!!! Just pointing out the insanity of this video.
Big shit !!
Oh, hey use the Dustless sand blaster way faster.....
Does this remove Shellac?
Dean Fountain
Dear Dean, It works perfectly to remove shellac and varnish.
When you shall remove shellac would I suggest to start with a little more distance than normal since it works even faster on shellac and varnish.
Best Regards
Speedheater System
paint shaver would run circles around that over built toaster.
Remowe paint cup brush Megaloder video. Ebay 35 $.
the only problem is the toxic fumes, and i see on the video your guy is not using a mask.,.... But i must say the speedheater does it job good even the smaller modell. .
But like i wrote watch out for the fumes
Ritzzar, the Speedheater heats paint to 400-600F. This is NOT HOT ENOUGH to vaporize the lead and therefore, DOES NOT RELEASE TOXIC FUMES. You are correct that high heats guns do, because they heat the paint to 1000+F.
wtf ????? :D
That shiit looks dangerous, it will burn the house down , at least I will get a new House with no ugly paint!!! BEFORE YOU USE IT, MAKE SURE YOU GET A INSURANCE, AFLAC!!!!
festool sanders will do faster and better job than that thing