Speedheater Infra Red Paint Remover

Clean & Green Technology - No Chemicals!

The Speedheater Infra Red Paint Remover uses infra-red heat to soften multiple layers of paint and varnish quickly and easily for removal from window sills, doors, siding, trim, molding, boats, window shutters, and any many other interior and exterior surfaces. Infra-red heat penetrates deep into the many layers of paint, simultaneously warming all the layers of paint to a consistent temperature, so you can remove many layers in 1 movement.

Safer than old-fashioned heat guns, it heats the paint and varnish to the optimum temperature for removal, approximately 320 - 500 ° F, much cooler than a heat gun's 800 ° F or more. The Speedheater Infra Red Paint Remover has been tested for lead based paint removal, and the results showed the Speedheater removed lead more effectively, and safer with significantly lower risk of exposure to lead fumes and dust, compared to traditional methods. Read more...

Place the Speedheater Paint Remover over the area you want to strip for 20 - 60 seconds. When the finish is soft, move the Speedheater to the next area that you want to strip. Scrape the paint and finish from the softened area. When you are done removing the finish, the next area will be soft and ready to scrape, so there is no waiting between areas. This results in very quick and efficient removal of multiple coats of finish.

The Speedheater Method is more than a tool, it is a system for paint and finish removal that has been used for house restoration and boat refinishing in Europe for years, where environmental and safety laws are very strict. Speedheater System accessories include 2-handed scrapers that are designed to be pulled toward the user rather than pushed, resulting in much less hand and arm strain. For vertical and overhead surfaces, there are 2 models of movable arms that hold the Speedheater over the area while it is heated.

One of our many happy customers reports:

As a new homeowner in one of the hottest markets in the US, our decision to purchase a fixer-upper was made by the bank. We could have torn out and re-built everything, but with such good bones and history, our 1911 San Francisco Edwardian home called for us to use elbow grease. After months of renovation and a disastrous, painful experience stripping our stairway with chemical stripper (not Western Wood Doctor Refinisher), we decided there had to be another route.

While researching on-line we came across a product from the Western Wood Doctor called the Speedheater 1100. I know what a name! We have a large built-in redwood hutch-sideboard-bench thing, painted with many layers of white and cream paint (and cigarette smoke stains). After nearly a century of paint and use we found time to tackle this daunting task. Over a weekend the two of us managed to remove the paint, and clean up our ornate 10'x14' built in piece of furniture without damaging our newly refinished hardwood floors or killing each-other! ** Oh yes, it was far less expensive than the chemical stripper. We will use this product again, and recommend it to our friends.

- Joel Riddell, Executive Producer with KGO-abc San Francisco

Accessories:

                        Diagrams showing how to use scrapers

      Clapboard Paint Scraper                   N/A

• Use on flat surfaces and inside 90° angle corners.

    Profile Paint Scraper                         N/A

• Use on a variety of curved surfaces.                      

      Boomerang Paint Scraper                 N/A

• Use on very narrow grooves and curved surfaces.

    Window Glazing Chisel with Roller     N/A

• Removes glazing putty from window frames.          

      Window Putty Scraper                       N/A

• Removes glazing putty from window glass.            

  Ladder Hooks - Pair                           N/A

• Conveniently places tools within easy reach.          

Movable Arms:

      Classic Arm and Wall Mount Kit     N/A

• Classic Arm details in PDF format.                

Spare Parts:

      Profile Replacement Blade               N/A

      Boomerang Replacement Blade       N/A

      Clapboard Replacement Blade         N/A

      Replacement Bulbs - Pair                N/A