As a career painter: respirator bro! Even the stuff that doesn't seem bad is bad and there's always more of it floating around than you can see. Everything else looked good
Are you kidding me ???? I’ve been scraping off our deck boards with hand scrapers like a diy Cinderella For days now not even half done !!!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Thank you Maldo......finally ! Something that actually works removing paint and deck stain. After I spent $ 1500.00 on dumb liquid stain remover, including all the top brands, hiring professional deck cleaners I smartened up and went to You Tube for more information. Diamabrush did the job in 2 days. It cost 60.00 and a sander 40.00 at Lowes. Amazing !
I bought one of these to get rid of the alligatoring stain on my cedar deck. This thing worked like a charm. A hand scrapper couldn't budge the alligatoring; with this thing, the alligatoring didn't stand a chance. I recommend it to anyone interested in removing paint build up, blistering, alligatoring, or peeling.
We just want to thank you for posting this bc we could not get our Kilz Porch & Patio paint off our deck! It's just like your Behr. This tool saved us!
I own a painting business and was in a group on fb where I came across somone who posted this, so I came over to RU-vid and here I am, nice video, I think I’m going to pick one of these up and give it a go on some clapboards! It looks mean as shit but when I see it in action which is why I came over to RU-vid it works really nice 👌🏼 Thanks!
Thank you for watching yes I was hoping to help people in my situation where the paint was really thick to cover up old wood boards .. i will have an updated video showing the completed deck came out really nice
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEO!!! I purchased the diambrush after watching your video and was able to knock out a 26x12 foot deck in about 2 4:17 hours of work. This after my wife and I struggled for two 7 hour days trying to scrape the texturized paint off the deck. I would highly recommend the Diamabrush to anyone struggling to remove gritty paint off a deck. Thanks again to you for posting this video!!!
wow dislikes?? what don't you like about this ... I thought this could help someone? check out part 2 for more details ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cSEAxonNkhg.html thank you
I'm not a painter, rather handyman. Customer's house is a mansion cabin in the woods. She is a widow on a fixed income and can't afford a new deck, as I first suggested. I know her well enough after many years of working on broken things at her place, to know she prefers a cheaper solution than spending the money to replace things that need replacing. it's often a chore to explain things to her about doing it properly. I have learned that my way is not always what she wants. I have done tiling, doors, windows, and a slew of other fixes for her. This week I'm taking many layers of paint off the last section of an OLD deck this week. Completed large portion of deck last summer, finishing smaller deck this week. using 60grit flap discs. I was looking for other options, as the flap discs last about 15-30 minutes. I just saw, harbor freight has Warrior 60grit flap discs this week for $1.99/ea. I'll buy ten of those. YES, it's takes the wood off if I push too hard, but this deck must be 30 years old and has cupped areas, for areas that go 1/8" deep, and require grinding the wood down to get the old paint out. I cannot justify a $50 wheel that can't handle screws. and I will go back and pull old screws out and install hex screws after I take the paint off. I explained many options to the customer. she decided she likes the new look in the deck boards after grinding the paint off. Which has a distressed/worn/beat up look, NOT smooth. As a woodworker, we call it character. it gives the deck an old worn look, but reveals the fresh wood below the layers of paint and worn wood on top. and this deck is a GIANT wrap around deck. replacing would cost $25,000-$30,000. not an option for her. Giving the existing deck new life that will out last this customer's life. And someone else can replace the entire deck boards after she passes away. Last summer I used a deck sander first, cost $300. I ended up only using 20grit. b/c a majority of the deck boards were badly cupped after 30 years, it didn't do great. Took off about 50% of the paint. I hired a kid to help me bring w/ flap discs. Took a week. Sometimes it's not about the BEST way, but rather what makes sense for the customers based on their age and income. I can stain the deck every year for her for a few hundred dollars. it'll be fine for her until the next owner decides what they wanna do. It took me a few years to relax into allowing myself to do things for customers on the cheap. I don't always like it, and find it frustrating, but I end up with customers that wanna tell me how to do it cheaper, while also telling me it's acceptable for them, even though I strongly tell them I would never do it that way. I've had to learn to bend in this way. I think it's a good practice to be able to do what the customer wants rather than what I want.
My Son and I were strolling through our local Lowes and we happened upon a display of these. There was a sign attached to the display with a price of $7.95. Having just bought one a few weeks earlier he knew the actual price was $ 57.95. We grabbed three apiece and proceeded to the checkout. Upon ringing everything up the price came close to $400 including other items purchased. Playing dumb Im Like WOE! Explaining the signage that said $7.95 she went and looked and it was there. She honored the price and we got 3 apiece for less than $30.00 each. I don't feel so bad for them when a 2x4 costs $12.00!
What you get your 2x4 for $12.00 each they must be seconds or have either carpenter ants or bee's living in them last week at the lumber yard a 2x4 was priced over $20..
I've used both. And both work great. The Diamond wheel can be "very" abrasive. Lightly glide it across the decking to prevent swirls. I use them to remove peeling and flaking stain. With a good restraining job it can look brand new again.
Great vid! Thank you. Ive got a very similar set up. My deck is 9 yrs old but looks like a 30 yr old deck in some spots. The builders used the same type of paint (im the 2nd owner) and the rot in some spots is unbelievable. Its like the paint traps all the moisture and creates pockets of decay. Again thank you for the info
yes that paint creates moisture pockets and rots the wood (the product does not soak into wood all it does is covers it and as the wood expanded and contracts it does not strech with the wood creating cracks and fails trapping water between the wood and paint .. i am not sure i it was not prepped correctly before application but i would never use this to paint deck ... and what a mess to get it off ... that's why i used the Diamabrush it save my ass in time and energy and saves me the hassle of renting a big machine for this project. $100 bucks for two disks well spent money...
as as reminder no need to apply pressure let the tool do the work and keep moving the tool to reduce swirls hold as a slight side angle practice on in a area you will not notice to get the hang of it
Best product on the market! Paid $60.00 for the 4 1/2 in disk. I would have paid a $100.00! This disk is no B.S. Definitely need a respirator not dust mask, eye goggles not glasses and wouldn’t hurt to have a fan to blow all the dust away from you. I restored a painted deck and this saved me weeks of stripping off paint. I tried scraping and psi washing with a turbo nozzle not even close to what this tool will do!
Just about done with my 380 sqft deck. Took the entire thing down to solid bare wood. Left no trace of previous paint, all three colors/coats of it. The blade worked great but I had to up my angle grinder because I burnt up the first one. I wish my knees held up as good as the Diamabrush blade did.
Spent a $100 at home soppy and rented a drum sander and sanded a deck to the same condition of this video iFit a 450 sf deck in less than 2 hours. Much less labor than an angle grinder on your knees and out of breath like this guy!
Thank you for watching..... yes, but I did this over a few days when I had time. If you rent a drum sander I think they charge you by the day which would not have worked out for me.. ... also with a drum sander, you can't do the tight spots like the rails. out of breath??? really also a drum sander only works with a flat decks and my deck is not all flat
Just a tip, I’d go over the spots with nails with the Diablo disc first then use Diamabrush. You may still have to use two pads, but then your not worrying on nails and screws that are sticking out👍
I used one to strip a 12 x 7 varnished deck then used it to "grind" exterior sanded stucco-like paint from a concrete wall, about 3' high and 10 or so foot long. I still have it in my angle grinder bag with about 20% of the tooth left. I'll get one more small job out of it, someday. Great tool! Just don't expect a sanded floor finish from it.
I have used it and I really found it to be awesome. The issue I had is that the blades came out from the disc and one hit me in the chest and left a really significant bruise. The company said I was getting to close to the side of the disk and the plastic was wearing the plastic off. I asked why don't you make the disk of metal? and was told it is a dollar and cents issue. So I bought the vacuum guard and unfortunatley cant get as close to the edge as I would like. However it does take the paint off like I have never experienced.
I just love all the people in comments telling you how to "protect" yourself. You are a grown man and perfectly able to make your own judgement calls about your own safety.
I've never used one of these, but like he said, make sure you inspect closely, every place there's a stud, to see if there is a nail or screw above the wood surface. To me, that looks like the only down fall.
I used a buffer and a 7” pad with 60grit took it out fast best part is a buffer you can control the speed a grinder could get little dangerous! Not for me but a novice would hurt themself 200%
You can commonly rent a floor machine from Home Depot rental centers which have the same disc on a larger scale. Used it to remove tar/glue from some beautiful late 1800's hard wood floor that the business at one time placed vinyl and then short carpet over.
my PW was on the fritz, went to honey Depot and some kid chewing gum directed me to PW,'s. I stopped him and said listen to me I want to rent one no not buy one. He pointed to an area of the store and said if we have them they are over in the corner. Ya and it was a toy. maybe wash a car with it. Point, not all home depot's rent this stuff. Got mine fixed and glad I did. do not put Behr stain on deck or your Sanders, washers won't touch it
1, you should unplug the angle grinder before changing discs, if you value having all your fingers. 2, random orbital sanders with 60 grit paper is MUCH safer, much cheaper and works just as well. Run a hammer along the deck and sort out all the loose nails before you start sanding. A deck that size should take you less than a day. Oh, and get one of those dollar store yoga mats or knee pads for this kind of work.
I started out with 60 grit sandpaper and in theory yes using 60 grit would seem logical but with sand paper it wears out super fast and gets clogged with the thick paint used ... with this disk zero clogging/burning paint ..
yes used knee pads before I shot the video ... it was at the end of the day really tired and the knee pad straps were hurting the back of my leg that's why I took them off ... (I had cheap knee pads)
there were no nails used and the paint was so thick could not see some of the screws plus who ever put the screws in stripped the head making it hard to remove... used a sanding disk to file them down flush with board
I have immediate recent experience with this and 100% guarantee you that no random orbit (or detail sander) with 60 grit paper (or even 40 grit) works this well.
Don’t sand with 120 grit. 120 is too fine and will not prepare the wood to the proper profile to accept the stain. Better off using Diablo 60 grit random orbital net style. It’s faster and will open up the wood much better for that stain to penetrate. 120 will compress the fiber. Great video showing the dimabrush though! It’s an awesome tool that saves a ton of time.
to be honest, I will post an update soon I did not even bother to sand any further after I did this ... it created a nice surface for the stain / and or paint to be applied where it opened up the wood for excellent absorption... into the wood ....
yes i started with that and it would have worked if it was only paint but this deck had may thick layers of "deck over paint stuff on it too " need something that would take the stuff down fast and get down to the raw deck boards
As a professional painter deck restorer, I'll cover with plastic surroundings, spray or stiff push brush paint stripper first, at least 85% of paint wit be melted, after a good pressure wash at a rate somewhere around 2500 psi, after that the rest is piece of cake once dried.
Wow, that might have been something to know about.. Before I ended up just flipping all my boards on my deck I could not get that paint coating off. Tried floor sanders and stuff.
I'm actually thinking about doing this this weekend.. would you mind sharing what your next step was? Did you repaint or stain if so which did you do and is it lasting? Also whether you painted or stained did you use any sealant on it? I'd appreciate your feedback asap. Tia!
when using this tool you need to get a feel of it (test in a small place to get use to it ) will have an up date video soon on what i used and how did it last .......
thank you for watching.. the reason why the first disk was worn down so much ... was because I was hitting a lot of screws that were popped up and covered by the thick layers of paint that i could not see... if you were just removing paint it should last a long time
Can you please tell me what size, if there is a size angle grinder should I buy? I went to Home Depot and they couldn't help me at all, which standard! I am assuming a respirator is some type of mask, am I correct? If there is anything else I need please tell me. I am a 72 yoa Woman, not that that should matter, but is it really as easy as you say? Thank you in advance for your help!
hi and thank you for watching .. 1) a standard-size angle grinder from any tool supply place like harbor freight will do. 2) yes I would recommend a dusk mask. 3) Maybe heavy gloves to protect your hands if you want. 4) knee pads...
+1 ... Excellent ... Man O man do I have a painted patio deck for the DiamondBrush gismo. .. This painted deck has met its match! .. Thanks, Maldo72 Big Time.
Hi! Tnx for the video!!! But Tell me please What do you recommend after applying the paint(stain), because it will be with indentations from your beautiful tool and these indentations will be very visible on the new paint.
Very stupid question. I’m trying to surprise my husband and strip the paint off our AWFUL painted deck for his bday. Is that a specific tool your using that I need to get ADDITIONAL to the scrape piece off Amazon?
this is an attachment that goes onto a angle grinder ... the other tools i used was a "mouse sander" to get into the tight spaces that the tool cant reach (like around the railing)
Did you by chance power wash your deck before using the Diamabrush paint remover? I'm getting ready to work on my deck this weekend and obviously don't want extra steps, if not necessary. Thanks so much for making the video...I'm super excited to see how it turns out :)
i power washed the deck just to get all the loose stuff off .. yes i will have an update soon on the deck and what it looks like know.. thank you for watching
Can you please share what stain you used after removing the paint, did you match with 'solid color stain'? my deck has green color paint, I am thinking to remove using your method but wonder if it will be clean enough to go transparent stain or need to go with solid color stain. thanks
Safety glasses. Let me repeat that: SAFETY GLASSES!!!!!!!!!!!! And as others have noted: dust mask, ear protection, and unplug the tool when fussing with it. Also, gloves will reduce hand injury from vibration. I use ordinary leather gloves. And thanks! First hand experience is invaluable!
i will have a up coming video on this question ... this disk is the same as 80 grit sand paper .... for i did not have to sand it any more after because i uses a solid color to re-do the deck after i sanded ... if you were doing transparent stain etc you could go over it again with 120 grit to make it perfect but again this is a old deck and the wood was not perfect wanted to hide some of the imperfections of the older pieces of deck board
Same question- removing layers of old paint off an old deck and i want to stain it (navy blue) afterward. Curious if this might be the product for me. Stripping isnt great because the boards are concaved and im told paint eaters will not remove all of the paint. Its been frustrating trying to figure out how to do this.
Just get a American sander and use a small orbital sander for the corners, done, i would not even clean that much if the client want solid stain on it, only if the clients wants transparent or semi stains...
@@maldo72 yes that’s why the drum sander would clean very fast and the left over by your orbital sander or diamond brush, just make sure to set nails or screws before cause the drum is expensive if you break it by a nail or screw
I have 3" tongue & groove porch boards - probably yellow pine which we had painted years ago. We now want to remove that color. Is this tool too hard for those boards? Wondering if we should use paint remover?
@@maldo72 the people before us did the same thing. We can’t go out on our deck without coming in with big chunks of peeled paint stuck to our shoes. What a mess! How do you know whether to use pressure washer or do what you did?
Yes the diamabrush works. No doubt. But for anything that big you need to rent a drum sander. About $50 for a day. 100 times faster but most importantly. No uneven surfaces. No way to sand that with the diamabrush without leaving uneven surfaces. Not saying it won't work or even turnout ok. But for a professional finish and probably cheaper. Drum sander and diamabrush for your edges.
yes a drum sander would have helped but these boards were not even and had a really thick over lay of paint/and that thick deck-over stuff on the wood plus all the screws that were popping up that i could not see since the paint was so thick. the previous owner just layered paint over paint .... so for this situation it worked out well..... i will have an update soon of how well this turned out after a year of winter and summer (will have an update in July of how everything turned out ) thank you for watching
Looks like a great tool but in Canada they run $85 to as much as a $130. Yikes! Still, if it gets the work done that much more quickly, it’s likely worth the expense.
Man that thing don't mess around I wonder how it would work on a cedar shingle sided house? It would sure be a putty knife for scraping the peeling paint and holding up the big gigantic grinder with a 7-inch disc of 36 grit my shoulders are doing that...
it should work great plus it does not require alot of pressure to work just glide it along surface and let the tool do the work check out the other video I made showing it real time how fast it works
@@maldo72 yes I enjoyed the video a lot I'm going to pick up two of these time to repaint my house cedar shingles and on the North side where it gets blasted all the time that's where I think I'll use it thank you very much for the info
This deck has divots everywhere. You should first sink the screws you can and remove and replace the ones you can't. Then use a floor sander. This thing looks like a chipping field.
i need to ask you another question please. what brand angel grinder and dust shroud do you use (you don't use a shroud though do you?)? i bought an Avid grinder and herzo dust shroud and I do not believe they fit together. thanks.
