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Freeing Painted-shut Windows cybercat 07-23-2007
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Posted by cybercat on July 23, 2007, 10:03 pm
I have always lived in older houses, and just used a screwdriver or putty
knife and a hammer.

But the current house has these awful, small, eight-over-eight windows,
three-four in most rooms, and the hammer and screwdriver thing is not
working--it feels like I will tear the hell out of the late-1950s window
frames before they come unstuck if they ever will.

Is there any little trick anyone knows of to make this easier?

(Before we sell this place we will replace the old windows, but that may not
be for a while ... that is what I really want to do.)

Thank you.



Posted by on July 23, 2007, 9:17 pm


> Is there any little trick anyone knows of to make this easier?
>
The Puddy knife still is you best bet.

Leave the screwdriver and hammer alone and concentrate on "wiggling" the
puddy knife into the various gaps.

The first place where you make progress often loosens up other places so you
keep trying "everywhere" and things gradually loosen up.

I have never had the need but at the extreme you could use a paint remover
or solvent.

> (Before we sell this place we will replace the old windows, but that may
not
> be for a while ... that is what I really want to do.)
>
> Thank you.
>
>



Posted by Al Bundy on July 23, 2007, 11:01 pm

> I have always lived in older houses, and just used a screwdriver or
> putty knife and a hammer.
>
> But the current house has these awful, small, eight-over-eight
> windows, three-four in most rooms, and the hammer and screwdriver
> thing is not working--it feels like I will tear the hell out of the
> late-1950s window frames before they come unstuck

Enough paint in there and you just might.

> if they ever will.
>
> Is there any little trick anyone knows of to make this easier?
>
> (Before we sell this place we will replace the old windows, but that
> may not be for a while ... that is what I really want to do.)
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>

Tried one of these?
http://www.bejane.com/files/images/h/y/hydeputtyknife.jpg
http://images.lowes.com/product/048661/048661349892.jpg

Called a painters tool. Get yourself a good heavy one so you don't smash
the handle when you hammer assist. You will find it indespensible for a
thousand things if you do a fair amount of putzing. I've even used it
while painting too :-)

Posted by Aardvark on July 24, 2007, 7:24 am
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:01:43 -0500, Al Bundy wrote:

>
>> I have always lived in older houses, and just used a screwdriver or
>> putty knife and a hammer.
>>
>> But the current house has these awful, small, eight-over-eight windows,
>> three-four in most rooms, and the hammer and screwdriver thing is not
>> working--it feels like I will tear the hell out of the late-1950s
>> window frames before they come unstuck
>
> Enough paint in there and you just might.
>
>> if they ever will.
>>
>> Is there any little trick anyone knows of to make this easier?
>>
>> (Before we sell this place we will replace the old windows, but that
>> may not be for a while ... that is what I really want to do.)
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Tried one of these?
> http://www.bejane.com/files/images/h/y/hydeputtyknife.jpg
> http://images.lowes.com/product/048661/048661349892.jpg
>
> Called a painters tool. Get yourself a good heavy one so you don't smash
> the handle when you hammer assist. You will find it indespensible for a
> thousand things if you do a fair amount of putzing. I've even used it
> while painting too :-)

I have had one of them in my toolbox for years. Don't even know where it
appeared from but it's always come in handy for all sorts of things,
mostly when I'm fitting coving.

Now I know exactly what it is I might even try using it to bed glass into
window frames :-)

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Posted by cybercat on July 24, 2007, 8:29 pm

>
> Tried one of these?
> http://www.bejane.com/files/images/h/y/hydeputtyknife.jpg

> http://images.lowes.com/product/048661/048661349892.jpg
>
> Called a painters tool. Get yourself a good heavy one so you don't smash
> the handle when you hammer assist. You will find it indespensible for a
> thousand things if you do a fair amount of putzing. I've even used it
> while painting too :-)

Hey, I remember these from when I painted for a living. Much
sturdier than the putty knife. Good suggestion, I will pick one up.

Thanks!



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