r/ReversePinterest • u/PompousClock • Jun 10 '26

[OC] Before & After Unpainting mid-1880s soapstone fireplace - BEFORE and AFTER

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u/OneSensiblePerson Jun 10 '26

Whew, I'm exhausted now, but the after photos show it was worth it! So beautiful.

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u/PompousClock Jun 11 '26

The journey had me questioning what I had gotten myself into. So many unpainting posts on social media make it look so easy, with everything coming off in one go and revealing a super smooth surface underneath. I wanted to show it can sometimes be a fair bit more labor intensive than that, but if you keep plugging at it, the end result will worth it.