When you have to prepare for painting surface with long layers previous updates, it is always difficult to remove them.
The work will be simplified if it is to make a special scraper made of wooden planks with arched fixed on her with the blade of a hacksaw on metal (with a pre-holiday fire): her toothy edge will cope with any layers.
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