Does anyone know how to remove emulsion paint from wood?

my son painted my ceiling and unfortunately got emulsion paint all over the beams too. its too high to sand down and there is a lot of paint to remove. any ideas?Does anyone know how to remove emulsion paint from wood?
you will be best painting the beams.


we always mask up anything that should not be painted.


you could buy a small tin of the same color that is on the beams and just touch up the parts that have been marked.


if it is the large wooden beams then i would touch them up


if its the thinner pub type beams then i would either repaint them all to lose them in with the ceilings or take them down as they are datedDoes anyone know how to remove emulsion paint from wood?
If its solid paint Try steam localise to the area -Emulsion is latex based and is softened with heat, boiling water works too but I can't see how to get that onto ceiling beams without scalding yourself.If it is thin paint on bare wood it would have soaked into the grain of the timber, nothing I know will remove it without you sanding down through the paint layer, it will show up lighter wood if the beams were stained or have surface patina.Best method is to try and remove what you can and the disguise what is left with a coloured emulsion to match the colour of your beams [ dulux colour mixing in any good diy store would help] I have successfully done this many years ago with jacobean oak beams, using black and brown artist acrylics and small artists brushes


Good luck and next time mask up to be safe
Im an apprentice painter and decorator.





There are 3 things you can do;





1] Sand the area down and touch it in with paint.





2] Burn the paint of with a heat gun, then re-paint it





3] Use liquid paint remover to peel the paint off and re paint it.





4] Lightly scrape/wash the paint of with water.








By what youve said, i would say try 4, and if that doesnt work try 1.





Options 2 and 3 are to much work for something so small.
The only thing you can do is to rub down the beam with sandpaper to remove a small layer of wood. The paint will have penetrated every nook and cranny so physical removal is the only option. You can always stain the cleaned up areas later to darken to the rest of the wood but this is a tricky one.
You don`t mention if the wood is painted or stained,if its painted use sand paper,then repaint,if it stained use a fine grade sand it then re`stain it.
No Sorry ... Not a clue!