How Do You Restore Antique Ceiling Tin Tiles?
In Victorian times, tin ceilings were a widely available and inexpensive way to replicate the elaborate molded-plaster ceilings found in the palaces and finer homes of Europe. They stayed in fashion well into the 1950s, when many of the gorgeous tin tiles were painted over. If you have an antique tin ceiling, you’ll find that restoring old tin is a big project, but worth the effort. Once you have taped plastic over all the walls, set down drop cloths and found someone to steady your ladder, you are ready to begin. Find out when your tin ceiling tiles were painted. If it was prior to the 1978 ban on lead paint, you will need to take additional precautions. In the United States, you can contact the National Lead Information Center by calling 1-800-424-LEAD (424-5323), or by going to their websites at www.epa.gov/lead and www.hud.gov/offices/lead/. They will tell you how and where to get your paint analyzed to determine if it is lead based. Put on your goggles, mask, gloves and hair cover
