Removing Plaster Stains from Old Wooden Feature Beam

[SollyJoe]

Hi,

I had my walls plastered recently and our feature wooden beam has got dirty. The plaster is now 2months dried. Fortunately I've got any plaster out of the gains using a toothbrush and lots of elbow grease. Just the stains to go. The stains are mainly large splodges and the top 1 inch along entire length.

Any idea how to remove it? I'm open to using stain (if that's applicable here) but I'd rather not take a sander to it unless that's needed.

Joe

 

[Stewie03]

Did the plasterer cover it overcwith any sheeting

 

[smoother09]

It's fecking wood sand it down!

 

[smoother09]

Lovely bead work @Casper?

 

[Monkey Boy]

Spray wet the beam, scrub with warm water and like a nail brush (short stiff bristle) Then get tea towel wet, rung out, place it over timber and press it with a hot iron to steam it up. Go carefull at the edges, scrub with wet brush again and repeat...
...let dry few days then give a light coat of food grade mineral oil
Disclaimer: I’ve never done that before

 

[Retired Spread]

are you not gonna ask about the dog ruff plastering you've had done as well?

 

[Mouldyoldspudgun]

Tell me you haven’t plastered the inside of an Inglenook fireplace

 

[Damian plasterer]

are you not gonna ask about the dog ruff plastering you've had done as well?

Yes I'd be more worried about that than the staining