tim wrote:

This is simply a matter of removing the beading,

This is the hard bit though - especially if externally beeded
(I have no solution, I gave up and left mine misty and sold the
house on like it)

It really depends on the type of bead - some come off very
easily, while others will have you swearing for days.

And you're right of course - external ones are much worse.

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Grunff