Paint Stripper

Paint stripper is generally pretty easy to use after you initially get used to it. One important step that most people skip is Cleaning a piece of furniture or kitchen cabinet before stripping it. You can save a lot of time and stripper by cleaning first. If you want to learn more about furniture strippers you can follow the links in the navigation bar to go to other parts of the site. Be sure to see if your furniture really needs stripping or if Restoration might take care of the situation.

Stripping Paint

Residue from stripping paint with a methylene chloride paint stripper is both toxic and highly flammable. Dispose of it in a responsible manner. Put residue and all used rags and paper towels in a metal covered container outside, as those materials can catch fire by spontaneous combustion.

Restor-A-Finish (see our dot com). With a simple wipe-on, wipe-off process, most finished wood surfaces that seem to need a refinishing job can be completely restored in a few minutes. White heat rings and water marks, sun fade, oxidation, smoke damage, and most other blemishes can be quickly eliminated.

Materials - stripper liquid and/or heavy bodied - vegetable brush - toothbrush - paper towels - rags - paint brush - 000 steel wool - plastic scraper - dowel sharpened in a pencil sharpener - toothpicks - - heavy twine.

Anything that works and doesn't harm the wood surface is fair game.

Apply paint stripper liberally. Heavy bodied stripper works best on vertical surfaces and will work well on horizontal surfaces. Liquid stripper is best used only on horizontal surfaces and for removing the residue of heavy bodied stripper.

Citristrip Paint Stripper Gel has no methylene chloride and strips multiple layers. Stays active up to 24 hours. For both indoor and outdoor use. Fresh orange scent. Easier on your health and the environment.

Read the label instructions on the container for paint stripping and allow the stripper to work for at least the recommended time, or longer. Test the softened surface with the plastic scraper and if a good amount comes off, then scrape the softened finish from the whole area where you have stripper.

Just scrape that amount that will come off easily and recoat the remaining old finish. Repeat as necessary until all the old finish is stripped off.

Citristrip Paint Stripper Wash removes residues from wood, metal and masonry. Prepares stripped surface for finishing. Pleasant orange scent.

Use the sharpened dowel and toothpicks to get the gicky stuff out of the corners and carvings. String is good for removing paint stripping residue from the tight places on spindles.

Clean the whole freshly stripped furniture piece or kitchen cabinet with denatured alcohol or lacquer thinner and let it sit and dry for at least 24 hours before you do anything else to it.

Your paint stripping project is done.