Paint Clean Up & Removal

Without its old coat of paint, stepping through your door frame can be like stepping into a whole new world.

If your old paint is too damaged or uneven to cover, strip it off your drywall with these easy to follow steps!

Wood polish is a very slick surface and difficult to remove. This handy guide will help you learn to do it yourself..

Cleaning oil-based paint off of brushes requires more steps than latex clean up.

Lacquer thinner is great to use when thinning hard to apply paints.

Skip the many hours of sanding when removing enamel paint and opt for paint stripper instead.

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Mineral spirits are useful for cleaning but require specific precautions be taken before and after use.

Paint remover, or paint stripper, is a potent chemical solvent that works best on latex-based paints.

When you need to strip old paint from a wood piece, a chemical stripper is the simplest way.

Paint thinner is for more than cleaning up. You can get your paint as thick or thin as you need.

This essential tool is easy to use, but there are some simple rules to follow.

Turpentine is a flammable liquid that is used as a solvent, usually for paint and varnish.

It's an option you may not have considered.

Cracking paint is a common occurrence.

Fiberglass is easy to scuff.

When you've finished painting, the job's not done 'til you clean up.

Now that you've completed your project, make it presentable.

Old finishes must be removed before you start anything new.

Use safe disposal for the sake of the planet and your family.

Turpentine is a yellowish volatile liquid produced via the distillation of resins from trees, particularly

Gloss paint is extremely resilient and removing it can be difficult.

Paint thinner, like any other chemical, should be treated with caution. Safely work with and around this volatile but useful tool.

Take the time to do it right, and stripping paint from metal is a simple do-it-yourself task.

Turpentine is a yellowish fluid obtained from the sap of pine and coniferous trees.

Xylene is a powerful solvent that has distinct advantages over other paint thinners. This handy guide will explain how to tell the difference yourself whether it is best for you or not.

There are variety of uses for lacquer thinner that go beyond it's marketed purpose. In fact, the product is much more useful than you might have ever realized. Take a look at four ways that you can use the leftover lacquer thinner sitting in your garage.

A heat gun resembles a hair blow dryer but it will strip the paint off of a project like nobody's business. Here is how to do it right yourself.

If your old paint is too far gone to sand down and paint over, here's how to remove it.

These two products serve almost the same purpose, but it’s important to know the subtle differences to make an informed choice.

Look here for the step-by-step of paint removal from concrete.

Removing paint dried on plastic can be a challenge.