Smart Strip Advanced Paint Remover, for Removal of Acrylic, Latex, Oil & Water-Based Coatings, Non-Caustic Formula, Indoor/Outdoor, Contractor & DIY Friendly, 1 Gallon

This product is excellent. No smell but works great. Does not run, very easy to apply. Best i have ever used. Key is fulling direction, it take between 8 to 24 hours to work. That only down side. Put on and let work over very easy.

MVP paint stripper. Bought this to prep outside porch and garage lights for repainting. Lightly washed the fixtures to remove the dirt and grime layer on the existing paint. After they dried, I brushed on the stripper about 1/4 inch thick and let it work overnight. The picture shows how well it worked. Just about all the existing paint bubbled off the metal. I was able to peel it off easily and used a Scotchgard pad to remove paint from a few tight/stubborn spots. After a quick wash and dry, I primed and painted the lights...turned out great. Three tricks. First, clean off the existing paint so the stripper has maximum contact with it. Second, be patient...it doesn't work instantly. Put it on and give it time to work. Third, put the thing you're stripping in the shade to keep the stripper from drying out too quickly.

I have been restoring older homes for over 30 years now; the house I have just purchased was built in 1806 and has 210 years worth of paint on all the woodword. There are so many layers of paint that you can hardly see the lovely profiles of the complicated, Federal-style trim. For exterior stripping I have been using the really ugly, stinky stuff, but for interior stripping, Smart Strip is fantastic! Paint it on thick, think peanut butter sandwich thick, cover it with wax paper and walk away for a day or two. There's almost NO smell, and it doesn't burn your skin if you get some on you. This product won't quickly take your project down to bare wood, but after a few applications you can either sand or use a heat gun to finish the job. Paint scrapes off pretty easily with a sharp scraper, and you can just put the stuff in a trash bag without it melting through. Again, you will have to be patient to use this product, but it's worth the time. This is my second gallon tub and I plan to buy more when I run out of it! Ok, a quick 2020 addendum. I've just purchased my forth gallon since this old house has so much trim that has needed to be stripped. I've also tried a few other soy strippers in the meanwhile, which were gooey, stinky and required that the surface be washed after removal of the stripper. Gross. Stick with this product, and even if you have to apply multiple times, you will get a good result and almost NO odor. No regrets.

Works great, but here is my version of instructions for use with warhammer/plastic miniature models that I perfected after a bunch of trial and error: Apply a generous coat of stripper using a large paint brush, quickly but thoroughly. Use a stippling technique to get into all the cracks and crevices. The paint will begin to strip very quickly, so it helps to coat your model in the stripping gel completely in one go (or for larger/vehicle models, a section of it at a time). If you go too slowly, or try to coat the same section multiple times you will just start smearing around the stripped paint and stripping gel mixture all over. Wait 30-45 minutes and then use a tooth brush to agitate and scrub (firmly, being careful not to damage the model) the entire area that you covered in the stripping gel. Lastly, for smaller models fill a bucket with water and use a clean tooth brush to scrub off the now stripped paint/gel mixture dunking the model in the water to wash off the gel as you go. For larger models, you can still use the bucket method, but it's even faster to set up your model outside and spray it with a hose from a distance. Obviously do not do this if your model has delicate parts like antenna or spikes etc... anything that wouldn't be able to withstand the force of the hose water. Yes the instructions say that you should wait 1-24 hours for the gel to start working, but I've found that waiting anywhere near that time causes the paint and gel mixture to dry into a thick paste that is very difficult to remove. The stripper works very well, no need to wait so long for smaller miniatures.

I got this to strip off the paint on a guitar body. Some testing it looks like there were three layers on the guitar so after deciding not to sand it off, I searched and found this. I went ahead and got some of the papers they recommend as well, but after use plastic bags or wax paper probably would have worked just as well. After using this, it does work, and application is very easy. Glom it on, apply paper and push out the air, and wait. Here’s where things get complicated though. If you think the pain is just going to come off do some stretching and warm ups because you’re going to get a work out. I tried one application and waited 3 hours. It wasn’t easy so I tried it again and waited overnight. Still wasn’t easy so I had to take a wire brush to the body to get the worst of it off. This stuff is sticky too and while the paint is coming off it’s just sticky wads of snot textured goo everywhere. Not fun. Unintended consequences, the wood feels slimy and wet after use, so after the last scrubbing I wrapped the body in a thick towel and put it in front of a heater overnight. Next day it was much better, but I’m going to start sanding today and let the wood sit for a few days before I sand it. So it does work, it’s simple, doesn’t smell like a chemical factory (big win), but if you’re looking for easy, this ain’t it. I included pictures, they’re in order from first application, second application and then after a good scrubbing with a wire brush.

Did not work on the walls at all

It had hoped. No muss, no fuss. It was great to work with. Such an improvement over the "old' type product.

Muy buen producto y despinta a la primera

PLUS: Algunas pinturas como spray caen en segundos/minutos y usando una capa delgada de removedor. Otras pinturas como latex tardan varios dias y requieren gruesas capas de removedor, ademas de considerable fuerza mecánica con espatula para removerlas. El producto no tiene olor ni irrita la piel inmediatamente (cuando reacciona con la pintura emana un leve olor, mejor usar EPP por si las dudas). El producto solo funciona mientras es liquido, recomiendo que la temperatura de ambiente sea cálida para mas velocidad de acción pero no tanta como para evaporarlo. CONTRA: La cantidad que viene en el contener del producto es absurdamente pequeña. De requeririan requieren varios tarros de producto para lograr un solo mueble. A menos que sea un mueble muy fino y de altisimo valor sentimental, el costo seria mas caro que el mismo mueble.

It take us several applications until the paint started to peeled off