Smart Strip paint remover on Pine.
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Smart Strip
is a safer, more effective means to remove paint and stubborn coatings from
most substrates. Besides user safety, Smart Strip has huge environmental
qualities like Zero VOC’s, contains no toxic chemicals and is biodegradable
to name just a few. We were most impressed with product consistency and
the fact that it never seemed to raise the grain of the wood.
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the
smart solution to paint removal...
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Available in various sizes as well as
samples, almost no project is thought unmanageable. As with all products
that we bring in, we put Smart Strip to the test ourselves both with and
without the paper. We tested for a short period 6-1/2 hours (no paper) and
a longer period 48 hours (with paper). We tried a standard piece of board
with 15 layers of miscellaneous paints (interior, exterior, spray etc…)
as well as a brick, some baseboard and a maple table finished with stain
and varnish. Some of our sample applications are shown below.
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Sample application of
Smart Strip
water-based paint remover
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Step 1:
We applied the Smart Strip using a 1-1/2 chip brush to our test board with
15 miscellaneous paint layers. Our board was weathered for 3 years
and contains a combination of interior, exterior, spray paint etc...
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Step 2:
After our application we applied the Peel Away paper and left it alone.
In our original test we did not use the paper, waited 6-1/2 hours and removed
nine painted layers from the board using the ProPrep razor knife. This time
we are exercising patience!
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Step 3:
After 24 hours the Peel Away paper was showing signs
of the paint buckling underneath. Even though it looked like we cold
remove the paper/paint at this time, we were committed to waiting 48 hours
before removing. |
Step 4:
At 48 hours we removed the paper and took twelve layers of paint off without
even using a scraper. The manufacturer states that it doesn't always happen
this way, but we were very impressed. We scraped off an additional three
softened layers using our ProPrep razor knife. The final layer was
half in-tact when we were finished! |
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These photo's
are meant to give you a general idea of...
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Step 1:
We tested the product in several different circumstances.
This was a piece of 4-1/2in pine baseboard with 2 coats of Minwax Polyshades
Classic Oak. We applied the Peel Away paper here as well. We then
waited 24 hours. |
Step 2:
The stain and polyurethane did not peel off with the
paper here. After removing the paper we used the ProPrep razor knife. The
finish came off like nothing. You can see some of the paint remover
left at the top of the board. Notice the distinct color difference between
the Step 1 photo and this one. |
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...how
the product works! |
Smart Strip.
safe, effective & environmentally friendly.
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