Smart Strip PRO Paint Remover, Professional Strength Formula Strips up to 20 Layers of Oil, Latex & Acrylic-Based Paints, Varnishes & Stains in One Application, Trusted by Painters, 1 Gallon

Best on the market! No smell and removes paint quickly

Worked well. No smell. Not all that messy.

If you are stripping aluminum columns that are 50 years old then you will need to perform this twice to get the desired results. I also bought the Dumond laminated paper. I tried to use parchment paper and waxed paper but they do not work as well. It is messy work so be prepared to cover everything underneath. I am looking at some alternatives to see if it will go better. Two 10 foot columns cost about $200 in stripper and laminated paper. I believe I will have enough paper to do two more columns. So if I continue to use this product it will be another $150 for the stripper. That’s a lot but I couldn’t get any “pro’s’ interested in the work since it is so labor intensive. One gallon bucket did two coats on a column. Waited 24 hours before removing the paper. Worked about a 3 foot section then covered it. I believe the paper needs to be put on it as soon as possible.

Garbage! Followed instructions to the T. It says it will strip up to 20 layers. The picture is after one attempt. The car has only TWO layers plus a primer layer. I brushed on a heavy coat and let it sit for about 24 hours. With a LOT of elbow grease it took off most (not all) of the first layer but left a large amount of the second and primer layers. At $90 a gallon I had to get two more gallons and I still need to do a bunch of work to get it all off. I should have gone with a different stripper but didn't know if there would be an adverse affect when mixing them.

It works!

This product works, however it will not remove more than 8 layers of paint at a time. We have been testing it on various moldings in our 1930's house with 15 layers of paint on cypress moldings. You have to be really careful with this product and check it continually. If you leave it on too long, it will harden to a plaster consistency and is actually harder to get off at this point that the paint. It will also stain wood if left too long and needs to be neutralized immediately after removing.

I used it to remove paint from a concrete floor. Did a good job removing the paint but left a residue so bad we had to repaint the floor to hide the residue. Used everything from water to a pressure washer to applying mineral spirits but nothing would remove it. Buy kleen strip instead.

Some say it is slow, that I'm not sure - but I will say that this product DOES work, and works quite well. I use it to remove paint from concrete garden pots that I find in garage and estate sales (why oh why does everyone paint them?). It will remove multiple ordinary interior latex house paint with ease (leave on covered with plastic for about 24 hours) and it will even remove enamel spray paint from concrete. It will bubble up about 75% of the paint on concrete but you will still have to scrub/scrap to get the remaining 25% off - especially if there are any sculptural details in the surface. Highly recommended.