Sunnyside Back to Nature Multi-Strip Professional Paint & Varnish Remover, Gallon, 657G1

I have ordered this paint stripper about 6 or 7 times now (and counting). It's very good for the project I'm working on - stripping paint from 70+ year old pine sash windows and oak doors. While it takes way longer to strip than the caustic paint strippers (that work in 15 mins or so) I preferred it for several reasons:- it works! Put it on. Leave it for a few hours. Scrap off the paint.- working on a vertical surface the stripper adheres more easily and doesn't drip (It has a paste-like consistency)- the paste takes a lot longer to dry out so I don't have to work against the clock to strip (like I do once 15mins are up with caustic strippers)- it doesn't smell that bad (and I don't feel like I'm doing permanent damage to my lungs!)- it doesn't burn like crazy if I accidentally get it on my skin- paint brushes aren't destroyed by it- clean-up is easyI have been putting it on the window trim at night and then scraping off the next day - it definitely needs time to get to additional layers. When it comes to stripping paint off the doors in my house, I've been taking them off the hinges and laying them flat. When they're horizontal I've been using a quick acting stripper for the first layer of paint as it quickly gets me beneath the hard to crack top coat of paint. Then I can leave this stuff on to work through the other layers and it's relatively easy to clean off the haze on the wood afterwards (using a brush, a cloth and soapy water). It's also preferable for when remove lead-based paint.I've knocked one star off as I'm not convinced it covers the area it says it does and it certainly doesn't get through 15 layers at once of the paint I'm working with. That said, I'd recommend it (and I'm going to keep buying the stuff!)And of course - as far as I can see there isn't a paint stripper out there that doesn't also require a lot of elbow grease, determination and persistence to get the job done!

My project is renovation of windows and exterior trim on my 75 year old house. There are between 8 and 10 layers of oil-based and latex paint. Since many layers are sure to contain lead I want to minimize sanding and other mechanical paint removal.I tried several strippers including Multi Strip, Ready Strip (also from Sunnyside), Smart Strip (Dumond) and Citristrip. Multi Strip is thick (unless it is too warm) and can be applied with a putty knife like cake frosting. It will adhere to vertical and overhanging surfaces which is a plus for me. It can also be left on for two or three days giving it time to work. In general, I can remove most of the paint with two applications plus some vigorous scraping.Smart Strip has a consistency similar to Multi Strip but seemed to dry out faster. Ready Strip was cheaper than Multi Strip but didn't seem to be as powerful. Also, it is a thick liquid that doesn't cling well to vertical surfaces. Citristrip also has a liquid consistency and was not strong enough to remove multiple layers of old paint. I used the latter two strippers to clean up small hardware items like window latches that had been painted over.I noticed that if there are layers of really old paint topped by a couple recent layers of latex, then the top layers tend to bubble up quickly leaving the lower layers untouched. The other thing to watch out for is that the compound liquefies in hot weather. I avoided using it when temps were above 90 degrees.Another use I found for Multi Strip was to remove adhesive residue left on an interior wall after prying off a faux rock facing. That was handy as I had not found anything else that worked on the adhesive.

Loved, loved, loved this product. I was striping paint off of very old doors from my house. The doors probably had 4-6 layers of paint on them. I brushed on the stripper with an old paint brush and left it on for approx. 24 hours. I used about half a gallon per side for each door. I was worried that it was drying out later I realized that just because the top looks crusty doesn't mean the underneath is. My husband did spray them down with water for me about halfway through the process. I then took a few different scraping tools and literally peeled off the paint. It came off like a banana peel. I found that if I peeled a little taking off as much stripper and paint as possible and then wiped it down with and old towel right away before moving on that it worked much better. The paint came right off but the gunk left was what was hard to remove. It was best to wipe right away as I mentioned before. After finishing stripping the door I then took soapy water and scrubbed them down with a brush. Then wiped dry with a rag. This was the easiest wood stripping job I have ever done. There is a slight smell but nothing compared to what I have used before. It is a little messy but come on we are taking off 6 layers of paint it is obvious that you don't wear your Sunday best and that you don't do this on a finished floor. I also should note that this took of the paint from the hinges and latch plate. Oh and I did this while watching my four children.

This is not something worth making a complaint about, as the product works as it's supposed to do.We decided it's too much work, and the wood to be refinished was not in good enough condition to warrant the extra work, so new materials were purchased, I will save it for other possible paint stripping needs, but the project I bought it for, it was a bust, and I sure didn't end up using very much at all to find out how time consuming the job would be, but even after the old paint was removed, there would have been need for some TLC to get all of the posts back in good shape.The job I had bought it for involved stripping the paint off 10 8 foot tall lathed 6 inch porch columns that were over 100 years old at least as the home is a 130 year old historical Victorian home and we have photos in history books from the early 1900's with these columns in the photos.4 could have been stripped and reused, but there was too much age problems with 6 of them, that stripping the paint would have just scratched the surface to get them back into good show status.

I read all the reviews on this product. I did some research on how to properly use the product and overall, I'm extremely dissatisfied. It barely removed any paint from my project. I applied plenty of the product on my project and let it sit for 24 hours and scraped it and no paint came off. So I did it a second, third, and fourth time. Still no change. I do not recommend this product as it is USELESS! And a complete waste of $100.

Only for light stripping jobs. No odor so that's a plus. I returned it as it did not remove the finish.

It didnt do the job. Its expensive.