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

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I've used over a quart of this product now and it really does a nice job without the toxic chemicals and fumes of the traditional paint strippers. Pay attention to the dwell time and clean the stripped surface with denatured alcohol when you're done. I'm using it to restore a Lane cedar chest that had been spray painted with black automotive paint many years ago. It slicks it off easily with no damage to the veneer.

I used this to strip multiple layers of paint from my driveway. It works very well. However, you do need to put a fair amount down to cover the paint. Approximately an 1/8" to 1/4" of product on top. Let it sit for at least five hours. Also, it's important to stay within the 24 hour window. I let some sit for longer than that and it became less effective. I pressure washed my off which worked fine.

It worked pretty good, I’m using it on my paint chipped porch. It definitely softens the paint, the paper doesn’t take up much of it and the scraping is becoming the hard part, but I’m getting it done slowly but surely!

We are in the midst of refurbishing our dated fireplace in a 1900s house. Around the fireplace is a very rough textured brick. We made the decision to paint the brick and install a gas insert. Our local hardware store screwed up our high temp paint request, only to be revealed after we did the initial 3hr break in on the new insert. The paint needed to be removed so toxic fumes weren't filling our house. After a ton of research, we landed with Smart Strip. I was VERY skeptical but it works extremely well. I recommend getting the paper with it and let it sit for 24hrs. There is ZERO smell which was top of the list for us. With some good old fashion scraping, nearly all of the paint is removed. I also used a wire brush in a cordless drill which also removed a ton! We followed up with wash using TSP(got it at Lowes) and we were extremely pleased with the results. We are cladding the brick with granite slabs to incapsulate any remaining paint we couldn't get. Overall, 5 stars.

I saw this product on a DIY program and the contractor (not a salesman) had nothing but positive things to say about the stuff. It did apply nicely and didn't smell bad, both points being very positive. Our window sashes had 6 layers of paint (1 acrylic latex and 5 layers of oil-based high gloss), so perhaps my expectations were a bit too high. In most of the areas, it bubbled up the acrylic layer pretty quickly (about 3-4 hours), but as far as removal goes, it still ended up being a chore and I probably would have been just as well off just hitting things with a 60 or 80 grit sandpaper, which is what I did yesterday and today after 8 days of scraping (1 medium and 2 small windows). Would I buy again... probably not.

Great product!!! Still use safety glasses and gloves … I’m stripping my front porch panels with the smart strip, there’s hardly any smell and it strips the paint beautifully as long as you follow all the instructions on how to use it.

Attempted Remove 3 layers of paint from driveway and sidewalk Did Not work. Very frustrating.It was applied heavy. Kept wet under plastic for over 48 hours. Lots of hard scraping to cone off. Comes off very poorly. Do Not recommend this product at all.

My favorite stripper. No order, works well.