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

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.

It works!

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.

I've been stripping paint off of an old Victorian porch for weeks. When I saw this advertised I thought, what a time saver. Well the person who wrote description about it must have sent a miss print. Removes up to 20 coats of paint, should have said, removes up to 2 coats of paint ... maybe. I put it on extra thick, covered it with plastic and waited 20 hours to remove the paint. With a carbide blade scraper I went to work , nothing. Ok maybe one coat came off but that was it. So I scraped an area about 6x6 and put another heavy coat and waited another 24 hours. Took another coat off but nowhere near all of the paint. The container says it it the Pro version. I'd hate to see what the mere mortal formula does. This stuff sucks when trying to take off multiple coats of paint. My suggestion, get a heat gun with some elbow grease and do it the right way.

Worked well. No smell. Not all that messy.

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.

It does soften the epoxy- so if your power washer is good- then you can clean it off - for some areas I had to use a really tight nozzle - 0% - and I only waited 6-7 hours- still worked well