don't try this at home
Make Paint Remover. Save yourself money and get a stronger paint remover when you make it from home. Paint remover is toxic whether you buy it or make it yourself. Take precautions to protect yourself such as wearing plastic gloves, protective eye wear and a ventilation mask while making and using any type of paint remover.
Instructions
1. Pour 1 gallon of water into a large bucket. Add 5 of lye to the water. Add more lye for a stronger paint remover.
2. Mix the lye and water until it is combined. Set the homemade paint remover aside and let it cure overnight.
3. Add about half a box of cornstarch in the lye mixture in the morning. Continuously stir the mixture until the cornstarch is dissolved.
4. Use a paint brush to apply the paint remover to the surfaces you wish to be treated. Do not get the homemade mixture get on anything other than what you want treated, it will remove the paint from anything.
5. Cover the section that is painted with the paint remover with plastic wrap. Let the paint remover set for an hour or so with the plastic wrap.
6. Remove the plastic wrap. Use a putty knife to aid the paint in coming off. Apply one more treatment of the paint remover if there is paint remaining after the initial treatment.
7. Discard excess paint remover at your local toxic waste management facility. Do not pour paint remover into gutters or down the sink, it is extremely toxic.
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