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   Ozlander | Oct 13, 2008 03:54am | #1

   Paint Remover? Acetone? Lacquer Thinner?

    

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   kurt99 | Oct 13, 2008 04:02am | #2

   If this is spray as in spray can paint, most of it is acrylic and can be removed reasonably easily with Goof-Off. Some like Rustoleum are oil based and will need a real paint stripper. Similarly, if someone dumped paint into their spray gun, Goof-off will work for latex paint but not oil.

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   netanyahu | Oct 13, 2008 04:19am | #3

   it is not from a can.  it just looks like someone wasn't very careful with a spray gun.  dont know if it is latex or oil paint

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   kurt99 | Oct 13, 2008 04:28am | #4

   I would start with the Goof-Off. If it comes off, it is latex, if not, it is oil and then proceed with a full fledged paint stripper. Goof=Off is handy to have around the house any ways to remove latex paint splatters, magic mark and adhesive residue.

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   BarryE | Oct 13, 2008 04:40pm | #9

   Goof-off is xylene in expensive packaging.Save yourself some money and buy the xylol

   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   IdahoDon | Oct 13, 2008 05:39am | #5

   The citrus paint strippers will work on oil or latex and aren't overly toxic.

    

   Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.

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   shelternerd | Oct 13, 2008 05:42am | #6

   Latex paint releases well to denatured alcohol. It'll reach through an oil poly finish and pull pencil marks off wood below with out trashing the finish as well.

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   BillBrennen | Oct 13, 2008 08:33am | #7

   Really? I'll have to try that someday. Amazing the stuff I learn here. That was oil-based polyurethane varnish? I always thought it was pretty impermeable, but gotta do the test now.Thanks for that tip.Bill

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   junkhound | Oct 13, 2008 01:36pm | #8

   methyl chloride