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I'm a big fan of CitrusStrip as well. To me, it works just as well, if not better than the chemical strippers if you slather it on thick enough.

scooter61 wrote:Just got an old armoir that someone painted white. Whats the best paint stripper out there?

Got a son or grandson? Promote them to "Paint Stripper"

Seriously I would try a few of the products on the market for home hobbiest use and if they work fantastic.

Some use fairly harsh chemicals but if you use caution and follow the directions on the product they are safe enough to use.

Many want to go "Green" and use natural products. But my way of looking at it is arsenic, mercury and lead are all as natural is they come and they will kill you just as dead as a manufactured product.

If a home hobbiest porduct doesn't work I would take it to a pro.

I second Clean Strip. If I could find any alternatives I would try them but I'm very happy with Clean Strip. I normally use it in phases. I put the gel (and only gel, not the liquid) on the piece and let it work for about 15 minutes or until it appears to dry out. I then use a scraper and peel off what I cen and wipe with a rag. By now about 1/2 might be gone. I then do the piece again. After the second shot I tend to see the most stubborn areas and then tend to those. I have yet to find a stripper that took it all off in one swipe and, unfortunately for the enviornment, I only use the chemical strippers. You do need to neutralize the piece afterwards so as not to affect any future finish. Looks like Jim has said it all.