After about 2 hours of letting the citristrip lying on top of the wood begin removing the paint.
Best way to remove spray paint from furniture.
This can be done in little time with minimal damage to your wicker item by loosening the paint from the surface before you remove it completely.
Apply four to five drops of olive oil to a dry clean rag and wipe down the spray paint lubricating the finished wood to prevent scratches.
And most importantly it works time and time again.
If necessary apply a second coat of remover.
Scrape the paint from the finished wood using a plastic putty knife.
In fact it actually smells good.
Step 2 cover the spray paint with a cloth rag.
Use a coarse rag or bristle brush to remove loosened paint image 1.
Start off easy and use plastic putty knives.
The easiest and most effective way for stripping paint from wicker furniture or other wicker items is to remove the paint from the surface.
See step 2 safety first.
Avoid steel wool which may scratch softer metals.
If needed re apply the essential oil to the skin and rinse again with warm tap water until all paint is gone.
Rinse with the warm tap water to wash away remaining paint residue.
Scrape the paint lightly with a plastic putty knife or a credit card.
If the paint doesn t come off easily don t force.
The best way to remove paint from wood furniture is the one that balances your desire for fully stripped furniture with your patience and tolerance for chemicals and scraping.
But i have a little extra trick when it comes to using citristrip to remove paint or stain from wood.
Our favorite way to remove paint or stain is to use this chemical stripper called citristrip.
It isn t harsh like a lot of strippers are.
Brush on a thick coat of paint and varnish remover and allow it to stand for about 20 minutes.
Sometimes this is all you need to do to remove small spatter of dried paint.
If you could just remove that paint you might reveal gorgeous hardwood or honeyed pine ready to receive a new varnish hand rubbed oil or maybe even a new paint color.