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paint stripper

British  

noun

  1. a liquid, often caustic, used to remove paint from a surface

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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To deal with any tenacious paint, use a liquid paint stripper, like CitriStrip.

From Seattle Times Jun. 3, 2024

The director of the museum has noted that the removed structure had been “painted by protestors and the city’s resulting use of paint stripper damaged the work. It will be undergoing restoration.”

From Salon Aug. 18, 2019

The institute launched a project in 2015 to develop a safer paint stripper that would work as effectively.

From Slate Dec. 14, 2018

“He was somewhat surprised when we showed him the cans from Lowe’s,” where her son had purchased the paint stripper.

From Washington Post May 10, 2018

Alan spent days working with a wire brush and pointed twists of steel wool and oozing stinging paint stripper, until the grain was as spotless and unmarked as the day it came off the lathe.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

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