paint stripper
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mr Yuen was given the door panel for free from a paint stripper yard in Cardiff, where it faced being binned.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
To deal with any tenacious paint, use a liquid paint stripper, like CitriStrip.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Methylene chloride and ethyl acetate are commonly used in paint stripper, nail polish removers and degreaser.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023
Greg Morose, research manager at the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, said the paint stripper his team created did not catch fire in flammability tests because the formulation tamps down on vapor evaporation.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 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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