Tag: Woodworking and Painting

How To Remove Paint with Acetone

Acetone is a powerful solvent for both oil-based and latex-based paint, and can be used to remove uncured paint from a wide variety of surfaces. Acetone is a low cost, organic compound that expertly removes paint from wood, glass, metal, and concrete.

Furniture Restoration with Acetone

Acetone is a great product to use for stripping away paints, varnish, and other finishes from old furniture. When used properly it’s a low cost, safe, low toxicity solution.

Cleaning Up After Painting

Painting is a chore, and cleaning up after you’ve finished painting could possibly be the worst part of the project. Acetone is a great DIY tool to help clean up those brushes, splatters and drips that are bound to happen.

How to Clean a Dry Paint Brush

Don’t throw away that dry paint brush! Clean it and save money using acetone. Acetone can be used to resurrect paint brushes that have been left to dry without having been properly cleaned. If you have dry paint brushes don’t throw them away, save them using acetone.