Definitions for "PAINT REMOVER"
A product or chemical that softens old paint or varnish and is easily scraped off.
A product designed to soften or lift old paint and varnish films and facilitate their easy removal by use of scrapers, brush, steel wool or rinsing. Common removers contain a solvent such as methylene chloride, wax, surfactants, etc. Newer removers are non-chloride and use a combination of surfactants and in some cases low volatility solvents. Also known as strippers.
A chemical that softens old paint or varnish and permits it to be easily scraped off. Also called "stripper."