2024-03-12
steel file-CHEMICAL PAINT STRIPPERS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Paint stripper, or chemical paint stripper to give it its full name, is a chemical product designed to remove paint, varnish, and other finishes whilst also cleaning the underlying surface.There are two main types of chemical paint stripper: caustics and solvents.Caustic paint removers, typically sodium hydroxide (also known as caustic soda), work by breaking down the chemical bonds of the paint, usually by hydrolysis of the chain bonds of the polymers forming the paint.Solvent paint strippers penetrate the layers of paint and break the bond between the paint and the object by swelling the paint. The active ingredient in the most effective paint strippers is dichloromethane, also called methylene chloride.