Peel Away 1 Paint Remover - HEAVY DUTY - Removes Up to 30 Layers of Lead, Oil, & Alkyd-Based Paints & Coatings - The Older the Paint the Better - Complete Paint Removal System Under the Lid - 5 Gallon

It takes a lot of product, but this will strip all the paint in 3 days if you tape the sides to keep it damp. Sheets are worth buying to go with it, wax paper "hack" is crap. I spilled some on myself and alkaline burns suck. wear long sleeves even if its warm. Oh and if your get it in your hair, RUN to rinse it off, this will give you a pixy cut you never knew you needed. Also, neutralizing the alkaline burns with lime juice is not a good idea. it neutralizes, but absolutely does extra damage while doing so.

This stuff is amazing. We are restoring an old 3200 square foot 1800's home, every inch of woodwork was covered in layers of lead paint. We were deperate to keep the original woodwork in the house, but we have young children and the lead has to go! For over a year we've tried countless strippers and tools (infrared heat, steam, you name it) and nothing touched it. We were constantly touching up old paint just to keep the kids safe and It was looking as though it would take years of manual labor to even make a dent in removal. I found this a week ago and gave it a shot. Every layer of paint peeled off beautifully revealing gorgeous wood. I thought it would take at least 36 hours to get through all this paint but for my use 12 is all it needs. The lead paint literally melts under the stripper and paper. It's absolutely amazing. I've been able to finish an entire large bedroom in a week just by doing a few feet at a time. The cleanup process is a bit messy because it takes a lot of water. The paint for me is essentially turning back into a liquid so there is lots of smearing of paint which is frustrating, but I can live with it. Before reading the container we did try it on a built-in that has latex paint over the lead paint, it didn't even touch it. I noticed later that it isn't meant to be used on latex paint. I'll have to order a gallon of the Peel Away 7 just for that built in. I am so relieved that I will be able to restore my historic home.

Peel away does work but I can tell you its a pain in the butt working with it. Don't you dare get any on your skin or it will burn you right quickly & it hurts! Its a mess to clean up, the liquefied paint runs off & gets on walls you didn't want touched & the amount of washing you have to do after removal especially indoors is ridiculous. So yes it works to remove paint, some spots require another go because the first time it didn't take it all off & be prepared for a major clean up.

Ordered two 5 gallons. Opened the container everything was a mess! In the container Dumond puts a black plastic bowl on top of paste and then places inside the bowl a neutralizer packet and paper for keeping the product wet when applying. It was a MESS! The product was all over the packets and paper. I thought Dumond should be ashamed of how this was packed. BUT it is not Dumond. I found the two gallon elsewhere for half price - no delivery fees. When I opened that container it was perfect! The bowl sat perfectly on top of the paste - no spills - packet and paper had no product on it. Why? Thought shipping but no. It was actually the consistency difference of the product! Comparing the paste from both containers the Amazon container was soupy and messy. It also looked different - it was gray. The product I picked up was a thick paste and almost white. I don't know if the Amazon product is old or was exposed to heat? But it did NOT work as well as the sample I ordered. I thought I didn't apply enough - but now I am thinking the product purchased from Amazon was the culprit. We'll see.... Well...I returned all the product and did not use again. I thought this would help remove paint from floors. Sample bucket- fresh worked well. The soupy version did not and messed up my floors. Think this is best for small applications.. If you do buy fresh buckets (sherwin) and do in small patches. I messed up floor with that last soupy batch. Too much work to do in other rooms. Difficult to remove residue.

The only product that I have used that has definitely been able to remove 70 year-old paint where the base layer is milk paint.. Does it completely remove all eight layers to the bare wood..NO.. Will this product simultaneously remove the quantity of paint layers that it advertises..NO.. Will this product adhere to the paper along with the loosened paint..NOT VERY WELL.. So why am I pleased.. The product softens the paint just enough that you can take a pressure washer to the surface to get down to the bare wood.. I tried using this product to spot remove splatters and drips on brick.. Oh, it removes the paint alright but it leaves an outer ring which visibility becomes much more of an eye-sore than the original splatter.. Use long-sleeves and gloves or you'll seriously wind up with 2nd to 3rd degree burns.. I know this 1st hand..