When you hear furniture refinishing most people think you have to be outside, covered in safety equipment, have a lot of previous knowledge, and be really brave to touch that paint stripper or sand surfaces for hours. For most paint strippers that is true! But there is one company that totally changes the game on refinishing. Everything from the safety level, to clean up, to the way you strip furniture and other hard surfaces! EZ Strip Paint & Varnish Stripper is a skin safe low VOC stripper that cleans up with just water. You can use it indoors with just a few tools and no more "babysitting" the stripper! So lets get the facts straight on what is sitting on the shelf when you go to buy a paint of varnish stripper.
The Traditional Stripper
The traditional stripper reacts in a few ways its important to take note of so you truly appreciate the difference. Traditional chemical strippers contain methylene chloride are very toxic and should only be used outdoors with chemical resistant gloves, your skin completely covered, eye protection, and the fumes either blowing away from you or use a supplied air respirator. These strippers when breathed in or absorb by the skin can cause severe burns, cancer, or cut the flow of oxygen from the brain resulting in death. They also chemically react with the coating being stripped so even the VOCs from the coating are being released into the air. With a rapid evaporation rate you have to constantly reapply working in small sections or "baby sit" so you don't damage the surface. Clean up is difficult to as the material removed has to be specially dispose of and surface needs to be treated with a second neutralizing product.
Greenwashing
You can find a lot of alternative choice strippers that claim they are safer than traditional strippers and that is true. But the problem is they still pose health risks people are not aware of. These strippers can be as dangerous in the fact they give you a false sense of safety so you don't use protective equipment and expose yourself to chemicals that can still cause harm. They use names that sound safe like back to nature or use terms that sound scientific like patented enviro science. But the truth is back to nature, soy & citrus based strippers contain NMP a reproductive toxin currently being investigated by the EPA as hazardous chemical for consumer use. Enviro science is a fancy word for Acetone a flammable chemical that can be breath in and absorbed through the skin with a health hazard rating of 2 (the same as methylene chloride).
How Is EZ Strip Different?
EZ Strip Paint & Varnish Stripper is different from the other "safe alternatives" out there. First safety, the main active ingredient in EZ Strip strippers is DBEs or Dibasic esters. They can be a mild skin irritant if you have sensitive skin but do not absorb through skin. Note always protect your eyes from splashes with any remover. DBEs have low VOC properties about the same as a low VOC interior paint so indoor use is truly a safe option. Next effectiveness or performance, NO babysitting needed. Now you can treat the whole surface and walk away! Set times do vary and are longer then traditional strippers but you don't have to stand over your project because the way EZ Strip works is different. Instead of a chemical reaction that releases the coatings vapors it simply breaks the bond between coating and surface so the paint or varnish can be removed easily. Clean up is now easy too, your removed material is safe to go in your regular garbage. DBEs are water soluble and biodegradable so you can rinse your tools right in the sink. Surfaces just need to be wiped down with a damp rag to finish no second product needed. How To Remove with EZ Strip
See EZ Strip in action with indoor removal methods and easy clean up. With transparent labeling, easy instructions, and low costs when compared to other alternative strippers EZ Strip gives you a fun, safe refinishing hobby for the cold season! Its also a great excuse to go antiquing for that really special piece of furniture you can breath new life into.
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