- 1). Secure a dust mask over your face and wear a pair of chemical gloves made of rubber. Strap on a pair of eye goggles. Gloves and goggles prevent direct exposure to chemical strippers. A dust mask prevents inhalation of harmful fumes.
- 2). Open a container of soy-based concrete stripper. Soy-based strippers in gel form are environmentally friendly and contain less harmful odors.
- 3). Brush a coating of the soy-based stripper over the top of the concrete, using an old unwanted paint brush. Accumulate a stripper gel coating approximately 1/8-inch thick.
- 4). Drape garbage bags over the top of the gel stripper and tape the edges of the bags to conceal the air underneath. The garbage bags condense fumes and heat from the stripper, which causes the stripper to penetrate the concrete more effectively. Leave the bags on top of the stripper for at least five hours.
- 5). Remove the tape and garbage bags. Carefully scrape the concrete surface to begin removing layers of old paint. Reapply the gel stripper to loosen leftover paint and scrape the surface again.
- 6). Spray water over the stripped concrete with a garden hose to clean off the stripper gel, dirt and old paint chips.
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