How do you get dried paint off of woodwork?

Use a heat-gun and a scraper. You can soften most paints with heat.

Do it outside and try not to inhale the fumes.

Or obtain a paint stripper from your hardware store and follow the directions given.

After you have found out how horrible it is to remove paint you will start to think differently about the benefits of painting wood.

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