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Removing Paint From Vinyl Siding

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Date: 03/22/2006 Topics: Cleaning > Stains | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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I need to know what is the easiest and cheapest way to remove paint from vinyl siding. My husband and I stained the deck 3 years ago and since then have not been able to remove the paint. It is a deep cherry color and our siding is beige! We want to sell the house but need to get the paint off first. We tried all the home depot products, including regular paint thinner and Goo Gone but they did not work. Please help.

Kris from Randolph, NJ
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By JB in Virginia Beach (Guest Post)
I used the Googone and the magic eraser and it work like a charm. I even tried power washing it off.

Posted on 12/18/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By rm4 (Guest Post)
I removed spray paint from my white vinyl siding with Lift Off Graffiti Remover. I pre-sprayed the area. Left the solution on for a few minutes. Then scrubbed the paint with a rough sponge and wiped it off with a dry cloth. The Lift Off Graffiti Remover did a great job. I got it from Home Depot. I am really happy with the outcome.

Posted on 11/06/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Jodie (Guest Post)
I just finished staining my sisters fence and removed the stain that splattered on her beige vinyl siding with gasoline. It came off in a breeze and did not harm the siding or color. Hope this helps!

Posted on 08/01/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Pastor Ray (Guest Post)
I have done some research and found this product. Go to this link.

http://liftoffinc.com/index.php

Let me know how it works for you.

RE: Removing Paint From Vinyl Siding

Posted on 07/24/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By ali (Guest Post)
We have tried nail polish remover on white vinyl siding. It was easy to remove, hardly any scrubbing but I wouldn't advise it on color siding.

Posted on 07/10/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Brian (Guest Post)
What worked best I found was orange gojoo hand cleaner. I was surprised how easy it came off. I think the pumice in the gojoo was the trick. Deck stain

Posted on 07/06/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Karen (Guest Post)
I just removed deck stain splatter from new vinyl siding. I tried EVERYTHING I trick I had ever heard about and nothing worked.

I squirted GooGone directly on the siding, waited 5 minutes and then scrubbed it with a SOS pad and it came off with a fair amount of elbow grease.

At first I thought I ruined the siding because I saw pale blue - don't worry it is from the SOS pad.

Posted on 07/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By wingman (2) Contact
Update;

Just tried PVC Pipe Cleaner. Didn't work. Paint still there. Going to building supply depot to see what they have. This paint has been there for at least 5 years.

Posted on 07/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By wingman (2) Contact
I am from Canada and would like some more information on this PVC Pipe Cleaner. First of all what is it primarily used for Cleaning PVC pipe, PVC Valve in car, what?

Any info would be appreciated as it sounds like good stuff, but I have been to Wal Mart and they never heard of it and we don't have Lowe's.

Posted on 07/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Mo (Guest Post)
THE PVC PIPE CLEANER (CLEAR) as mentioned above works the best. I just used it on my vinyl siding because some kid spray painted a black 'X' on my siding. It removed it right away without damaging the siding. Initially I had used 'goof off' but it did not work as well.

Posted on 06/14/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By DanDel (Guest Post)
I understand your problem and I have used everything. Parks Liquid Strip works the best. Keep the surface wet if the stripper and isolate the area if you have to. I have removed paint, driveway sealer and anything else that had been on the siding for years, including bird bombs.

Posted on 09/11/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Davin (Guest Post)
I was reading up on how to remove the deck stain I got on my vinyl siding and I went to the home depot and got a spray can of this stuff called "The Stripper" it is by Behr, and I tried it and it worked. I sprayed a spot and let it set for about 5 to 10 seconds and then it wiped right off with no scrubbing! I also forgot to mention I left the stain on the vinyl siding for about three months before doing anything about it, so it was pretty set in. Hope this helps you out!

Posted on 07/30/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Gary Park (Guest Post)
Magic Eraser didn't work for me

Posted on 06/20/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Karen, MI (Guest Post)
Kris from Randolph, NJ...
Did you ever remove the stain from your siding with anything? We have the same problem so I was wondering. Thanks!

Posted on 06/08/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By MARY (Guest Post)
THE PVC PIPE CLEANER (CLEAR) REALLY WORKS! MY NEIGHBOR GOT GREEN PAINT ON HER VINYL SIDING. AS SOON AS THE CLEANER TOUCHED IT, IT WAS GONE AND DIDN'T HARM THE SIDING, EITHER! THANKS

Posted on 10/05/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Maurica. (Guest Post)
greased lightning will remove stain.

Posted on 10/03/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By happygilmore22 (1) Contact
Kris:

I was wondering if you found anything that worked? My kids spilled my stain down the back side of our house from the deck and got some off but not the deep stuff.

Thanks

Mark

Posted on 06/21/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Cy (Guest Post)
I tried the PVC Pipe cleaner, it worked, but also removed some of the 'finish' from the siding. So it looks a little different from diff angles. Be sure to try a small spot to test first.

Posted on 06/05/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By guest (Guest Post)
Try PVC pipe cleaner the kind you buy from lowes Plumbing department (needs to be clear) that should do the trick. I had the same problem and it worked swell. I discovered that when I was plumbing my pool's filter - I dripped some on the vinyl siding and it cleaned a previous paint mark off completely - so I did the rest of the affected area.
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Posted on 04/10/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By (Guest Post)
You can get PVC pipe cleaner from Lowes - (the clear one - not purple died cleaner) I removed paint with that from mine.

Posted on 04/10/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Annette (Guest Post)
Try the Magic Eraser from Mr. Clean. My mom had green paint on her white ceiling and it took it all off.

Posted on 03/24/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Tonya (Guest Post)
What about trying a Mr. Clean eraser? It took black tire glue off my bathroom sink. They are cheap too.

Posted on 03/23/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Kathy (Guest Post)
We sold our house with the stain splashes on the siding and it was fine. If you are desperate, you may try touch up paint on the siding. I don't think anything will take off the stain!

Posted on 03/22/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

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