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The best paint and varnish strippers for DIY projects

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more As an experienced DIYer, I regularly refinish thrifted furniture, and stripping the original finish is one ...
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Lowe’s Drops Paint Strippers Blamed in Dozens of Deaths

WASHINGTON — Lowe’s, the large home improvement retailer, announced Tuesday that it would no longer sell paint strippers that contain the chemicals methylene chloride and NMP, which have been blamed ...
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EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to ...
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Deaths linked to a common paint stripper chemical go back decades, so why isn’t it banned?

A proposed federal ban on a potentially deadly chemical found in common paint strippers may be on hold indefinitely. The EPA says methylene chloride poses an unreasonable risk and the chemical has ...
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Restrictions on deadly paint strippers near the finish line

Jan. 8: This story was updated. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finally finished working on a rule to restrict paint removers that have killed dozens of people — after nearly two years of ...