Taking Acrylic Urethane finish off a wood print floor using alcohol (85%).

Use good ventilation and discard paper towels outside.
Floor Finish
Clear Finish
Surface Stain
Mod Podge
Repair
Remove Finish (here)

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02. Polycrilic Acrylic Urethane (the same as "StaysClear")
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08. Scotch-Brite pad (non-woven abrasive - also called "synthetic steel wool")
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16. Dried - looking good! ... but now we'll demo removing the finish
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17. Methanol/Ethanol (de-natured alcohol) [time = 0] Use good ventilation!
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21. the alcohol is getting thick and white [time = 60 sec]
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22. that may be all this towel-full can dissolve [time = 90 sec]
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26. this flooding doesn't seem to be getting any more acrylic [time = 20]
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30. No finish, no shine, the acrylic seems to be totally gone
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31. I took off more than just the 'shine' in the beginning and now it shows
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16. This was how it looked after 3 coats, before taking off the finish
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31. ... and again after stripping the finish with methanol
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32. Here I tested strippers with an oil-based polyurethane finish
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33. I used denatured Alcohol again, as well as Lacquer Thinner and Acetone
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34. Only the Methanol (de-natured alcohol) left the wood-print
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