How to Dissolve Paint Off Floor Registers

Whether you’re redecorating your house and need to repaint your floor registers to match, or you didn't cover your floors properly and you have unsightly paint splatters on your registers, that old paint has to come off. Thankfully, there are methods of dissolving, or stripping paint that don’t require toxic chemicals, rubber gloves and protective face masks. With a little baking soda and water, along with some patience, you can remove the paint from your floor registers so they can be repainted or left bare.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda
• Measuring cup
• Hot water
• Bowl
• Stirrer
• Rags
• Steel wool

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Combine 3/4 cup of baking soda with 1 quart of hot water in a bowl. Stir until blended.

   • 2

     Soak the rags in the baking soda solution. Place them over the floor registers, and leave them there for two hours, giving the solution a chance to soak into the paint.

   • 3

     Remove the rags.

   • 4

     Scrub at any remaining paint with steel wool until it's fully removed. Re-soak any stubborn areas as needed.