# How to Take Paints Off the Wall
If you have layers of paint on a wall, then you may be wondering how to remove the different layers instead of painting over them and adding an additional layer of paint to the wall. To remove existing paint from a wall, apply heat to the wall using a painter's heat gun. Keep an eye on the gun as you use it. If it smokes, make sure to turn it off immediately.
Things You'll Need
- Long-sleeved clothing
- Respirator made for use with a painter's heat gun
- Goggles
- Fire extinguisher
- Drop cloth
- Painter's heat gun
- Putty knife
- Old paint can
Instructions
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Lay a drop cloth across your work space.
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Put on goggles and long-sleeved clothing. You also will want to wear a respirator made for use with a painter's heat gun and have a fire extinguisher nearby.
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Turn on the heat gun and aim it steadily at the wall about 2 inches from the wall surface. Allow the paint to blister. As soon as the paint begins to bubble up, it is time to scrape off the paint.
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Place the gun on a new spot above the one you previously were warming. With your other hand, place your putty knife below the paint that has blistered and scrape upward along the wall.
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Scrape the softened paint off the knife and into the paint can.
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Repeat Steps 1 through 5 until the wall is clear of paint.
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