Does ne1 know how I can remove dried paint from things like the insides of a bucket in an eco-friendly manner?

My dad used a lot materials to paint the roof, and now his materials are all covered with dried paint, like his brushes and buckets and shoes.


Do you know a way or two or more that I can remove the paint?


I've gone to this website that tells you what to do, like use chemicals, sanding, or heat. The first one is not environmental friendly; in sanding, no chemicals are required right? Could I use a hair dryer for a heat source to blow the paint? Do you suggest any other method? What do you think is the best and easiest (and environmentally friendly, if you can) to remove dried paint from these working materials?


Thank you very much! Very much appreciated !

Does ne1 know how I can remove dried paint from things like the insides of a bucket in an eco-friendly manner?
There is a product called SoySafe adhesive and mastic remover which is non-toxic. Although labeled for adhesives, most adhesive removers will also remove paint. We used it on our living room floor (concrete) which had carpet glue. Not only did it take up the glue, it also cleaned up the old paint stains! Their website is soysafe.com. I will say though that even though it is supposed to be non-toxic, the smell was a bit strong and it did aggravate my asthma; however, we were using on a large area.
Reply:brushes: a brush cleaner solvent from sherwin williams or somewhere like that, assuming that they were used and then not cleaned at all...otherwise they are shot and worthless.





buckets: hot water and a 5-in-1 tool to scrape the inside off. the hot water should heat up the plastic enough to be able to scrape the paint off. however, whenever my buckets get old i just ask them for a few new buckets and they give them to me for free, or whenever im done with a house i wash out the 5 gallon pails and take those.





shoes: it comes with the job.
Reply:Well for the buckets I use a small compressor driven sand blaster.



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