Paint prep since 1875
Strip it.
Clean it.
Fix it right.
Removers, heavy duty cleaners, solvents and repair products trusted by painters, refinishers and serious DIYers for generations.
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Every product page lists sizes, UPCs and case packs, with Safety Data Sheets and product sheets to download.
Paint & Varnish Removers
Strypeeze, Kutzit and SuperStrip — all DCM free.
Heavy Duty Cleaners
Dirtex, TSP, Kwikeeze, Deglosser and Deep Cleaning Degreaser.
Solvents & Thinners
Thin-X, Lynsol, acetone, lacquer thinners and more from SCL.
Patch & Repair
Level-Best, tile grout, FAST, Wood Bleach and Oxalic Acid.
Same characteristics, new formulas
No methylene chloride.
No NMP.
Since 2018 our paint removal line has been formulated without methylene chloride and NMP, with similar characteristics to the traditional products.
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About paint & varnish removal
Strip a finish the right way
Paint removers are a combination of chemicals, each with a specific job. Start with what paint remover is, then follow the four steps.
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Materials you’ll need
Liquid, semi-paste or heavy bodied — and the tools to go with it.
Read step 1: Materials you’ll need -
Worksite & setup
Ventilation, protection and preparing the surface.
Read step 2: Worksite & setup -
The procedure
Apply, wait, then scrape or wash off — layer by layer.
Read step 3: The procedure -
Cleanup & disposal
Wash down the surface and dispose of residue safely.
Read step 4: Cleanup & disposal
150 years from Boston’s India Wharf
- 1875Charles F. Stodder founds the India Alkali Works, making a granulated soap called “Savogran.”
- 1926Customers remember the product name, so the company takes it: The Savogran Company.
- 2004Savogran acquires Sterling-Clark-Lurton, adding the SCL line of solvents.
- 2018A line of removers formulated without methylene chloride and NMP.
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