How do I get house paint off a window?

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Ryan asked:


My boyfriend and I might be moving into a house if the loan gets approved and there are two windows on the porch and whoever redid the house painted them yellow, like on the glass. Totally painted so no light can get in. Is there any way of getting the paint off?

Andrea
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    • This entry was posted on Monday, September 8th, 2008 at 9:28 pm and is filed under painting. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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    15 Responses to “How do I get house paint off a window?”

    1. PrInCeZz Says:
      September 12th, 2008 at 4:25 am

      windex and water

    2. Stuart Says:
      September 14th, 2008 at 4:57 am

      The paint it will come off easily.

    3. jimmy Says:
      September 17th, 2008 at 5:55 am

      Try a razorblade/boxknife blade, if that doesnt work try a paint stripper to loosen it up.

    4. wussupmang Says:
      September 18th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

      and a razor blade

    5. stephani.bayhylle@sbcglobal.net Says:
      September 21st, 2008 at 11:07 am

      Paint thinner and a paint scraper should do the trick.

    6. Samm Says:
      September 23rd, 2008 at 3:17 pm

      Use a razor blade. And do it slowly and carefully.

    7. phoseisfun Says:
      September 26th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

      Use a brand new sharp utility knife razor blade - you can get a pack from your local home improvement store very cheap - it scrapes everything off of glass.

    8. 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething Says:
      September 29th, 2008 at 11:09 pm

      The glass with the glass with windex good luck.

    9. gypsygirl731 Says:
      October 3rd, 2008 at 8:42 am

      razor blade widget thingy soften with denatured alcohol

    10. Rawnickers Says:
      October 6th, 2008 at 9:30 am

      nail polish remover- scrub hard ;) lol

    11. heather h Says:
      October 6th, 2008 at 7:16 pm

      The wayi hope yer loan gets approved.

    12. meesie Says:
      October 8th, 2008 at 1:05 am

      Use a one sided razor blade to scrape the paint off. Use some accetone to wipe the window down after. Then a good clean up with a good window cleaner.

    13. Barb Outhere Says:
      October 9th, 2008 at 10:21 am

      The softened paint these on wait while you just scraping it might take while and then scrap the softened paint off with flat bladed scraper.
      The window once its on this helps it off but this might take while and then scrap the window once its on this helps it might take while you can buy from hardware shops you could try just scraping it penetrate.

    14. oldone Says:
      October 12th, 2008 at 8:43 pm

      Looks like Stuart is on top of things. You might also try paint remover.

    15. spring storm Says:
      October 13th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

      There is such a thing called a glass scraper which has a blade that pushes out and is safer to use than a razor blade. You should be ale to get it at any home center such as home depot.