I have been searching for a globe for the last few weeks with plans to cut it in half and make a hanging light fixture. I found one yesterday at the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store in Oak Ridge, BUT some idiot had spray painted it all over with gold paint and had written "Make the world a beautiful place," on it. YUCK!
I could tell that the paint was coming of in spots, so I thought if I could get some paint remover, maybe it would come off without hurting the colors on the globe. I asked a clerk in the store what he thought and he said he had some Goof Off which would cut the paint, he thought. So, he got the bottle of Goof Off and sprayed a spot and the paint came right off without damage to the colors. They sold me the globe for $4 because of the damage. YAY I stopped on the way home and bought Goof Off at the Dollar General Store and sprayed on the globe. The paint comes off, BUT in layers. Some spots had 4 layers of paint, so I am continuing to work with it. I have some more to go, but it looks no worse for the wear.
THIS IS WHY I THRIFT SHOP>
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