E23 | AC Airflow Issue, Shellac Removal | Ask This Old House. Season 23 Episode 23 | 23m 42s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Ross Trethewey troubleshoots a Miami home's hot and cold spots.

Since Shellac only requires acetone—not much buffing and filing here—then you can surely remove right at home. However, be gentle with your nails to avoid damaging and peeling in the long run.

If that doesn’t work, she uses Citristrip’s paint and varnish stripping gel ($12.98 a quart at Home Depot), which removes many finishes, including paint, varnish, polyurethane, lacquer and ...

A paint-remover heat gun is another possibility for removing the shellac, though this procedure will also be messy and tedious. Heat guns can be rented at some tool-rental agencies.

Shellac nails are easier to remove as they don't require as much scraping and soaking in acetone as regular gel nails, which means less damage to your regular nails.

Here's everything you need to know about shellac nails, including what they are, how you remove them, the difference between shellac and gel nails, and more.

That said, shellac would be a good choice for spot-refinishing your floor. It sticks to virtually anything, so you wouldn’t need to figure out what kind of finish is on your floor now.

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