An assembly for removing a desired portion of one or more layers of paint or another coating from a designated area is provided including a pad soaked with a chemical paint remover and an adhesive layer arranged about the pad configured to couple the assembly to the designated area. A removable first protective layer is positioned upwardly adjacent and is coupled to the adhesive layer. A flexible support layer is positioned adjacent the adhesive layer and the pad, opposite the removable first protective layer. A heat pad is arranged downwardly adjacent the flexible support layer. The heat pad is configured to control a microclimate adjacent the assembly when activated. A removable second protective layer is coupled to a surface of the heat pad. Removal of the second protective layer activates the heat pad.

Apparatuses and methods adapted for removing a layer of paint, sealant, or adhesive from a surface of an article, including wooden, metal, plaster, stone, and brick articles. The apparatuses are provided with a module comprising at least one carbon infrared emitter bulb that generates short-wavelength infrared radiation. The module has an opening through which the infrared radiation is emitted from the module, and the intensity and wavelengths of the infrared radiation are controlled to selectively attain temperatures in a range of about 90 to 375° C. at the surface of the article when located a distance of about 5 to 15 centimeters from the opening of the module.

Apparatuses and methods adapted for removing a layer of paint, sealant, or adhesive from a surface of an article, including wooden, metal, plaster, stone, and brick articles. The apparatuses are provided with a module comprising at least one carbon infrared emitter bulb that generates short-wavelength infrared radiation. The module has an opening through which the infrared radiation is emitted from the module, and the intensity and wavelengths of the infrared radiation are controlled to selectively attain temperatures in a range of about 90 to 375° C. at the surface of the article when located a distance of about 5 to 15 centimeters from the opening of the module.

A method of removing a coating made of an organic material, in particular an organic lacquer or a polymer coating, which adheres to the surface of tin-plated sheet steel. In a first step, the tin layer of the tin-plated sheet steel is completely or incipiently melted by exposure to electromagnetic radiation with a predefined wavelength, to which the organic coating is at least primarily transparent, with the organic coating becoming detached from tin layer, and in a second step, the organic material of the coating which detached from the tin layer is removed.

An assembly for removing a desired portion of one or more layers of paint or another coating from a designated area is provided including a pad soaked with a chemical paint remover and an adhesive layer arranged about the pad configured to couple the assembly to the designated area. A removable first protective layer is positioned upwardly adjacent and is coupled to the adhesive layer. A flexible support layer is positioned adjacent the adhesive layer and the pad, opposite the removable first protective layer. A heat pad is arranged downwardly adjacent the flexible support layer. The heat pad is configured to control a microclimate adjacent the assembly when activated. A removable second protective layer is coupled to a surface of the heat pad. Removal of the second protective layer activates the heat pad.

A method of removing a coating made of an organic material, in particular an organic lacquer or a polymer coating, which adheres to the surface of tin-plated sheet steel. In a first step, the tin layer of the tin-plated sheet steel is completely or incipiently melted by exposure to electromagnetic radiation with a predefined wavelength, to which the organic coating is at least primarily transparent, with the organic coating becoming detached from tin layer, and in a second step, the organic material of the coating which detached from the tin layer is removed.