Which paint stripper?

PlacidCasual · 27 Mar 2015 at 18:31

Hi peeps

We're heat gunning some wood panels to remove a lot of thick layers of gloss. The nooks and crannies and general staining means we need to use some paint stripper to tidy the finish.

Everyone used to reccomend Nitromors but when I looked up the price the reviews were universally negative, saying new formula doesn't work.

Do we have any alternate reccomendations?

Thebug · 27 Mar 2015 at 20:27

Have a look at peelaway

Showboat · 27 Mar 2015 at 20:31

Can you take the wood panels off and have them dipped?
i did that with 3 doors and they came back with little to no paint on them.

PlacidCasual · 27 Mar 2015 at 22:16

Thx for the reccommendation. We intend to dip doors and shutters but the panels would be a bugger to remove and dip.

bushmins · 28 Mar 2015 at 07:33

I use this stuff.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-paint-varnish-stripper/17091

But its only good for taking off 1, maybe 1.5 coats at a time. Its messy, as with any paint stripper. In most cases I end up replacing the wood (door architraves and jams) because its quicker and not very expensive.

Any paint stripper will work but its time consuming. People want something that works first time, when it doesn't they give it a bad review.

So you could use paint stripper in conjunction with sanding.

covenantuk · 30 Mar 2015 at 15:54

Langlow Peelaway.

Best product I've ever used and far better than the solvent-based strippers. I did all my woodwork and plaster cornicing with it.

PlacidCasual · 31 Mar 2015 at 20:13

We've bought some Screfix no nonsense paint stripper. We'll be givimg it a go this weekend.

Thx for the advice, all.