Paint & Varnish Remover - Water Based, Toxic & Solvent Free Paint Stripper for Ceramic, Concrete, Wood, Plaster, Masonry (500ml)

I bought this to strip layers of paint on a 1900s wooden window frame.It is a bit like applying wallpaper paste, it’s thick so it doesn’t run off vertical surfaces. There are different times given for different projects - I went for ‘up to 5 layers of paint’ which requires it to be left for an hour. Now it looked like it was going to rain, so I actually got to work in about 40mins, and I could see lots of bubbling. The top layers scraped away easy, with more pressure I could have got more layers but I didn’t want to damage the wood. I just applied a bit more paste, and it really didn’t take a lot of effort to remove the paint.There were no overpowering fumes, and I like that I just need to lightly wash down the wood when I’m done - no nasty chemicals hanging around.Mask/rubber gloves are needed (especially in pre 1990s paint that may contain lead), and containing and disposing of stripped paint is essential.

Good product, pleasant smell. Patience needed, takes few coats depending on how many layers of paint. Need few tubs if undertaking big project.

I love this stripper, its made my life so much easier. I have quite a significant disability, so doing DIY is extra challenging. I have Edwardian doors and hardware in my house that have been painted over multiple times that I wanted to restore. I started with the hardware and this little tub of stripper to see if it works.This stripper worked like a charm. I left it on 12 hrs and that got the bulk of the paint off with very little effort. 2nd application removed all the paint.The gel formula means I could work vertically, it doesn't drip and you can get into really awkward bits like the inside of a key hole. Apply with a brush dabbing it rather than brushing works well, be generous. Cover it with plastic, I used a carrier bag that i cut up and masking tape. Leave it for 12-24hrs, scrape it off, give it a scrub with a wire brush (I used a dental pick for the details) and you're there. It's worked so well on the hardware, I've ordered more so I can strip the whole door. I used maybe 1/4 of the tub, doing multiple applications (i didn't read the instructions properly), for multiple layers of paint you leave it longer. For me, as a person with limited mobility and strength, this works really well and is well worth the money.

Good points: Easy to apply. Brush washes easily with soap and water. Very little smell when applied. Works ok with wood paint as long as it is wrapped with cling film and left for a while.Bad points: Can take many coats to work. Tried it with emulsion paint. Old Tenants had used this on shower room ceiling. Applied paint remover and did not bubble like I would have expected. Photo shows after 12 hours. Paintwork is 'hard' ( ie not flaking or rubbing off) and completely dry to touch. No difference.

Ok so I bought this to renovate original doors for my flat. It claims to be odourless and non toxic and efficient. My thought process was why bother using my hot gun when I can just splatter this over the doors, wait an hour and peel it off. Plus I have 4 cats so the non toxic element was a plus.In reality this is useless for its purpose. The only plus is that it was delivered swiftly (mind you, I spent £22 to get the bigger pot and get a next day delivery). And it is non toxic and doesn’t smell. But that’s about it. Might have as well put moisturiser on my doors, it’s that ineffective. I put it on with a brush to make sure I got even and thorough coverage. Waited an hour. Barely peeled ( not even like when you peel off dead skin from a sunburn). It slightly bubbled in places but nothing to be impressed about. And yes I tried with a scrapper and the wired sponge they recommend. So I tried again, applying more, leaving it longer. Same thing. I thought maybe it will work better on metal so I applied it to the original door handles as someone had slapped paint all over them too, to see. Same thing a.k.a pointless. I eventually gave up because I had 2 doors to deal with ( I actually got a third one but at this point I am trying not to lose the will to live); I picked up my old hot gun and paint just came off like a dream.I really wanted this to work but unfortunately it didn’t. I lost hours and money I won’t get back. Might work on fine furniture to remove wax or light varnish but defo not fit if you need to remove layers of paint.NB: sorry I thought I had another picture to share but I can’t find it.

Incredible!!! Really can’t understand such poor reviews…This stuff is the best thing ever and my go to for removing paint and wallpaper, used it back in December when re-decorating the front room to remove wallpaper. Then stupidly didn’t go to it first when stripping the paint from my stair banister and used klingstrip which is rubbish compared to this stuff, so ended up buying more of this product and it removed the paint in no time. Recommend applying it generously with a paint brush and then covering it with cling film or even bin bags or plastic shopping bags. Make sure not to allow the product to dry or else you will not see the magic happen when removing it. Use a scrapper to remove paint and wallpaper. Also recommend covering floors as depending on how big of an area you need to cover will determine on the mess that is created when removing whatever it is you want gone. To remove wallpaper I left the product on for 12ish hours and to remove paint I left it on for 4-24 hours depending on how many layers of paint had been applied (more layers more hours).Please don’t put the price of this product up I’d be gutted if I can’t afford to buy it anymore!To remove wallpaper from the front room I had to buy two tubs of this product and to remove the paint from the stair banister I only had to buy one tub.

This paint stripper was great for lightly painted surfaces, taking off stain on wood where it was applied against the grain, and the top layer of paint on skirting boards. Any more than that though and it did nothing, even after I tried leaving it different amounts of time, wrapping in cling film, etc. overall not great but can’t be returned.