Nitromors - is it now crap? What replaces?

[EggsBenedict]

As the thread title really - trying to strip varnish off a piece of furniture. The usual Nitromors soliution isn't touching it. Is it a victim to the low-VOC thing? How do you get full-fat paint stripper?

[DKL]

I think you have to be registered somehow for access to the full fat stuff, you know just incase you can't take responsibility for your own actions in this pc world of ours.
I read that some adhesive removers are the proper stuff and can be found but I don't know what exactly.

[Screechmr2]

Last time I used Nitromors from a normal DIY shop it was useless. I used starchem paint stripper in the end, bought it on ebay.

Another useful method is a heat gun

[Mr Pointy]

EggsBenedict said:

As the thread title really - trying to strip varnish off a piece of furniture. The usual Nitromors soliution isn't touching it. Is it a victim to the low-VOC thing? How do you get full-fat paint stripper?

Look on ebay for industrial paint stripper - it should list Dichloromethane or Methylene Chloride as the active ingredient.

[guindilias]

Starchem Synstrip does the job. Proper gloves and googles, it's pretty unpleasant stuff. Like Nitromors used to be.

[ApexCult]

Another +1 for Starchem, thicker layers helped too, although this was on metal rather than wood.

[CAPP0]

guindilias said:

Starchem Synstrip does the job. Proper gloves and googles, it's pretty unpleasant stuff. Like Nitromors used to be.

I bought some of this a week ago and tried to strip some paint off a Land Rover door, and it was about as effective as the warm water which I then had to use to wash it off with.

[EarlofDrift]

I'm amazed places still stock Nitromors, it strips bugger all it's such a weak formula and had been for nearly a decade.

I remember being bored in work and using a damaged written off tin out the back on scrap metal, everything from standard gloss, hammerste to power coated framework and it barely had any impact after the first coat, some rippling on the second but nowhere near the result it claims and it was about 25 quid for 2.5L then.

[PrinceRupert]

We used Bartoline TX10 recently on a cast iron fireplace. Worked well.

[Joelonghair]

Any, and I mean any, consumer level paint stripper is useless.

I've tried them all. Bartoline, Nitromors, Diall and more. Better using abrasives.

If you can get the 'dangerous' older stuff it is much better. Use goggles, gloves, and a respirator though.

[Vanity Projects]

Barrettine Paint Panther worked well on 100 years of gloss and varnish on our stairs.

Stank the house out but after keying the paint surface with sandpaper, pouring a stload on and leaving for a few hours it all dissolved rather well into a horrible goo I could scrape off.

Toolstation stock it

[Uggers]

Klingstrip.

Lay it onto a sheet of plastic, wrap plastic around item requiring stripping. Leave for 3 days.

This stuff took off roughly 95% of the 10+ layers that were on my stair balusters.

Worked out at £10 for 2.5l.

[EggsBenedict]

Ta - useful pointers

[julianm]

Langlow stripper is just like the old nitromors with plenty of methyl chloride - https://www.colourtone.com/index.php?main_page=pro...

I can smell it from here & feel the burn!

[EggsBenedict]

^ That looks just the job, and the cheapest I can see it to boot.

[bungz]

Recently had this stripping old paint from skirtings and doors.

Ebay has the proper stuff.

If it doesn't make your hands burn its crap

[wilksy61]

Many, many years ago I had a problem using Nitromors and my gronial regions - very painful

[woodypup59]

Brake fluid ?

Or sodium hydroxide.

Thicken it with wallpaper paste.

[guindilias]

CAPP0 said:

I bought some of this a week ago and tried to strip some paint off a Land Rover door, and it was about as effective as the warm water which I then had to use to wash it off with.

Maybe it's been weakened since, but I have most of a gallon bought 2 years or so ago and it would still burn your skin, if given a chance - Nitromors used to, but doesn't any more - as said above, it doesn't even warm them up!