On the hunt for cheap 'Nitro Mors'

dacouch

mariat wrote: »

Wilkinson do their own version, around £7.50 for 1L, cheaper than I've seen paint stripper anywhere else. I haven't used it yet, (I will), but I have used Homebase's own brand which did the job, and I imagine Wilkinson's would be similar.

ps - it would also remove varnish from oak.

I've used the Wilkos version, it's not quite as concentrated as Nitromors but does the job well for a good price

jc808

dacouch wrote: »

I've used the Wilkos version, it's not quite as concentrated as Nitromors but does the job well for a good price

Wilkos changed the forumla about a year ago, and its now rubbish imo

Their old one was the nuts - about as good as Nitromors and half the price!!! They were doing special offer on the small tins just before they introduced the new crappy one!! I got loads...

OP, where are u?

mariat

That's good to know. Wilko's also do Nitromors, for £6.50 I think.

Gloomendoom

jc808 wrote: »

Wilkos changed the forumla about a year ago, and its now rubbish imo

I bought some Nitromors recently and I think they must have changed the formulation of that too. It is nothing like as effective as the previous tin I had. It's a lot nicer to use but, unfortunately, it isn't very good at stripping paint.

dodders

Leif wrote: »

You could try these people:

http://www.stripperspaintremovers.com/

They manufacture their own, and hence prices are reasonable. I've tried several of their strippers and they do work well. Oddly enough one I used is marked as for professional use only, whatever that means (no sales to private individuals?).

I'm a furniture restorer by trade.
EU regulations passed have removed the dichloromethane in the stripper.So new formula's have been made,which are not as good and are now more expensive.
You can only buy the old stripper(!) if you are in the trade.

dodders

Barneysmom wrote: »

I got some from Morrison's for a fiver.

I can't use it though as my table and chairs are oak, so you're welcome to it if you live near me?

Any tips for removing old varnish from oak would be very welcome

By the way if you are stripping oak its best to use Brillo type pads rather than wire wool as the wire wool can react with the oak and cause grey staining spots on the surface

tony6403

dodders wrote: »

By the way if you are stripping oak its best to use Brillo type pads rather than wire wool as the wire wool can react with the oak and cause grey staining spots on the surface

I understand what you are saying about the tannin in oak and its effect when ferrous metal is present - but I thought that Brillo pads contain steel. Having said that it's a long time since I used a Brillo pad ; are they now made of a different substance?

dodders

Sorry "Brillo" is not the right trade name but Scouring pads like "Sctotch Brite" is.Cheers.

pinkmami

I used B&Q own brand & it did the job perfectly.