Varnish remover.
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Varnish remover.
Does anyone know of a varnish remover that actually works nowadays.
Nitromors is a complete waste of time, apply, wait 15 minutes and then reapply working into the blisters, what blisters?
It is sh!te they have obviously improved it not to level where it doesn't work at all.
Nitromors is a complete waste of time, apply, wait 15 minutes and then reapply working into the blisters, what blisters?
It is sh!te they have obviously improved it not to level where it doesn't work at all.
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Re: Varnish remover.
b+q do a green one you can use indoors does a very good job
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Re: Varnish remover.
If it is a cellulose based varnish you might try Acetone if you haven't already done so. Or pure turpentine, not white spirit. Heath & Safety it seems require branded products not to work any more.
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It's your own fault for buying that new nail varnish from the pound shop...that's why Dodgy-Rog uses them stick on acrylic nails
Have you tried a Dremel tool with a small grinding wheel?
Have you tried a Dremel tool with a small grinding wheel?
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Re: Varnish remover.
HEY! What did I do???saddler wrote:It's your own fault for buying that new nail varnish from the pound shop...that's why Dodgy-Rog uses them stick on acrylic nails
Have you tried a Dremel tool with a small grinding wheel?
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Re: Varnish remover.
I've always used Rustins Strypit for removing varnish from wooden stocks, worked well enough for me.
Re: Varnish remover.
Rustins has worked for me before. As for Nitromors it's another example of a product being made 'safer' or more 'environmentally friendly' which is, of course, shorthand for "we've taken something that worked and made it sh!te and ineffective". It was pretty aggressive stuff once IIRC but is pretty useless stuff now I agree.
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Re: Varnish remover.
I used "Diall" paint and varnish remover from B&Q. I wasn't really expecting much, because it's a fraction of the price of Nitromors, but it was absolutely brilliant. Used it on two stocks, following the instructions, and I could virtually remove the old varnish under a running tap with just a cloth.dromia wrote:Does anyone know of a varnish remover that actually works nowadays.
Nitromors is a complete waste of time, apply, wait 15 minutes and then reapply working into the blisters, what blisters?
It is sh!te they have obviously improved it not to level where it doesn't work at all.

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Re: Varnish remover.
Sounds better than Strypit then.Les wrote:I used "Diall" paint and varnish remover from B&Q. I wasn't really expecting much, because it's a fraction of the price of Nitromors, but it was absolutely brilliant. Used it on two stocks, following the instructions, and I could virtually remove the old varnish under a running tap with just a cloth.dromia wrote:Does anyone know of a varnish remover that actually works nowadays.
Nitromors is a complete waste of time, apply, wait 15 minutes and then reapply working into the blisters, what blisters?
It is sh!te they have obviously improved it not to level where it doesn't work at all.
Re: Varnish remover.
It doesn't help you, but I can tell you why it is - since 2010 our illustrious European overlords have banned the "useful" ingredient, Dichloromethane, from consumer paint strippers. Some "professional use only" products still contain it, but I suspect it's only a matter of time before they go the same way.dromia wrote:It is sh!te they have obviously improved it not to level where it doesn't work at all.
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