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Varnish remover.

#1 Post by dromia »

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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#2 Post by greenshoots »

b+q do a green one you can use indoors does a very good job

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#3 Post by ColinR »

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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#4 Post by saddler »

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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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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I've always used Rustins Strypit for removing varnish from wooden stocks, worked well enough for me.
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#7 Post by Tommygunn »

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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#8 Post by Les »

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.
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. :good:
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#9 Post by Airbrush »

Les wrote:
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.
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. :good:
Sounds better than Strypit then.
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#10 Post by Doz »

dromia wrote:It is sh!te they have obviously improved it not to level where it doesn't work at all.
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.
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