Bartoline TX10 Paint/Varnish Stripper 500ml

Followed the instructions to the letter and got the exact results I was hoping for. So easy to use and while I was expecting a horrible smell, there actually wasn’t. I used it outside in the garden for my project and stored it in the shed overnight just in case. I did have to do two coats as the lacquer I was removing was particularly thick and horrible. You can see the first removal in the photos. It worked incredibly quickly and effectively though. Very easy to remove the yuck afterwards. I’d advise wearing rubber gloves though, not the porous work gloves I foolishly used. My fingers and nails are still a little stained three days later! Highly recommend none the less.

Arrived quickly. Good value good results

Great product! Used it to remove old paint from the stairs. Easy to apply and easy to remove it.

Will not use this again, way too messy and smells very strong. Turns paint into a gloopy mess, works but not the best. Heat gun preferred

Our 1927 house has a number of finials on the stair newel posts. They were painted cream and showed dirty marks where people's hands have inevitably touched them as they go up and down the stairs. I decided to strip the paint off and go back to the bare wood. I didn't know which paint stripper to buy, but I saw that the Bartoline comes in the top ten on many site recommendations. It is very easy to use, is odourless, and is very thick and non-drip so it is easy to apply. I poured some in a ceramic bowl and then painted it on with a 2" paintbrush. After an hour the paint had started to bubble and blister all over and so I scraped it off. I found that it had taken one single layer of paint off. So I reapplied and it took the next layer of paint off. I found that in all there were six layers of paint and one layer of varnish (probably the original 1920s finish) and so I needed to reapply for each layer and scrape off each time. You can't put this on an expect it to take every layer off in one go. But I did it over several days, taking off 100 years worth of paint, and eventually got down to the bare wood which I was then able to sand and varnish. I am very pleased with the end result and as the varnish is polyurethane it is very easy to wipe and keep clean. I found that the excess paint remover could stay in the ceramic bowl until the job was completed and the paintbrush remained intact and didn't fall apart with the stripper. There was enough in the bottle to apply seven times to three separate finials. Overall, I would say that if you want to do a job quickly and have all layers of paint stripped off in one application, then this isn't the product for you. But if you want to do a job carefully and slowly, removing one layer of paint at a time then this is the perfect product.

This has to be the worst stripper I've ever used! Just melts it into chewing gum you can not get off. It is terrible, and as you try to get it all off the deeper it goes into the woodgrain and remaining like chewing gum, does not set at all, just stays stick as anything. Completely ruined a family air loom that was going to be a surprise. If I could I'd be looking at compensation for damages. Spend the extra and buy Nitromorse. Only purchased this as it was more environmentally friendly. DONT BOTHER! If you use this you WILL have to replace what you are stripping. I will be contacting the manufacturer independently of this review as I'm totally disgusted and ridiculously angry. Absolutely garbage is being far to polite! Can not be rectified the damage it has done. Was refurbishing a 70 year old yacht for my Dad that his dad made for him as a present for christmas, as he wont see next christmas. Really just have no words.

Great product that works very wellI found that it works better if the paint stripper is applied for 24 hours

OK so I was being cocky thinking one bottle would be enough but it really wasn't. You kinda need to slap this stuff on like it's the late 90s and you're a teenage girl using foundation for the first time! I have maybe 5 layers of paint on the wood I'm trying to strip and honestly it is going to be fun. Attempt #1 was a disaster. Didn't apply it too thick and only took layer 1 off. #2 involved 1 whole bottle and some IDC attitude. Its a bit rough in places but the sludge paint that came off was awesome! A bit of sanding and a base coat and I should be good to go. Now the bit I wasn't too impressed by. It cost me 2 night sleeping on the sofa. Now the smell isn't horrible but it is strong. So strong that for 2 day I left the patio doors open in my bedroom but it was still too stinky to sleep in there without risking the mother of all headaches (and yes the room was well ventilated when I did it)What did I learn? Do it in the morning to minimise the time I have to crash on the couch, use kitchen roll to catch the splat when I scrape, and for the first time in my life more is more!