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Great stripper

Advantages: It works without smelling or burning
Disadvantages: none

We recently acquired an old table, perfect in every way apart from the colour; for some reason, this had been stained a very dark brown. Not wanting to let this deter me, I decided to strip it. However, it being winter and therefore cold, i didn't want to use something with a dreadful smell and have to leave all the windows open- savage amusement. So began a little search for something more appropriate for this time of the year. My quest led me ...
...the bit which sold it to me. It promises to be the safer alternative to other strippers, vapour free with no fumes and no skin burns. Just what I needed, because too often when stripping doors and fireplaces I have ended up with burns up my arms, and a headache caused by the fumes. Because there are no fumes, no ventilation is required, so again, perfect for the winter weather- I won't have to freeze for the sake of a perfect table. ~~The Product~~ ...

danielalong 14.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Home Strip Paint and Varnish Remover

peels paint in seconds

Advantages: great paint remover
Disadvantages: none

This product is absolutley fantastic for removing paint or gloss. It comes in a metal tin, you will understand why when you see how quickly it disolves things. To use this i brushed it streight onto my wood work in the hall to remove the gloss paint, it was quite thich as there was 40 years of paint in there so i had to re do the same areas a few times as this only removes about 3 layers of paint at a time, you brush it on and in less than 5 minutes ...
...remove the paint as it blisters and peels right off. It is fantastic for removing paint but be very careful with it, i used rubber gloves so that i wouldnt get any on my hands and it melted the gloves into holes, it also ruined my laminate floor at the bottom of the door frames where it rand down so protect all areas when using as this stuff blisters and peels anything. ...

noddytiger 17.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of NitroMors Paint & Varnish Remover

One thing it doesn't say on the tin

Advantages: Final finish of the floor great and no problem with the varnish it's self
Disadvantages: supplied applicator is a piece of junk

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drinkduffbeer 11.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ronseal Perfect Finish Diamond Hard Floor Varnish

Garden Bliss

Advantages: Durable, allows natural grain to show through
Disadvantages: May need to be reapplied every 7 years or so.

...Dutch sailing friends I found Sikkens Marine Cetol. In harsher weather conditions than ours they had used this product and it had proved remarkably resilient, so some 8 years ago I invested in my first tin, which was less than eight pounds in those days. The Product Itself Sold in an unremarkable 750 ml grey/blue tin, today this is a product from the Azkzo-Nobel group of Companies, typically distributed here in the UK by International Paints ...
...is sold in all our local chandleries, or online. This might sound expensive but high quality teak oil is often over £10 a go these days, and this can deteriorate whilst in the bottle. Sealers don't feed the wood like teak oil but, as the name suggests, they seal out moisture and dirt, and seal in natural oils and resins. There is to be fair no evidence that I have found that suggests that teak needs oiling to preserve it longer, it’s really the aesthetic ...

suehome 10.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sikkens Cetol Marine Teak Varnish

shine like a star

Advantages: great protection
Disadvantages: a bit runny

i have used the clear of this after paint and graining my doors and furniture to protect the paint, stop it chipping, make it shine and cleanable. I have used the beach of this to do my hall after stripping it back to natural wood. This varnish is fantastic, the concistency is like water so can be a bit messy to aply, it drys in about 45 minutes so you dont have to waite long to apply the second coat as two coats are required, it drys hard like ...
...shine to it, it protects your wood from moisture aswell as dirt, it makes it easy to clean as a quick wipe over with a damp cloth will remove any marks and makes it shine beautifully, dont worry about it loosing its shine as a quick polish once a month will keep it gleaning like new. ...

noddytiger 17.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ronseal Hardglaze Varnish-Interior