Home Strip X-Tex Textured Coating Remover 2.5L - Solvent Free Removal of Bonded Non Bonded Surfaces, Polytex, Artex Stripper, Paint, Wallpaper Remover

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You will find that sometimes if a bit comes off you can carefully pull it - pulling off large amounts of artex at the same time - avoid scraping off little bits at a time. did a room roughly 3mx3m - maybe a little smaller The tin says it can do 3 square metres and I have a little left over. Removal is made easier with a long handled blade scraper which helps to lift it from the surface rather than spreading it around the wall, which usually happens when using a standard steel scraper. Ryan's Mummy: great to have user testimony - thanks - were you able to paint the walls straight after or did they need additional prep (in short, does it take the plaster off as well).

The second time I did it I painted the X TEX on, left it overnight and then sprayed water on it to reactivate. Place the steamer plate on the surface for several seconds at a time, testing often with a hand held scraper to monitor how soft it is getting and then scraping off once soft enough to do so.

It was quite patchy in the end – some areas came almost completely clean but others still had a few patterned bits on them. If your building was built before 1992 then there is a probability that your Artex will or may have contained asbestos fibres. When looking up and either applying or removing the X-Tex it is a good idea to wear some safety glasses as (although X-Tex is safe, drips into your eyes can be uncomfortable. If done carefully and with some care steaming will enable you to soak and strip without damaging either yourself or the surface you are working on.

Below you will find detailed information which will help you understand what cost is relevant to you and why. This is usually the costliest method, and in some cases, experts will use X-Tex to remove the Asbestos laced surface. The asbestos removal technique is to remove the plaster surface in full back to the original substrate. I've got a scraper attachment for my multi-tool, so maybe if I try that after applying another coating of X-Tex that will work better than the manual scraper? The scraper you use should simply slide under the Artex which you can tap into a bucket for disposal.Using an HSE licensed contractor will give you peace of mind knowing that they have as a minimum the standards expected by the HSE to have gained their asbestos license. When I first bought this chavtastic property I though it was a bit of a bargain, but a year of sanding, more sanding, painting, swearing, more sanding and more painting later I don't seem to have got very far in restoring it to its former glory.