Bartoline Paint Predator Heavy Duty and Varnish Stripper 500 ml, Professional Strength, Non-Caustic Remover for Wood, Metal and Masonry

This stuff is like magic. I was surprisingly happy hoe quickly this worked on mt kitchen cupboards and fireplace. I applied 1 coat and it started working instantly. I expected to have to use a few layers. But after 15 mins of 1 layer it started bubbling up and I was able to scrape this off. Will definitely highly recommend this and will be using on othe items in the future

It works but you need to leave it on for over an hour at least and it’ll only strip one coat off at a time. Not as effective as the old type of paint strippers but it does work eventually. I had to do 4 applications to strip some heavily overpainted copper pipes.

Great paint stripper, works fast a bit expensive as I got larger one for £7.45 easy to apply, very strong smell must open a window, great once all paint off love it

This stuff is great! Did exactly what I needed, which was to remove old painted house numbers on my plastic wheelie bins so I could apply number stickers instead. I used a cloth rather than brush to apply the remover, waited an hour or so and scraped off the majority of the paint without any trouble. I applied a second round to clear off any stubborn paint, and after a wipe down I was able to apply my new stickers on clean plastic. The plastic surface of the wheelie bins themselves appeared to be unaffected by this remover which was good, some chemicals can corrode plastic but this seems ok. Three bins done with four numbers on each, and I only used about a third of the bottle.

I bought this product to strip a pine table ;varnish on the top and painted legs. It didn’t work at all. In fact it made the job much more difficult. It turned the paint and varnish into a sticky mess which was not able to be scraped. For the top I used a belt sander cleaning it with a wire brush as it became clogged then orbital sander. For the legs a heat gun and wire brush. The scrappings which remained sticky have made a mess of the shed floor and need to be removed too. Apparently the active chemical that was previously used in these products is now a banned substance so the different brands are all much the same. I won’t be bothering with them again.

So, I did read the testimonials, but thought it was still worth giving it a go. Can't be that bad, can it? Well, it's not very good at handling a tough lacquer/varnish on my wood conga drum. The best it would do after leaving overnight was to soften the coating, making it reasonably easy to shave off. I'm sure it will work fine with paint but bear in mind that when I say it it softened the varnish, I don't mean bubbled and blistered. I really do just mean softened, hence the 'shaving' description rather than scraping. A sharp blade was needed. That's it, really, just a word of caution if its varnish you need to strip.

Works great

Wish it was stronger and worked faster, but it does what it says, strips paint. I used it on some brake calipers I was refurbishing, it worked, but took a few coats. Tried on other painted metal, and again it worked, just need to be patient. Keep it covered overnight.

Worked well on glass paint but not on oak wood polish . Ordered to makeover dark polish to natural wood but so disappointed with the results even after 4 applications