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

Moved into an old house with artex on the kitchen walls that had been painted over. Tried to scrape it off without any product and it was extremely difficult and was damaging the plaster underneath so tried this product. Initially I tried leaving it on for an hour but that didn't work. Next I tried leaving it on for a day with clingfilm over it as instructed, then spraying it with water before scraping. I still didn't think it was working very well, but after switching to a different scraper, it ended up working quite well. Different parts come off easier or more difficult, probably depending on the specific material underneath, but this product makes it at least 10 times easier and quicker, and significantly reduces the damage to the plaster underneath. The product has a slight alcoholic smell, but it's only mild, and it doesn't seem to irritate skin. Other reviews mention mess, but I didn't find it too messy. The xtex and the effected artex will wipe off anything it gets on, it only becomes a problem if it gets trodden heavily into fabric, so be careful with carpets and you'll probably want to throw away the socks you wore while using, but otherwise it's an easy clean up. Some reviews mention needing lots, but a single light coat worked for me and iv got some left in the tub. I hope I never need to remove artex again, but if I do, I'll be buying another tub of this.

Amazing product. Stripped my.stippled artex ceiling with one application. Bit messy when stripping so advise putting some plastic floor covering to make cleaning up easier. Would highly recommend this product.

Used to remove artex from ceiling. Worked pretty well but didn't come off like butter

Terrible product that slightly softens Artex so it turns into glue that gets absolutely everywhere! ruins your sheets, carpets , sticks to your shoes. It will take you an eternity to laboriously struggle scrapping this mess off, through which you will wish for death, and then it will take a second eternity to clear all the mess up. I have been a Decorator for 30 years and would not try using this product again for any amount of money. Just ring a plasterer and get your Artex skimmed over. You can thank me later.

The product is OK and has saved me a fortune in getting artex off a ceiling. However, it seems completely irresponsible to advertise this product with a person not wearing a mask. Luckily I took the precaution of wearing a good mask throughout and am very glad that I did as the gel doesn't penetrate all the way through so it's still a very dusty process if you have thick artex. I didn't cut corners. I did a sample patch which I left for a couple of hours and knew it would take a lot longer. I applied generously, covered it in plastic and left it overnight. Thick layers come off easily but I still had to scrape hard material creating dust. I used a second layer with the same result. Ceiling looks good and flat in the end, but still needed to be sealed quickly as I think the base of the artex was still present in places. So, a great option if you can't pay somebody several hundred - a couple of thousand pounds, but beware, it's a dirty, demanding job and you need to protect your health, especially if there's a chance of asbestos. I made a mistake of taking a breath in the room after removing my mask to put in the asbestos bag and had sore lungs the next day from the dust I inhaled.

Very good. Super messy job (drips a lot!). Very little dust and easy clean up after. Smells ok. Online advice was: Tape plastic sheets to all the walls and floor - turns out this was essential Buy a disposable suit with FFP3 mask Ceiling work needs some kind of eye protection Buy a decent (at least!) 4" wide 'heavy duty floor and wall' scraper - definitely do this! 3 hours seems to be the magic number. I didn't bother with cling film, just put it on thick. Did 1/4 of the room at a time so I could have rest breaks, b/c removing Artex is an incredibly arduous and awful job, even with this stuff. I hope I never meet Artex ever, ever again.

Ok, here we go, having previously used a steamer to strip a wall, when it came time to do a ceiling I thought I would give this a go. I was working on a 4 metre squad ceiling with a good 2mm thick painted artex, having read the previous comments I followed the advice and liberally applied this, covered it then let it rest for 24 hours. When I came to scrap it off it took some elbow grease but it did come off fairly easily, however it didn’t remove it all and left a bit of artex residue so I had to repeat the process the following weekend. The second treatment got most of the residue off and I followed behind with a metal kitchen scourer and sponge, this left the ceiling completely artex free. Things to note: 1. I initially used baco foil clingfilm to cover it overnight but part way through got feed up of unrolling it and tearing it off so resorted to a dirt cheap polythene dust cover which was as thin as the clingfilm, when left overnight I found the product still dried out and the clingfilm stuck to it and would not peel away, whereas the dust cover peeled away easily. 2. A spray bottle full of water is you very best friend, when leaving for 24 hours the product does tend to dry out but a liberal spray of water reactive it and makes it easier to scrap off, I advise continually spraying with water as you go along as this makes life so much easier. 3. And finally, as mentioned in another comment, nothing and I mean nothing will prepare you for the mess, the product turns the artex back to a glue like paste that goes everywhere, by all means put dust covers down but you get one bit on the sole of your shoes and it will stick you to them and drag them wherever you walk totally defeating their purpose, the stick gloop would put superglue to shame, the only redeeming thing is it is easily removed with water. As I said I have removed artex with a steamer before and the same thing happens to it so you can’t win eithe way. All in all the product does what it says on the tin, but if you are expecting it to be a slap it on a easily scrap of with no bother and no mess then you will be disappointed, it takes some work and a lot of mess, as I said a 4 metre ceiling took 2 weekends with 6 hours work and3 hours of clean up afterwards.

This works really well. Have artex on hallway ceiling which was there when we moved in (badly done). Applied the coating and within an hour it was being removed, coming off with very little effort with a good scraper. Eady to apply, great value for money and was delivered extremely fast