Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover Reviews
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★★★☆☆
“Not bad”
Written on: 09/11/2012 by stevewonderwhere (2 reviews written)
Got this today and applied it straight away. After a few hours I attempted to scrap but it took longer than that to sort the artex. After a few more hours I tried and this seemed to work ok. It's a 50/50 whether I'd do it again or get a professional in I guess. (read more)
★★★★★
“X Tex Artex remover ”
Written on: 22/10/2012 by wardrobeman (1 review written)
Brilliant ! Did small bathroom in a day. Leave on as long as possible, thick Artex will take two goes. Get a sharp rigid scraper then its just physical effort to scrape off melting Artex. So pleased I found a local supplier in Tool Station as well. The jelly like substance will drop on floor as it is being applied so sheet out areas otherwise go for it. (read more)
★★★★★
“flawless, easy, fast. X-TEX?... XCELLENT!”
Written on: 26/05/2012
I never write reviews, Honest i dont. I recently bought a new house where ALL the rooms had artex on the ceiling and there was artex on the bedroom walls too. I have kids, so artex on a wall had to go. I was quoted well over 500 pounds to have someone come in and remove it, this seemed excessive, but ive since been told this was reasonable. However having just moved home, i dont really have that kind of disposable income lying around. I seen this particular review site and decided that... (read more)
★★★★☆
“Does what it says on tin”
Written on: 24/03/2012
I had artex on landing hall and stairs, I have just started using this product and was a bit sceptical about it after reading reviews, however painted it on left for 30 mins and couldnt believe it off came the artex, it is very messy and have now decided not to use the cheap plastic floor covering as it gets everywhere and can get easily trodden in, so delighted ordering another tin - although expensive would definately recommend it. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“rubbish”
Written on: 17/03/2012 by pissedoff12
I tried this product and to be honest it was a waste of time and I ended up skimming the ceiling with plaster. (read more)
Andrewchivers's Response to pissedoff12's Review
Written on: 28/03/2012
Really sorry to hear that you were not happy with the product, but an explanation of what problems you encountered would have been nice, so that we could have given you some tips and talk you through the process.
It is not nice getting negative feedback by someone who wont explain why or how they had problems, and to have a user name like you have is not very clever either.
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★★★★★
“Miracle”
Written on: 06/07/2011
I really wished I had discovered this product as after having a room skimmed over costing a small fortune i could have saved alot of money with X Tex. Okay yes its messey but what isnt and its sure cleaner than using a steamer! I had to leave this on overnight to soften the paint that was coated over the artex but it did this no problem at all, but after doing a small area first soon realised I had to cover it with plastic film. This then just came right off with a blade scraper right... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 22/08/2011
After the artex has been removed, what kind of state is the ceiling left in? Would it need a slight re-skim?
Many thanks
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 08/03/2012
Is this product available in Canada? Or can I get it shipped to Canada? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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★★★☆☆
“In the past I used X-Tex on several ceilings and walls...”
Written on: 08/04/2011
In the past I used X-Tex on several ceilings and walls in my house. I found the best way was to paint on the gel then cover the area with sheets of polythene to keep the gel moist and leave as long as possible. The thick areas of artex I left like this overnight then removed the artex relatively easily using a six inch, very sharp bladenext day. Yes, it is messy, expensive and time consuming but it certainly did the trick for me and was the most effective of all the other methods I used. (read more)
★★★★☆
“I am currently half way through removing the Artex...”
Written on: 26/03/2011
I am currently half way through removing the Artex from the kitchen ceiling. I have come to the conclusion that removing Artex from a ceiling is a job from hell and that X-Tex is a Devil's must. A Devil's must because of its stupidly expensive price tag.
The idea to remove the Artex was a daunting prospect but would like to share my views and idea to make it more bearable. Measure the ceiling dimensions and split into a grid of equal sized areas; tackle the ceiling square by square, it...
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★☆☆☆☆
“I brought this product today and applied as the...”
Written on: 15/02/2011
I brought this product today and applied as the instruction state. After an hour I tried to scrap artex off and it hadn't made any difference so I sprayed with water as gel had dried slightly but to effect. In the end I have resulted to steamer and very hard work. I wasted my hard earned money on two tubs that did exactly nothing. (read more)
Andrewchivers's Comment
Written on: 05/12/2011
Really sorry to hear you had problems with our product, but after reading your comments I feel that you probably didnt leave it on for long enough. Artex that has not been painted over would have come off almost straight away, but commonly it has been painted many times with various types of emulsion.
We always recommend to try a small test area first as every job is different. Cover the test area with some plastic film and leave overnight for best results. Any blistered paint will lift the product away and stop it working, so forcing it down with plastic film is a great tip.
Also if you think you might have vinyl silk we recommend to cut the surface lightly with a blade prior to appying X-Tex as it can then get underneath and lift the plastisiced paint away from the surface. Removal using a long handled blade scraper is also a great tip.
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★☆☆☆☆
“does not do what it says,waiste of money,put on...”
Written on: 26/01/2011 by mercsprinter (1 review written)
does not do what it says,waiste of money,put on kitchen ceiling and left for an hour didnt touch it,applied another coat and waited another hour softened suface and just made a complete mess of my ceiling,also slight splash on my new fridge took surface of paint off and ruined that aswell. (read more)
Andrewchivers's Response to mercsprinter's Review
Written on: 05/12/2011
I am sorry to hear you didnt get on with our product X-Tex, but from reading your comments I feel you didnt give it long enough, and on hearing it made a complete mess suggests to me that you have a vinyl silk emulsion over the top of the artex.
This can turn into a gooey gloopy mess and there are ways to remove it. All paint removers will have this effect on vinyl silk as this type of emulsion contains plastic polimers. We would recommend to cut the surface lightly first with a blade which will help the X-Tex to get underneath and lift it away from the surface.
Also using a long handled blade scraper works well to lift this type of emulsion off the wall.
I am sorry to hear about your new fridge, but really when you are working with wet products you would cover the room with dust or plastic sheeting? It only goes to show that the product does work!
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★☆☆☆☆
“seriously does not do what it says on the tin !! put...”
Written on: 17/07/2010
seriously does not do what it says on the tin !! put generous covering on coving overnight,was dried out by morning , recovered it after two hrs it just softened the paint on top of artex stated to scrape it of was like chewing gum,the same as paint sripper, make sure you cover up because it sticks like !!! very messey reverted back to old fashioned elbow grease,re- plastered ceiling, job done ,as they say if it sounds to good to be true it usally is .nice colour though if still want to try... (read more)
Mendy Brendy's Comment
Written on: 30/08/2010
I think you'll find that it says on the tin "to keep from drying out cover in a plastic film".
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Pbp's Comment
Written on: 06/12/2010
Sounds like you also had vinyl silk paint to remove prior to removing what X-Tex is designed to do (actually remove artex!!!)
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<br/>What people tend to forget is that most artex or textured coatied ceilings have been coated many times with various types of emulsion, vinyl silks being the worst as they come off like melted plastic!
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<br/>No job is the same and will vary greatly from home to home. Some will be easy and some will be a real nightmare, but there is nothing that I have found to beat this product. You are obviously scard of hard work and one of these people who expect miracles from products- Trust me there is no magic wand as far as DIY is concerned.
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★★★★★
“It is a bit pricy but excellent product certainly does...”
Written on: 06/04/2010
It is a bit pricy but excellent product certainly does the job of removing Artex from walls. Also very messy you need to cover floor with polythene for easy disposal. Would certainly purchase again. (read more)
★★★★☆
“Ok, I have used two tubs of this stuff recently and...”
Written on: 03/04/2010
Ok, I have used two tubs of this stuff recently and had serious doubt as to whether it would work or not. Well generally it did. The 1st tub I used I didnt employ the best techniques so had to work that little bit harder to srape it off. However the second time I read the reviews online and learnt from my mistakes. So to help you all out I thought i would pass on my advice;
1) If you have gloss paint on the artex forget it it will not work.
2) Make sure you score the textured finish before...
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★★★★★
“I have already left one review for eco solutions x-tex...”
Written on: 27/03/2010 by Mendy Brendy (12 reviews written)
I have already left one review for eco solutions x-tex artex remover but having bought more and used it to strip 3 other ceilings I wanted to reinforce my recommendations for this fantastic product.
Our artex pattern was sponge-applied swirls so what I did was knock off the points by pushing the blade of my long arm scraper through them; this also serves to allow the X-tex through the paint coat to soften the artex.
As with previous applications, the X-tex was applied with a large brush...
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★★★★★
“I used this to remove Polytex from my bathroon ceiling...”
Written on: 07/03/2010
I used this to remove Polytex from my bathroon ceiling and it worked extremely well. I had tried using a steamer on it but it was no use at all. X-Tex is a blue coloured gel, when I started using it I put it on as I would with paint but later I found that if you dab it on and try to leave a heavy coating it comes off a lot better. If you use this on a ceiling put plenty of cover sheets down and try to cover everything too as this just falls off at times when you're scraping it. A 2.5 litre... (read more)
★★★★★
“Thanks for all the recommendations on th is site. I...”
Written on: 03/12/2009
Thanks for all the recommendations on th is site. I used this product X-Tex whihc I found to be a life saver.
I bought it from Toolstation, and removed all the artex from my front room, which has over the years driven me mad as it scagged the kids clothes and looked awful.
I agree it is a little messey, but what isnt? when your removing stuff. I scored the top painted surface with a stanley knife, covered it with X-Tex and then covered the walls with plastic film.
Next morning I pulled...
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★★★★★
“I would highly recommend x tex I'm not a great diyer...”
Written on: 02/11/2009
I would highly recommend x tex I'm not a great diyer but this was so easy to use. After having a pretty high quote by a professional to remove artex, I heard about x tex online and thought I'd give it a go. It is so simple and easy to use. I didn't need to leave it on overnight only for an hour. With regards to the mess, yes its a bit sticky but no problem when using with newspaper or work sheets. I didn't purchase any special scraper just used what I had laying about and it did the job. (read more)
★★★★☆
“I'm used to paint stripper being nasty dangerous stuff...”
Written on: 30/10/2009
I'm used to paint stripper being nasty dangerous stuff but not X-tex. I spilt it on the floor and on my hands but no ill effects on either. And no nasty fumes. The testured paint was completely stabilised so no asbestos flakes either. Only down side was a sticky mess where the artex had been covered with a layer of acrylic paint. (read more)
★★★★☆
“Our Artex was deeply swirled and had several coats of...”
Written on: 21/08/2009
Our Artex was deeply swirled and had several coats of paint over it.
You need to break the surface of the paint with coarse sanding. It may then take two to three coats ofEco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover to get back to bare plaster. You need pallet grade stretch wrap (from Staples), a long handled 4" scraper (Hamilton or similar) from Screwfix or B&Q, for two handed scraping and a paste brush. Apply, cover with film and leave at least 4 hours, or overnight. Scrape off, and...
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★★★★★
“We used Eco Solutions X-Tex coatings remover on our...”
Written on: 14/07/2009
We used Eco Solutions X-Tex coatings remover on our living room which was covered floor to ceiling in nasty swirling artex.
We bought a 15 litre tub and as it was painted over with emulsion we covered it with plastic film and left overnight (as instructed by the very helpful lady on the technical helpline)
We used a long handled blade scraper and it came off with ease. We did have to re-apply in a few places where the product had either dried out, or where we had not applied it thickly...
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☆☆☆☆☆
“Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover was...”
Written on: 04/07/2009
Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover was poor, I tried numerous coats on a small area it hardly took the surface of. Very expensive for a poor product (read more)
☆☆☆☆☆
“Due to the expense of Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured...”
Written on: 06/05/2009 by mattsvs (1 review written)
Due to the expense of Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover I only bought it after careful consideration, and after having read the excellent reviews on this web site. Unfortunately it just didn't do what it was supposed to do.
Our lounge ceiling has a deep artex grooved fan pattern, and is about 3.5X7 metres. I suspect it's also been painted over several times as well.
Due to the large area I bought the large 25L tub for about £95.
I pasted the entire ceiling carefully and...
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Pbp's Response to mattsvs's Review
Written on: 19/05/2009
I think your problem must have been the type of paint that was coated over the artex. Now this product is the best product you can buy to remove artex, but you have to remember it is not a paint stripper and thats where your problem lies. <br/><br/>X-Tex will soften the paint, but some vinyl silks contain plastic polymers and are a real swine to remove. And of course removing anything is never an exact science. Did you try and test area first?<br/><br/>I have used this product on easy jobs and hard jobs, and yes some jobs are a nightmare, but this product does make it easier. I think you are wrong to say this product didnt do what it said on the tin as it does exactly what is says on the tin. You just had a real tough job to do.
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★★★★★
“Brilliant - I used Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured...”
Written on: 20/04/2009 by mrbailey (1 review written)
Brilliant - I used Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover on the Artex on my bathroom along with a Harris large scraper and the whole lot just 'sliced' off. I did try it with other scrapers and found it a lot harder but the blade (like a huge stanley knife blade) made it incredibly easy. I bought a second tub to finish off a bit that was left and to use on other non Artex stuff. I put it on hinges that were paint clocked left over night and next day wipped with a cloth and it had... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“There must be different grades of Artex as i used a...”
Written on: 12/04/2009 by sadkowski
There must be different grades of Artex as i used a complete large tub to remove artex from a ceiling 4.2 x 3.8 M. On time i would say 4 x 12 hour days. (read more)
Mendy Brendy's Response to 453713_sadkowski's Review
Written on: 19/07/2009
I dare say it would be longer, dirtier and even harder work if you'd used only a nail file! A wide blade. long arm scraper is the correct tool for the job.
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★★★★☆
“I have an awful lot of thick rough-patterned Artex...”
Written on: 07/04/2009
I have an awful lot of thick rough-patterned Artex which I have been fighting shy of removing for years. Used Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover on a small alcove as a starter. Easy application, pleasant smell. Even left overnight, it was not very soft. Needed a second coat.
This is going to be a long expensive process! There really is no short cut to removing this horrible stuff! To think we paid a lot of money to have it applied in the 80's!
May try a steamer or boiling water,...
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★★★★★
“I stumbled upon this product after searching for tips...”
Written on: 28/02/2009 by Mendy Brendy (12 reviews written)
I stumbled upon this product after searching for tips on how to plaster over our horrible artex. I then came across this website and was encouraged by the good reviews so bought it online at Toolstation.com for just £22.64 with free delivery.
I ordered it on Thursday and it arrived by courier today (Friday), then got straight to work.
A 2.5 litre tub of Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover was more than enough to cover a 2.5m x 3m ceiling and having read a few of the reviews...
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★★★★★
“Softened the paint & the artex in one overnight process ”
Written on: 22/01/2009 by franny02 (1 review written)
Softened the paint & the artex in one overnight process
No fumes
No skin burns
Easy to apply Used this product and bought it on mail order on the net...cleared 3 rooms of this horrible artex. painted it on and covered it with cling film and left it overnight. it loosened the paint over the top and then re-applyed to take off the artex underneath.
it was messy, but what isnt?
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★★★★★
“I have tried lots of different methods and Eco...”
Written on: 15/12/2008
I have tried lots of different methods and Eco Solutions is by far the best. Yes, it makes a mess but put plastics sheeting down & throw it all away when finished. If there are lots of layers of paint on the artex you may need to apply a second coat to some areas but the longer you leave the x tex, the easier artex comes off. I used a long handled sharp blade scraper - excellent (read more)
★★★★★
“We had Artex on our chimney breast and alcoves. We...”
Written on: 17/07/2008 by helent40 (1 review written)
We had Artex on our chimney breast and alcoves. We thought we would never get it off! This Eco Solutions X-Tex product is amazing we painted it on and leave it over night the next morning we used scrapers with blades in and it just peeled off! Fantastic! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“I bought the Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings...”
Written on: 24/09/2007 by littlenick65 (1 review written)
I bought the Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover to remove the Artex from a bedroom ceiling (approximately 2.4m x 2.1m. A little too small an area to get the plasterer in to skim, as I had done before. The Artex was not thick, but quite thin. I bought a tub of 2.5 litres, costing approximately £26 with p&p. It was applied in a temperature not exceeding 19C. After reading the instructions I brushed the gel on to the Artexed ceiling thickly, and waited for about an hour before... (read more)
Pbp's Response to littlenick65's Review
Written on: 18/10/2007
After using Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover, and reading the instructions it is clear that it will remove 'ARTEX' after an hour no problem, but most Artex has been painted many times with vinyl emulsion or matt emulsion, and as the product will remove the paint, it can be a two part process and might take longer. ALWAYS DO A TEST AREA FIRST! It makes sense doesn't it?
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339957_Sarah Jr's Response to littlenick65's Review
Written on: 23/01/2008
The problem you had experienced with a laytex type material was vinyl emulsion which had been applied over the artex, so really you were trying to remove the paint before it got on the artex. If you had applied this X-tex to just artex it would have come off in minutes, but many people paint over artex many times with emulsions and one of the worst is vinyl silk which has plasticisers in it.
An over night application and covering with film would have been the answer and it would have flown off.
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★★★★★
“I would recommend Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured...”
Written on: 20/07/2007 by pappilon (1 review written)
I would recommend Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover to all my friends. (read more)
★★★★★
“A really great product, excellent value for money. We...”
Written on: 05/03/2007 by freyasutherland (1 review written)
A really great product, excellent value for money. We painted it on our hallway, and then left it covered in pallet wrap (giant cling-film) overnight. Early next morning, the artex scraped off with ease, taking us back to the original plaster. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Have tried 4 coats and it still will not scrape artex...”
Written on: 19/02/2007 by june1098 (1 review written)
Have tried 4 coats and it still will not scrape artex off. Bought a heavy duty scraper and even scored the walls and still only comes of in little bits and is very hard going. We bought the big container at £100. Any ideas what to do next? (read more)
Helen Of Troy's Response to june1098's Review
Written on: 28/02/2007
I thought about buying this stuff but decided against it as it could only be bought on the net. It is a lot of money to fork out if, like what happened to you, it doesn't work. We have a problem with textured walls in our house and have been struggling to remove it little by little with a steamer. The largest part we think we may have to plasterboard. So I too would be very interested to see if anyone else has any ideas!
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Pbp's Response to june1098's Review
Written on: 03/04/2007
Hi. I saw you had problem with the X-Tex product. I also had a problem in one of my rooms and found that it was because the artex was painted over many times with emulsions.
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<br/>I had to remove the paint before I could get to the artex. The same product did remove the paint, but I had to leave it overnight and cover it with plastic film. I then used a long handle blade scraper and it came off okay. I had to repeat this once more without using the film this time to get back to plaster.
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<br/>I have tried steaming and other solvent products and find this to be the best. Stripping anything off is not the same everytime as I sure found out when three rooms cleaned off really easily and one didn't. But I honestly feel that this product was the best bet by far.
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★★★★★
“I recently purchased a product called X-Tex to remove...”
Written on: 28/02/2006 by Pbp (2 reviews written)
I recently purchased a product called X-Tex to remove my awful artex on the walls of my house. I found this product online and am amazed it is not in the big diy stores. I brushed it on and left it over night. The next day came in and scraped it all off with ease. It says that it keeps the artex wet or damp at all times in case it contains asbestos (pre 1985). (read more)
Helen Of Troy's Response to Pbp's Review
Written on: 31/08/2006
Thanks for that info, it is something we will be looking into soon. Not sure if this is artex or polyripple but some bright spark put it all over the lounge walls and the hall, stairs and landing in our house! Before we bought it of course. We have only been able to paint over it so there's a few layers of paint to come off with it too! I agree, we have found nothing to remove it in any DIY store. Tried sanding a bit of it once. What a mess! Gave that up! If anyone else reading this knows of a DIY store selling anything like this to remove the horrible stuff, Please let us know?!
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Pbp's Response to Pbp's Review
Written on: 04/09/2006
Hi Helen. Yes this X-Tex product will remove any type of textured coating. It is not available in any of the big stores and to be honest all other textured coating removers I have come accross have nasties in them. If you type in X-Tex into Goolge you will bring up a few e-retailers that you can buy it from..Good Luck...
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Andrewchivers's Response to stevewonderwhere's Review
Written on: 13/12/2012
Hi Steve
Sorry to hear that X-Tex didn't work as well as you originally thought, but would like to explain that X-Tex is designed to removed artex and textured coatings and of course these coatings have mostly been painted over the years with many coats of emulsion.
This makes the removal time longer and as suggested on our label that this can be done overnight using plastic film to force the product down through the substrate. An overnight process can remove all of the paint and soften the artex in one single application.