Let me say from the outset that this product does remove artex, but, for me, at an unwelcome cost in time, mess and money. The tub is ludicrously overpriced and only covers a limited area. It was advised by the company who were very helpful when I rang them that I would do best to cover what I had painted with polythene and leave overnight. Sticking the polythene on proved to be a task in itself. Might be better with walls rather then ceilings? The scrapings are messy and rather like chewing gum! On balance, I achieved similar results with elbow grease and a sharp scraper. My third star is rather flattering to the product but at least it wasn't useless at removing artex. If you're strong a determined and your space involved isn't to large, avoid it!

Bought this as it looked like an easy solution instead of boarding over hallway textured ceiling (boarding not an option as coving & spotlights in place etc). Covered wooden floor with plastic sheeting. X Tex went on ok, and waited about an hour. Started scraping off and it was hard work. Debris fell off scraper onto me, step ladder and floor. Worked in about 2ft square at a time. Moved ladder and slipped on the mess it was creating. Sheeting tore, debris ended up underneath it. Tried cloth sheets and this was just as bad. Trainer soles got coated....Carried on..... Come to clean up and this is as bad as Nitromors but luckily it's not caustic. Ended up scraping stuff off of the floor then plenty of hot soapy water, elbow grease and on hands and knees. And it fell everywhere, walls and doors needed cleaning but back to the floor... I'll now have to sand and re-varnish as the damp stuff started stripping the varnish off. If you've got carpet, then be prepared to buy a new one. It creates a real mess and doesn't really work as well as is advertised. 2.5ltrs covered 4' x15' just! So quite dear for what it is. Now, I'm a blooming good DIYer so would I recommend it? only if you're out of other options or you're a decorator who likes hard work and a lot of cleaning up...find another option. On a positive note, I've cleaned out the tub and will use it as a paint kettle in the future.....

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.

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, which I have done in the past