X Tex a very last resort

Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover
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Hubster65's review of Eco Solutions X-Tex Textured Coatings Remover

“X Tex a very last resort”

★★★☆☆

written by Hubster65 on 05/11/2015

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.....

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Andrewchivers's Response to Hubster65's Review

Written on: 25/11/2015

I am sorry to some negative things about this product. Of course using a product that removes a coating will in fact remove any type of coating it falls onto! so covering these things would be common sense?

The best way is to cover with plastic sheeting, then cover with lots of layers of newspaper. Then as the softened artex falls to the floor wrap the newspaper up and then keep putting more newspaper down.

X-Tex encapsulates Artex (which in pre 1985 coatings contains asbestos fibres) so it keeps the coating damp at all times which prevent any asbestos fibres from becoming airborne, so it will be sticky and messy.

The coverage is an approximation based on two coats of artex, and we cannot give exacts as every coating is different. You will also find emulsion.

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