Whilst removing paint with a paint stripper is an easy process that anyone can follow, it can be lengthy and will require a lot of patience. The only issue is that it’s understandably very potent, so be prepared for some quite strong chemical smell while it’s working, and be sure to ventilate the room you're working in.

In terms of its consistency, the formula is gel-based which makes it ideal for applying to vertical surfaces and ensuring that it doesn’t drip off whilst the reduced evaporation rate ensures efficient paint stripping. It’s a non-drip gel formula which makes it ideal for application on doors and other interior wood surfaces and also has a solid coverage of between 2 – 5m²/L. Removing paint with a heat gun is perhaps the most effective method, but it’s a quite slow and lengthy process. This particular paint stripper can penetrate it’s way through up to 12 coats of paint with just one application. This makes it one of the strongest paint strippers available. Polycell’s Maximum Strength Paint Stripper is a paste consistency which means, like gel-based strippers, is non-drip. It’s also incredibly easy to use with Polycell giving it a 1/5 on the difficulty scale.

Where to use

When looking for the best paint stripper for wood, you’ll want to find something that is tough on paint and varnish but avoids doing harm to the wooden surface. That’s where Liberon come in.

When the paint starts to bubble and blister you can start scraping off the old coats of paint with a scraper If you’ve got a surface that has acquired many layers of paint over the years, you’re probably going to need something a bit stronger than what we’ve listed so far. For these sort of jobs, we’d highly recommend Polycell’s Maximum Strength Paint Stripper. Stripping a surface of old paint can be achieved using a variety of different products and techniques but which one is best? Liberon’s Fine Wood Stripper is great for use on anything from interior doors to antique pieces of furniture. The efficient formula spares you from having to roughly scrape off old paint thus saving damage to your surfaces.If you don’t have the patience to remove paint via sanding or heat, the only option is to invest in a quality paint stripper. Whilst you can simply sand down a surface coated with varnish to remove it, sometimes the built up is too extensive and that’s where Nitromors comes in. Nitromors is suitable for use where paint and varnish layers have been built up over the years and works by causing bubbling and blistering that’s easy to scrape off. The heat gun removes the paint effortlessly by softening and swelling it. Just hold the heat gun directly towards the surface at a distance of about 10cm. You’ll notice when the paint will start to detach itself from the wood and at this stage, just use the putty knife to scrape it off.