I see that the original Nitromors is back on sale (in Aldi). I know it was removed from sale due to EU rules.
I'm guessing we can buy it again due to Brexit?
And to think that I voted remain....if only I had known!
It is currently 29 Mar 2024, 11:10
Eric the Viking wrote:It *is* available (well stuff using methylene chloride is, if not the exact same formula), but only to professional furniture restorers. I can't see it being permitted on the DIY market again because of the risks of the manufacturer being sued (and anyway I don't think the regs have changed since the EU).
I've been mourning its passing myself recently, as I'm doing a horrible repair job on a shower cubicle, and being able to recycle some of the tiles I've taken off would be reassuring (I have sufficient unused ones for the repair, but not an excess). Original Nitromors was excellent in removing ready-mixed tile cement, but that's down to the methylene chloride I think. That said, it didn't do plastic drains any favours!
In the 1980s it was still made by Wilcot, across town from here in Staple Hill (Bristol). I used to buy trichlorethelene from them back in the day too, in 1 gallon containers. I'm not sure who bought them, but the plant is long gone now.
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