al wrote in message
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Been using paint stripper today to remove some ancient paint from my
garage
frame. Not a pleasant experience - damn messy stuff and it burns if you
don't notice it drop on your skin!!

So ... I'm now looking for an electric stripper ) .. and yes, we're
still talking about paint!

Dropped into HomeBase on the way home and they only had a single brand
there. Can't remember what it was but I'd never heard of it. It cost £15
and was 1500W. Didn't buy it as it looked a bit crap!

My question is what you get for money - should I pay more for a better one
elsewhere? Is it just a case of any old one will do? If quality matter,
any advice on what to get? I don't want to spend too much as I won't be
doing a huge amount with it. Just occasional refresh work.



a


Buy the cheap one. My cheapie has been abused summat rotten for years and
years and is still going strong. There's nowt in 'em so cost doesn't
correlate with quality.
I'd also add, that nowadays, the old adage about quality tools being pricey
doesn't generally apply. I could scream at the number of times I've come
across people who won't touch the Chinese imports because they have fixation
that a cheap price means an inferior product. (sheep
They'll spend hundreds on a DeWalt tool to be used only occasionally and
then snottily condescend upon DIYers who actually do the biz using tools
they know from hard personal experience to be of lasting value.
From an engineering POV, just compare the flimsy mouldings and poor
metalwork of a Bosch router with the overall much higher quality Chinese
imports offered at a quarter of the price.
regards
john