Auto Paint Avis 

This is a family run supplier of automotive paints and accessories. I have used them in the past where they have been very helpful and friendly to me as a non professional. I have recently purchased aerosol paints etc in order to renovate an old motorbike back to a high standard. I am very impressed with their products, service and competitive prices. I have no affiliation with their company other than being a customer. I would recommend them to anyone.

Purchased 5L of Starchem Synstryp paint stripper. This stuff is supposed to contain Dichloromethane which is VERY good for paint stripping. The container arrived looking like a balloon (swelled from heat?). Also the container was only about 2 3rds full. The stripper had no odour, and only softened the top layer of paint - it didn't bubble like it should. I found some Nitromors which did a way better job - Synstryp should seriously outperform Nitromors, so there was clearly a problem with the stuff I received. I spoke with a friend who knows about these things and he said the stripper had likely "gassed off" due to heat in stroage/transit, rendering it almost useless, as the key elements had evaporated. I'm convinced the product was faulty, but when I raised this with Auto-Paint St Helens and they really weren't interested and simply dismissed my comments. Very disappointing and a waste of time & money. BTW: their website shows "Customer Feedback" but doesn't have an option for entering your own feedback and seems only to show selected comments (hence, I'm writing here)