Ionic/de-odourising paint in the UK?

[gubar]

Hi,

does anyone know if products like this actually work at removing old pet/smoking odours?

And if so can you buy this in the UK?

Thanks,

g

Link:

http://www.ionicpaint.com/techedit.html

 

[Grenage]

I can tell you from reading the first paragraph of that link, that it's a bunch of twaddle.

About the only way to get rid of such smells is to remove or clean the source.

 

[misterhelpful]

Absolute nonsense IMO. How can a powder that essentially becomes locked into a cured paint possibly affect the quality of the air or reduce odours?
Maybe in scientifically controlled circumstances there would be some minor differences to the atmosphere, which would allow the product to be sold as such, but in reality I can't see it making any difference whatsoever.

I can't imagine many shops/merchants with paint mixing facilities would be too obliging in adding this kind of thing to their products and then ensuring it has run on the shaker for long enough to be mixed correctly. If it isn't mixed in correctly then the manufacturers would blame you if it didn't work (easy get out for them). Any paint additives that I have used have always been my responsibility, mixed in by myself and never by the merchant. On top of that, the additive is more than likely to void any product guarantee of the paint which it is added to.

I've never seen or heard of anything like that in this country so, at a price of £20 per sachet, plus whatever shipping costs, import taxes and duties, etc., are added, I would rather save my money. Also, if this kind of product did work, I would imagine the EU would be making it mandatory to be incorporated into all of our paints by now - they seem to have done everything else to it!!

 

[gubar]

Thanks for the replies guys. I will avoid this product and remove the smells in other ways

thanks again

g