Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

Thanks Steve

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:44:20 +0000 (UTC), "Steve Burrows"
babbled like a waterfall and said:

Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

Thanks Steve

Cif cream from the supermarket, or the proper stuff from the upvc
suppliers, but these cleaners work by removing plastic, so you can't
use them all that often.

"EricP" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:44:20 +0000 (UTC), "Steve Burrows"
babbled like a waterfall and said:

Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and
water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

Thanks Steve

Cif cream from the supermarket, or the proper stuff from the upvc
suppliers, but these cleaners work by removing plastic, so you can't
use them all that often.


I've found those new Flash Erasers to work well on grubby uPVC. Whether or
not they would be man enough for this job I couldn't say but they are less
likely to remove plastic than Cif.

HTH

Mark

My other half picked up the spray and wipes from B&Q the other day.
Not very effective. The slightly grubby frames came up ok but the
really grotty ones needed hot soapy water and a sponge scourer. I also
tried the B&Q decorators wipes (which are supposed to remove glue
deposits etc) and they were more effective than the PVC stuff.
Particulary effective at removing the marks left where the windows
overlap the actual frame.

Funnily enough the decorators wipes were amazing a removing the castrol
gtx type lubricant that the previous owners had used on the moving
parts of the windows and was totally gunked up. They cleaned that
straight off.

As it is the frames never came up good as new but clean enough. I dont
think the previous owners had ever cleaned them or had a window cleaner
round for the windows either.

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:44:20 +0000 (UTC), "Steve Burrows"
wrote:

Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

Sandtex do a uPVC restorer and a cleaner. Supposed to be fit for
purpose but I've no experience of using them. Available from Crown Dec
Centres.

Steve Burrows wrote:
Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

Thanks Steve

Aldi have uPVC cleaner for patio furniture and window frames for .99p

worth a try ?



RT

Hi Steve
Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

If you can find it in smaller quantities, a chemical called Traffic Film
Remover works like magic.

Try Yellow Pages - Cleaning Machines - Industrial and find a company that
specialises in high pressure cleaners.

Dave

Mark Spice wrote:
I've found those new Flash Erasers to work well on grubby uPVC. Whether or
not they would be man enough for this job I couldn't say but they are less
likely to remove plastic than Cif.

Aye - Flash cleans uPVC windows withoot scrartchin...

which will be meaningless to anyone who's not as old as me. (And to Mary
'televisually challenged' Fisher of course.)

David

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:44:20 +0000 (UTC), "Steve Burrows"
wrote:

Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

Thanks Steve


Get Thomson uPVC restorer from B&Q. Brilliant Stuff!! rub on with a
damp cloth, wait a couple of mins and then buff it dry. The plastic is
like new. Even cleans the sealant between windows and the doors.

I used it on my windows which (according to the neighbours) have been
in 15 years.

It's a bit like T-Cut for cars.

Steve

"Steve Burrows" wrote in message
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Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

Thanks Steve

Many thanks to you all. I will give some a go. When they fitted the windows
they used some kind of chemical cleaner that was really strong smelling. No
idea what it was but it could knock you out.

Thanks once again much appreciated

Steve

Steve Burrows wrote:
"Steve Burrows" wrote in message
...

Not the glass the actual plastic. They are black and normal soap and water
wont bring them up. Any ideas on the best stuff to use?

Thanks Steve


Many thanks to you all. I will give some a go. When they fitted the windows
they used some kind of chemical cleaner that was really strong smelling. No
idea what it was but it could knock you out.

Thanks once again much appreciated

Steve

I have some of that at school. If you want, I can take a look at the
name and post it here if you want.
It smells that bad, I had to move it to an outside store room :-(

Dave