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Title: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: CLEANGLASSUK on April 28, 2011, 06:27:15 pm
Does anyone no of any way to get stains left from lead flashing off glass ?
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: Tom White on April 28, 2011, 06:41:13 pm
I used a scraper blade.  It's a pain, but you only have to do it the once.  You get this on brand new leaded windows (or at least it's where I saw it).
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: Spruce on April 28, 2011, 06:45:55 pm
Does anyone no of any way to get stains left from lead flashing off glass ?

Someone on here said that the best thing was de-icer. I bought some yesterday in our local motor factors to try. Got some really funny looks when I said there was another freezing spell on the way and didn't want to get caught short.  ;D ;D ;D
Now to find some stained glass to try it on.
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: CLEANGLASSUK on April 28, 2011, 06:47:18 pm
surely there must be something in the trade that traditional guy's use  ??? the windows that need cleaning are not accessible from the ground only a water fed would reach.
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: bad trippy on April 28, 2011, 06:55:47 pm
The very best thing to get this harsh stain out quickly is urine.
Take some some urine with you in a coke bottle or the like, best thing for lead staining
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: colin purewater on April 28, 2011, 08:29:38 pm
The very best thing to get this harsh stain out quickly is urine.
Take some some urine with you in a coke bottle or the like, best thing for lead staining
how did you find this out???????????
or is i like when some one found out you could get milk from a cow!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: Spruce on April 28, 2011, 08:50:08 pm
The very best thing to get this harsh stain out quickly is urine.
Take some some urine with you in a coke bottle or the like, best thing for lead staining
how did you find this out???????????
or is i like when some one found out you could get milk from a cow!! ;D ;D ;D

bet he was just pi$$ing about.
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: Frankybadboy on April 28, 2011, 08:50:33 pm
The very best thing to get this harsh stain out quickly is urine.
Take some some urine with you in a coke bottle or the like, best thing for lead staining
how did you find this out???????????
or is i like when some one found out you could get milk from a cow!! ;D ;D ;D
well colin trippy as said this before so i like a idiot done it and was really surpised by the result. ;) ;)

and its free
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: elite mike on April 28, 2011, 09:21:11 pm
are you taking the p i s s  ;D
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: Alan McTernan on April 28, 2011, 09:34:42 pm
I tried the urine on windows today!

Worked a treat!!















But found it hard balancing on the window sill while holding my old chap in one hand ;D
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: mike1986 on April 28, 2011, 10:35:19 pm
ive found using JML's doktor power very good for removing stains like this.you can buy in tesco's asda etc. Also you can get pretty much any stain off P.VC. cOST ABOUT £5.00 A tub and will prob last you a year!
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: mci services on April 28, 2011, 10:41:28 pm
I usually look at the stain and shake my head and say nothing will move that except a specialist chemical, I can order it in and try, but be aware whatever has caused the stain it will happen again, and the chemical will be around £20 plus my time ect, at this point they say just leave it, just thought it would take a minute with some magic formula you made up :D but if they they say yes whatever it costs just do it, then I will try get an answer, so far it hasn't happened yet.
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: Tom White on April 28, 2011, 10:56:09 pm
I usually look at the stain and shake my head and say nothing will move that except a specialist chemical, I can order it in and try, but be aware whatever has caused the stain it will happen again, and the chemical will be around £20 plus my time ect, at this point they say just leave it, just thought it would take a minute with some magic formula you made up :D but if they they say yes whatever it costs just do it, then I will try get an answer, so far it hasn't happened yet.

Very good!  ;D
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: Londoner on April 28, 2011, 11:17:35 pm
Don't leave it in a fanta bottle on the dashboard. My kids will drink anything left in the van. Then you have to explain to the wife why they are throwing up all over the place.
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: mci services on April 28, 2011, 11:34:20 pm
By the way the reason urine is good is because it is full of ammonia ;) if you store it for a while it gets better at cleaning.
Title: Re: How to remove stains on glass from lead flashing
Post by: Frankybadboy on April 29, 2011, 06:27:41 am
this is what i use as well as the p

http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/soap/titan-mineral-deposit-remover.html

or this
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/soap/titan-crystal-500-1-litre.html