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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: A Gartland on June 18, 2011, 07:00:24 pm

Title: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: A Gartland on June 18, 2011, 07:00:24 pm

Hi. Has anyone successfully cleaned sticker-residue off brown pvc. I have a customer who left the installation film on a door frame for too long. When peeled off, it left the residue behind.
The brown pvc has a textured skin unlike the white, so I need to get the right stuff, if indeed there is any, that will take it off.
Thanks

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: unclebuck on June 18, 2011, 07:33:28 pm

Try solvent cleaner

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: mac74 on June 18, 2011, 07:37:13 pm

AUTOGYLM tar remover is great - halfords 5-6 pound

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: A Gartland on June 18, 2011, 07:43:09 pm

cheers - v fast - i did try solvent cleaner but this stuff is stubborn and i am v wary of damaging. Have also tried an old bottle of halfords bug n tar remover, but that's not to say it had gone off

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: unclebuck on June 18, 2011, 07:54:11 pm

Send me your email address and mob i have stuff i used on a job, adhesive was on windows and frames for over a  year on a nursing home with over 300 windows inside and out to be cleaned if i had not had this i would have been doing the job at a loss due to the time factor getting it done ,worse job ever .

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: unclebuck on June 18, 2011, 07:58:11 pm

Sorry meant to say would have been worse job ever only this stuff pulled me out of a hole big time.

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: A Gartland on June 18, 2011, 08:07:11 pm

thanks - i dont know how to do the messaging thing person to person but i am at mgacleaning@hotmail.com

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: unclebuck on June 18, 2011, 08:35:53 pm

Will send you email shortly

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: Matt Gibson on June 18, 2011, 08:37:30 pm

Get a bottle of eucalyptus oil from boots (or any pharmacy) and use it on a rag. It'll budge it..

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: gary.templeton on June 21, 2011, 05:28:08 pm

WD 40 takes it off

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: sgibsoncleaning on June 21, 2011, 05:55:24 pm

i use wd40 on door steps where the stickers get left on. brilliant stuff

Title: Re: Sticker residue on brown pvc
Post by: Londoner on June 22, 2011, 08:24:16 am

White spirit gets most things off