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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: steve hamblett on May 13, 2014, 07:53:39 pm

Title: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: steve hamblett on May 13, 2014, 07:53:39 pm
Have some staining on conny roof, which is clear glass, guess its lead oxide. Anyone know what will get it off?
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: Smudger on May 13, 2014, 08:09:48 pm
Not a lot, it's usually etched into the glass if it's that bad,
Best I've tried for hard stains is winsol

Darran
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: SB Cleaning on May 13, 2014, 09:51:16 pm
As Smudger said it will be very hard to get off
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: Ste M on May 13, 2014, 09:52:55 pm
i had a similar thing and used rub out. it got 90% off
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: Dave Willis on May 13, 2014, 10:04:41 pm
Who stocks rub out?

I have Winsol and have been hugely unimpressed with it over the years. Never works for me on anything.
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: Ste M on May 13, 2014, 10:08:57 pm
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/RUB20.html
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: davids3511 on May 13, 2014, 11:04:17 pm
Be really careful. Usually clear glass conny roofs are self cleaning. Anything manly enough to take the lead off will also damage the coating on the glass.
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: steve hamblett on May 14, 2014, 07:45:47 am
thanks for replies, I'll just tell them what's available and warn them of dangers. cheers
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: kurt on May 14, 2014, 11:29:08 pm
Some one told me to use white vinager. It worked a treat .
Title: Re: lead stains on conny roof
Post by: rosskesava on May 14, 2014, 11:58:56 pm
If the stains have been there for a while, they've formed a compound with the glass called lead carbonate and no, it doesn't come off.

Recent stains might to some degree but older ones, nope, and white vinegar won't touch it because the chemical compound is too stable.