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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Tony Edwards on July 30, 2016, 01:09:23 pm

Title: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: Tony Edwards on July 30, 2016, 01:09:23 pm
Ok so tried this on fascia to remove ivy sucker marks:

Diluted hypo
Neat hypo
Brick acid
Low and high pressure jet washing
CIF and brush
Razor blade
Scourer
Sandpaper !

Any other ideas taking hours !!
Title: Re: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: chris scott on July 30, 2016, 02:05:44 pm
Farecla G3  and a formica pad  maybe ?
Title: Re: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: Smurf on July 30, 2016, 04:46:42 pm
Blast the fook out out it with a turbo nozzle worked for me...yehaa!  ;D
Always best if yer going to use this methods is to make sure the property owner is not about though as is a very cowboy aproach but seems to work well enough.  Well that's until you start damaging stuff like plastic trim etc goes flying off.

Was not me honest guv  ;D ;D
Title: Re: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: Smurf on July 30, 2016, 05:03:57 pm
Steam also works too  ;)

Any woody bits still tangled around the gutters or worked its way under sofitts, tiles etc really has to be removed by hand still.
Title: Re: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: Smudger on July 30, 2016, 05:13:58 pm
Cheaper and easier to replace

Darran
Title: Re: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: Smurf on July 30, 2016, 06:10:00 pm
Maybe what you would charge to remove it might well be  ;D ;D

RUN Forest RUN!!! ... Some jobs are not worth the hassle for sure smudger ;)
Title: Re: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: Tony Edwards on July 30, 2016, 06:16:29 pm
Blast the fook out out it with a turbo nozzle worked for me...yehaa!  ;D
Always best if yer going to use this methods is to make sure the property owner is not about though as is a very cowboy aproach but seems to work well enough.  Well that's until you start damaging stuff like plastic trim etc goes flying off.

Was not me honest guv  ;D ;D

Tried turbo nozzle but no joy as there comes a point where you think its going to rip the thing apart !
Title: Re: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: Smurf on July 30, 2016, 06:40:32 pm
Blast the fook out out it with a turbo nozzle worked for me...yehaa!  ;D
Always best if yer going to use this methods is to make sure the property owner is not about though as is a very cowboy aproach but seems to work well enough.  Well that's until you start damaging stuff like plastic trim etc goes flying off.

Was not me honest guv  ;D ;D

Tried turbo nozzle but no joy as there comes a point where you think its going to rip the thing apart !

Try a steamer then instead as I know it works ok on plastics
Title: Re: ivy sucker removal help
Post by: Smurf on July 30, 2016, 06:46:47 pm
Or if you happen to have a spare 7 ish k including a decent generator then one of these would work too.
https://www.restorative-products.com/products/thermatech

Sadly I don't so had to do part of a job with a vax steamer which seemed to take forever still.... I told you I was a cowboy   ;D