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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mark dew on November 14, 2006, 06:07:19 pm

Title: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: mark dew on November 14, 2006, 06:07:19 pm

I did a barn conversion today for 1st time and i wfp'ed it then went around with a scraper to get paint and what i think is silicon off.
There were blotches of it all over the windows.
The scraper got paint off but just moved the silicon over the glass. It makes them look smeared around the edges.
Is there a solvent or anything i can put on a cloth or something to run over the glass which will lift it off?

cheers

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: jeff1 on November 14, 2006, 06:10:38 pm

silicon remover from a builders merchant or from screwfix direct.

Comes in tube's you can put in an applicator gun.

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: batterbee on November 14, 2006, 06:34:45 pm

Hi Mark

I use this solvent upvc cleaner www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=101757&ts=28736&id=93464 (http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=101757&ts=28736&id=93464) excellent stuff, very potent try a small area first & don't use on coloured upvc, it will take the colour off.

John

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: mark dew on November 14, 2006, 06:58:25 pm

cheers lads

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: Pat Purcell on November 14, 2006, 07:51:32 pm

White Spirits

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: stephen d on November 14, 2006, 11:23:15 pm

we use oil-flo which is very good from FWC www.f-w-c.co.uk

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: Mr.G on November 15, 2006, 12:28:00 am

I use white spirit, a decorator showed me that tip.

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: pjulk on November 15, 2006, 12:28:47 am

I just use a scraper


Paul

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: stephen d on November 15, 2006, 08:43:31 am

just a scraper will not get rid of all traces of silicon and the less scraping involved reduces the risk of damaged glass-the amount of scratched windows we see from people who obviously dont know how to use a scraper properly never ceases to amaze me

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: Moderator David@stives on November 15, 2006, 10:23:33 am

steel wool or scraper and talcum powder works well, thats how they do it mostly in the states

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: pjulk on November 15, 2006, 06:12:43 pm

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just a scraper will not get rid of all traces of silicon

I beg to differ.

I do loads of builders cleans and to get silicon off we use a scraper and there is nothing left once were done.

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less scraping involved reduces the risk of damaged glass

The only time you will scratch the glass is if you don't know how to use a scraper properly.
I do agree with you though and have seen results where people have gone mad with a scraper and scratched the glass


Paul

Title: Re: what gets silicon off windows??
Post by: Pat Purcell on November 15, 2006, 08:56:58 pm

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The only time you will scratch the glass is if you don't know how to use a scraper properly.
I do agree with you though and have seen results where people have gone mad with a scraper and scratched the glass


Paul

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Even if you use a scraper properly( scrape in one direction and take the scraper of the glass to start again)on certain kinds of glass you can  still leave scraches, examples of this would be tempered glass with fabricating debris or glass with a coating on the exterior surface