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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: domestic bliss on February 26, 2008, 05:58:03 pm

Title: removal of window stickers
Post by: domestic bliss on February 26, 2008, 05:58:03 pm

I am at the moment trying to remove stickers of of newly fitted double glazing windows.  This is one of my regular cleaning jobs but recently they have had alot of building work done including the windows being fitted.  I have used a pva solvent cleaner that the builder gave me to use but it cleans the plaster off and everything else but not the stickers.  Advice please! ???

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: BDCS on February 26, 2008, 06:04:04 pm

I use prochem citrus gel or amberclens label remover - for other products search past threads as its come up before

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: mk1 on February 26, 2008, 06:17:42 pm

tar and glue remover from our supplier.............or brake cleaner from a motorist center works fine but the windows take a lot more work to get em clean if you use the brake cleaner  ;) ;)

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: Dean Aspects on February 26, 2008, 06:23:59 pm

Wet the area with a cloth then use a window cleaners scrapper(ettore/unger)
then scrape in one direction keeping the blade on the glass at about 30/40 degrees so you dont scratch the glass wiping all the time with the wet cloth remember only in one direction so you dont catch anything under the blade and scratch the glass

Dean

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: pro-clean on February 26, 2008, 06:46:29 pm

t-cut ;)

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: martin19842 on February 26, 2008, 07:39:34 pm

hi there

for really tough stuff, toluene is a chemical that will really shift it.  but its pretty lethal stuff

regards

martin

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: domestic bliss on February 26, 2008, 09:37:06 pm

Thanks everyone!! ;D

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: Ian Rochester on February 26, 2008, 09:56:43 pm

Extracta's multi-solvent cleaner is the dogs dangly bits, along with an unger mini scraper and regular new blades.

Scrape off the worst, spray with multi solv, wipe with towel, gone.

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: drive surgeon on February 28, 2008, 06:23:15 pm

yes i heard its good too! ;D

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: The Great One on February 28, 2008, 06:31:19 pm

Hi

As the other guys say, buy a scraper, cost about £1.99 in a hardware store.

The the residue can be taken off with a scourer and saopy water.

Buff up with window product and kitchen towel.

Regards

Martin 8)

Title: Re: removal of window stickers
Post by: sam1975 on March 04, 2008, 07:59:21 pm

citrus cleaner
green pad
no worries