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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: johns window kleen on May 26, 2009, 08:49:46 am

Title: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: johns window kleen on May 26, 2009, 08:49:46 am

I promised a lady that I would remove a serious amount of limescale form two windows, caused by a leaking overflow pipe just above them. They are seriously furred up, must have been leaking for a long time, and I just wanted some tips on the best stuff to get it off,as quickly as possible.
Previously Ive shaved off with the poo scraper, which does work, but takes ages.

What do you guys use on these?

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: cybersye on May 26, 2009, 09:34:08 am

put some limescale remover (like you use on shower heads and taps ) in a spray bottle and try that with a scraper.

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: RO-Sheen on May 26, 2009, 11:38:48 am

I've never tried it but the 2 ladies from 'How clean is your house' used to swear by using white vinegar to remove limescale and at about 29p for supermarket own brand it is worth a try!

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: johns window kleen on May 26, 2009, 12:00:54 pm

Cheers i've got some white vinegar in the cupboard so I'll give that a go first, looks like its gonna stop raining in a minute or two,so i'l give it a bash.
Thanks.
 :)

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: DaveG on May 26, 2009, 07:35:33 pm

Viakal, but the vinegar has got to be worth a go at that price!!

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: LWC on May 26, 2009, 07:48:00 pm

i have found Ettores Water Spot Remover superb,

http://www.deerso.net/Ettore-30161-Water-Spot-Remover/M/B001I61QR6.htm?traffic_src=GB&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=GB&id=uk

Fantastic stuff, and makes you have arms like popeye lo

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: lee_dewing on May 26, 2009, 08:00:49 pm

I use lime-lite trigger spray for most.

Spray on leave for a few mins,

then soap up with mop and squeegee off.

Crystal clear 550 is very good i've used on windows with concrete surrounds that marks would just not come off.
WARNING: someone one here said they damaged a window using this and had to pay to replace pane.

but my experience is it was very good.( from windowcleancentre)
Lee

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: ftp on May 26, 2009, 08:10:11 pm

That was me  ::) didn't replace it but did ruin it. It does funny things to glass too, like making it hydrophylic - water beads like mad afterwards and shows every wipe mark where it was applied by the way the beads form. Seems to dry off ok in the end.

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: lee_dewing on May 26, 2009, 09:11:02 pm

oohh :o

Title: Re: Quickest / Best way to remove Limescale?
Post by: GWCS on May 27, 2009, 12:45:07 pm

Make sure you get a damage waiver signed first.. No point trying to help out if you stuff it up :P

I do that for anything i do - paint removal, white spot etc.

Not guaranteed to work 100%, and cannot guarantee no damage.