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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sparklebright on September 20, 2009, 11:30:27 am

Title: WD40 on windows
Post by: sparklebright on September 20, 2009, 11:30:27 am
The Primark store I clean has had it's Stainless Steel with WD40 among other things.
I'm WFP but do trad too.

What best to get it off, it makes the squeegee smear.
Very hot & soapy maybe? :-\
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: Dean Taberner on September 20, 2009, 12:00:09 pm
Put a brick through the window in the night and the next time you clean it the problem will have gone ;D ;D
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: sparklebright on September 20, 2009, 12:09:11 pm
 ;D
Tempting
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: wizard on September 20, 2009, 12:36:49 pm
us diluted tfr then clean as normal
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: DaveG on September 20, 2009, 12:43:32 pm
white spirit does the trick :)
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: sparklebright on September 20, 2009, 01:05:33 pm
us diluted tfr then clean as normal
Forgive my ignorance, but what is TFR?
Cheers
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: dean123 on September 20, 2009, 01:49:42 pm
traffic film remover
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: sparklebright on September 20, 2009, 02:13:38 pm
Of Course.
Thanks
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on September 20, 2009, 08:22:02 pm
Had same customer cleaned brown pvc frames with wd40  ??? then we cleaned windows guess what end up all over sl flocked  :'(
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on September 21, 2009, 07:55:33 am
I use WD-40 on black and brown guttering, I spray onto an old tea towel the buff up.
Then the windows are cleaned traditionally after.
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: wizard on September 21, 2009, 09:15:52 am
May I ask what do you use on white gutter, why not the same as black and brown
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on September 21, 2009, 10:11:20 am
I use Syroflex on White UPVC, I was told Syroflex isnt very good on coloured plastics.
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: Mike #1 on September 21, 2009, 12:47:03 pm
can't work why anbody would use wd40 on plastis it will cause dirt to stick surely
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: riz on September 21, 2009, 02:13:32 pm
Is ideal for getting rid of cellotape residue on windows
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: Mike #1 on September 21, 2009, 07:13:24 pm
so is a scraper , good to know though i got paint stain out of carpet with it
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: Totus on September 21, 2009, 08:30:24 pm
use Ali from auto smart on upvc (supposed to be used for alloy wheels)  use gloves and eye wear and make sure you water it down first . Don't leave on glass if it drips as it will etch. Sounds like a nightmare but this stuff is the nuts bloke who does industrial cleaning for a big firm put me on to it.

25 litres for about £80 but it will last you years as you will use most of it 1 part in 4

www.autosmart.co.uk/Exterior%20Cleaners.html
Title: Re: WD40 on windows
Post by: wizard on September 24, 2009, 03:49:09 pm
totus what do you use ali for?