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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: steve doyle on July 11, 2005, 06:41:20 pm

Title: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: steve doyle on July 11, 2005, 06:41:20 pm

HOPE SOME ONE CAN HELP I NEED TO REMOVE BLACK MARKER FROM A UPVC DOOR WHICH GOT ON IT WHILE WRITING A QUOTE (STUPID I KNOW)

MUCH APPRECIATED IN ADVANCE

STEVE

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: Jan K on July 11, 2005, 06:59:00 pm

oo err, no idea myself, but have found these links to sites selling removal products....


http://www.cleansweepsupply.com/pages/skugroup19550.html


http://www.hkwdirect.net/acatalog/Specialist_Office_Cleaning.html


or you could try bleach, unless someone tells me off for suggesting it!!

good luck!

Jan

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: col222 on July 11, 2005, 07:27:31 pm

I would try wiping it with cellulose thinner - you can get a small tin of it at Halfords. If that doesn't work then I would rub it with 1200 grade wet & dry sand paper then polish with brasso.
A lot of hassle for a tiny mistake.
Good luck & don't blame me if it doesn't work

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: tech-clean on July 11, 2005, 10:33:13 pm

I know black marker pen & paint are removed on powder coated surfaces and painted surfaces by a product called de-solve, was producted tested by Professional Builder Magazine (from Jewsons etc) good results.  Also known as Kt14 & KT70 both the same one is an ordinary aerosol sray the other a projectile spray. Most indutrial paint suppliers carry stocks.
regards & good luck Jan
If you have no joy my e.mail is jan@tech-clean.co.uk

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: John Kelly on July 11, 2005, 10:35:35 pm

Don't use thinners or solvents you will permanently damage the plastic surface. Use T Cut with a soft cloth or even better with an orbital polisher. After you have removed the ink,  polish with a wax polish, car polish will do.

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: martin19842 on July 11, 2005, 11:33:03 pm

hi there,

dont even touch bleach.

black marker from upvc, try chemspec wet solvent, or prochem gel, its wonderful stuff.

we work on sites all the time, and there is nothing better than spirit or wd40, accordinging to site managers, personally that stuff stays in our vans for the last resort.

regards

martin

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: sibo. on July 13, 2005, 07:22:50 pm

Hi I used grafiti remover on upvc a door took it straight off no problem hope this help regards simon.

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: maggie67 on July 14, 2005, 01:12:27 pm

Hi there

Won't a little 'shiny sinks' or cif do the trick?

Maggie :)

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: Mike_G on July 14, 2005, 02:16:58 pm

Hair spray!

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: anne on July 16, 2005, 06:33:44 pm

really feel like writing on my upvc door now to see if all of these work  but that would be silly...........will remember all this info tho x

Title: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED
Post by: keith b on July 18, 2005, 09:08:43 am

steve,

Go to www.everbuild.co.uk, click on "Products", then on the left hand column of the page click "cleaners & lubricants".
You will find a upvc cleaning solvent and a cream!, these should get rid of most stains without harming the substrate, or just type-in upvc cleaning solvent into your search engine or on ebay to find a supplier.

all the best