[mark dew]

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

[jeff1]

silicon remover from a builders merchant or from screwfix direct.

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

[batterbee]

Hi Mark

I use this solvent upvc cleaner 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

[mark dew]

cheers lads

[Pat Purcell]

White Spirits

[stephen d]

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

[Mr.G]

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

[pjulk]

I just use a scraper


Paul

[stephen d]

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

[Moderator David@stives]

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

[pjulk]

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.

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

[Pat Purcell]

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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

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