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Blackbushe Windows

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Cement on glass & frame
« on: April 14, 2011, 10:33:50 am »
Any suggestions on best way to remove cement from glass & plastic frame / sill? Have in the past soaked then carefully used scraper. No good for frame anyway.

Any other suggestions?
Blackbushe Windows.
Est. 1983
www.blackbushewindows.co.uk

Johnny B

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Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 10:40:36 am »
Get the customer to get their builder to remove it.

John
Being diplomatic is being able to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.

ascjim

Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 04:24:17 pm »
Scrub

rob noonan

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Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2011, 05:06:07 pm »
Brick acid watered down a little in a spray bottle. Spray on leave for a min will then come off with a little scrape done many of builders cleans with the problem u have this method always worked. Don't forget a pair of rubber
gloves 

Blackbushe Windows

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Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 05:56:59 pm »
Thanks Rob will give it a try. Builders merchant for that I guess?
Blackbushe Windows.
Est. 1983
www.blackbushewindows.co.uk

Matthew JN

Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2011, 07:49:19 pm »
Really simple - use a 6 inch scraper with new blade

For the glass - soap up the glass then carefully use the scraper in left to right motions across the glass -
For the frames (assuming upvc)  Just carefully pull the blade backwards to remove deposits ( can't go forwards as blade will stick into frame)

Thats all you need,

rob noonan

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Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2011, 08:19:12 pm »
Yeah any builders merchants should do it

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2011, 09:43:10 pm »
you can get blunt edge blades for upvc or plastic blades too! the big handled type scrapers are normally reversable, in other words one side of the blade is blunt for soft surfaces like upvc and the other side is sharp for glass!

bobby p

Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2011, 09:53:33 pm »
fairly recently i cleaned cement off a few windows ,wet up window first and then carefully scraped . result= window scratched !      luckily the customer never noticed and im now the regular cleaner there

 watch out guys

Johnny B

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Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2011, 11:13:41 am »
fairly recently i cleaned cement off a few windows ,wet up window first and then carefully scraped . result= window scratched !     

 watch out guys

...Which is why the builder who deposited the cement on the glass should have the responsibility of removing it!

John
Being diplomatic is being able to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.

DaveG

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Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2011, 01:30:35 pm »
I just soak with a hot sponge and use a wallpaper (blunt) type scraper
You can't polish a turd

A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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Re: Cement on glass & frame
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2011, 04:29:56 pm »
hammer mate will solve the problem. ;D