[Gordon_Taylor]

Hi All,

what's the best stuff on the market for cleaning window frames, I've tried some stuff I had in the van but it's not really touching it.

Many thanks

Gordon

[cleewindows]

upvc revival from bnq very good stuff!

[actualcleaning]

Solvent available from upvc suppliers/manufacturers.

[kevinc]

cream cleaner from morrisons with bleach-works for me

[Window Washers]

sugar soap

[pro-clean]

T CUT

[Window Washers]

T CUT

can be a pig for spotting though

[Gordon_Taylor]

Thanks all,

Solvent available from upvc suppliers/manufacturers.

Do you mean the watery solution if so what do apply it with I did some of this with a long fibre microfibre cloth.

Gordon

[actualcleaning]

Thanks all,

Solvent available from upvc suppliers/manufacturers.

Do you mean the watery solution if so what do apply it with I did some of this with a long fibre microfibre cloth.

Gordon

Damp cotton rag and then buff it with a dry cotton rag.comes up like new and maintains the surface shine,whereas t-cut or similar has a tendency to take the protective layer off,although it can be restored with polishes.

[Gordon_Taylor]

Thanks for that I'll give it a whirl.

Cheers,

Gordon

[dmlservices]

cheap ciff is as good as any thing, use a wet sponge , the type with a scourer on one side, make sure its a white one and not green-they can scratch.
try it you will be suprised

daz

[Small but perfectley formed]

Astonish upvc cream £1 per bottle  this restores the shine back on upvc ,but you need plenty of elbow grease

[jonnyald]

i usually tell customers it takes 3 seperate visits to get the frames looking good. i use CIF  on a very wet small towel  and wipe off /buff using a scrim.  the first visit is the donkey work ,the second visit theres still a trace of CIF  from the earlier visit already loosening any remaining crud and the third visit is just getting the corners perfect .

[Steve_c]

Failing that get a sand blaster......

[james44]

sugar soap 

[dmlservices]

i usually tell customers it takes 3 seperate visits to get the frames looking good. i use CIF  on a very wet small towel  and wipe off /buff using a scrim.  the first visit is the donkey work ,the second visit theres still a trace of CIF  from the earlier visit already loosening any remaining crud and the third visit is just getting the corners perfect .

use it on a wet sponge scourer like i said , if doing trad, polish up with damp scrim/micro fibre ,not dry , then you will only need to do the job once

daz

[dmlservices]

i usually tell customers it takes 3 seperate visits to get the frames looking good. i use CIF  on a very wet small towel  and wipe off /buff using a scrim.  the first visit is the donkey work ,the second visit theres still a trace of CIF  from the earlier visit already loosening any remaining crud and the third visit is just getting the corners perfect .

Sorry Johnny but this is just not necessary.Ok  all domestic cleaning solutions will to some degree have an effect on cleaning dirt and grime,but to go back three times to clean it is bordering on madness.As with all work useing the correct equipement will result in a faster more professional finish.If you are wfp would you use a broom head and go back three times to get the windows cleaned,of course not.
Go into any upvc window supplier or manufacturers and ask them for a professional cleaning agent,and believe me they wont send you to morrisons to get a bottle of £1 cream cleaner.
 

of course they wont, they will sell you a bottle of overpriced upvc cleaner , that is no better than ciff,  used to fit a lot of fascia , and cleaned loads of it for over 20 yrs , so i know what i am talking about.

daz

[kevinc]

i agree with daz,the solvent won't shift some ingrained dirt whereas cif or any cream cleaner will with the right sponge/scourer and elbow grease will

[jonnyald]

Solvent available from upvc suppliers/manufacturers.

from your title im guessing you are a specialist in this field . how would you approach this one?>  a customer has asked me to clean up her white pvc sills,the previous occupant of the house had painted the sills with a gloss paint but then thought better of it and stripped the paint off using paint stripper. now they look and feel  exactly like green coloured sandpaper . she is prepared to pay any price as long as its below the price of complete new windows

[kevinc]

was looking at this bit,suddenly a large chunk of the replies went missing?maybe due to one member one member mentioned green cills which had been painted before can they come back to this thread as i have two possible answers to this problem