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drive surgeon

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white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« on: August 17, 2011, 03:34:58 pm »
anyone removed white gloss paint from upvs white window frames and sills? kids have thrown it all over a custys window.  i have tensids easy strip for the brickwork and glass but it bubbles on upvc as i have tried a test piece,  if anyone can recommend anything apart from scraping off please advise. thanks guys. :)

BDCS

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Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2011, 05:34:34 pm »
Plastic safe grafitti remover !

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Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2011, 06:08:09 pm »
You've tried a test piece  :o ??? ???

On the custys frames?

Never came across a job like this but I do know stripper messes up upvc. Good luck.

Kev Martin

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Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2011, 06:11:21 pm »
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drive surgeon

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Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2011, 08:25:13 pm »
You've tried a test piece  :o ??? ???

On the custys frames?

Never came across a job like this but I do know stripper messes up upvc. Good luck.


 ;D      ha.               no we got ap iece of old upvc out of a skip to test on.

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Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2011, 07:11:24 am »
You've tried a test piece  :o ??? ???

On the custys frames?

Never came across a job like this but I do know stripper messes up upvc. Good luck.


 ;D      ha.               no we got ap iece of old upvc out of a skip to test on.


Having thought about it I would wet soda blast

Cliff Horne

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Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2011, 07:23:43 am »
I have wet soda blasted a upvc window cill before but it takes the shine of leaving a matt finish, not brilliant.
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Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2011, 09:41:50 am »
I have wet soda blasted a upvc window cill before but it takes the shine of leaving a matt finish, not brilliant.

Then buff up with a solvent?

drive surgeon

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Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2011, 09:38:38 pm »
jobs a good un!! finished successfully. came off with heat, and eazzes strip, pre wet the upvc then brush on , agitate the paint and hot wash off quickly.   thanks guys.

g newton

Re: white gloss paint spills on white upvc
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2011, 08:43:26 am »
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