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sunshine windies

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best way to clean really dirty sills?
« on: September 11, 2011, 09:00:29 pm »
have a first clean to do the sills are really dirty/green and black UPVC, what is the best way to get these clean as i'm not sure wfp will clean them up very well? Is something like cif a good thing to use on them?
cheers
scott

SB Cleaning

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2011, 09:31:09 pm »
Virosol

Flash..

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2011, 11:05:12 pm »
Jif now called Sif or lidls version of it

Pope vader

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2011, 11:15:27 pm »
gif and a scrubber

Mike #1

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2011, 07:02:59 am »
i use Meguiars APC , google it , its £20 for 3.78 ltrs i use for car valeting cleaning interior plastics and alloys etc ,       I dilute mine 10-1 ratio , cleaned some white  pvc panelling on a bay window on friday .     it was grey and had'nt been cleaned for about 3yrs and it came up like new     , i used a non scratch scourer and a diluted mix in a spray bottle ,    A little goes along way .  Mike

bobby p

Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2011, 07:28:08 am »
Jif now called Sif or lidls version of it
i havent seen lidls version ,so now

i MUST  buy it having heard that, every cleaning product they sell is the best .  eg  W5 washing up liquid etc

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2011, 08:46:24 pm »
cellulose thinners brings anything off even paint!  ;) tried it today on a white frame with fence paint over spray

Flash..

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2011, 09:41:24 pm »
Jif now called Sif or lidls version of it
i havent seen lidls version ,so now

i MUST  buy it having heard that, every cleaning product they sell is the best .  eg  W5 washing up liquid etc
Their cider is very good too but leaves streaks on the window!

malmac

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2011, 04:06:52 pm »
Hi I use a product for upvc called melmac 2000 its very good on windows and conservatories takes everything off it's 40 pounds for 25 litres and dilutes right down check out there wedsite on www.canbroscleaningsolutions.co.uk :)

Ian B

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2011, 05:44:37 pm »
Acryilic bath scourers (about two for a pound at Morrisons)will not scratch any plastic surfaces, just use with your regular water. I have made, for such a purpose, a small flat piece of wood shaped roughly like a spade with the end of an applicater cut off and attached on to it, very handy on a first clean.

james51174

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2011, 06:33:04 pm »
i agree with the megs apc...good stuff...but cif does the trick very well

the only thing you may have trouble with is transit fall out...this is found in sills that are near to train tracks.....it goes an orangy yellow and is imo impossible to remove if its been left a long time

maybe others have a way to remove it...please tell me how if you can...i would love to know

H S and Son

Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2011, 06:48:23 pm »
Hi I use a product for upvc called melmac 2000 its very good on windows and conservatories takes everything off it's 40 pounds for 25 litres and dilutes right down check out there wedsite on www.canbroscleaningsolutions.co.uk :)

What you really mean is 'this is what we sell'.

malmac

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Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2011, 09:22:56 am »
ye thats it mate if you find anything better i will give you some for free.

StockClean

Re: best way to clean really dirty sills?
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2011, 01:33:52 pm »
Jif now called Sif or lidls version of it

NEVER USE JIFF.

Jiff, or ciff as its called is an abrasive cleaner. It will ruin the plastic finish on the sill, and make it look permenantly dull.