[Smudger]

Been asked by a potential customer to look at their front door someone has written over it with black marker pen,

i have used t-cut on it but not coming off...


would the old trick of using a dry wipe pen over the permanent then wiping work ( ie as per white board )  or is there
something else i could try ??


Cheers

Darran

[ftp]

upvc solvent cleaner? Or is it a painted door?

[Window Washers]

if it is painted unlikely to come off as soaked into paint, if upvc white spirt and rinse well

[Ian W]

Meths will get rid of it I believe.

[michael papworth]

DON'T RUB IT WITH A WHITEBOARD PEN!!!!

My experience shows it simply doesn't work and will only make things worse as the whiteboard pen won't come off either.

If Tcut won't shift it, it must have soaked in below the surface. If that's the case, you can't shift it. You could only abrade it away.

If it's painted, painting over it doesn't work well either. The paint can dissolve some of the ink and pull it into the newly painted surface.

My advice, as it's a potential customer, don't get involved.

[Richy L]

you need graffiti removal wipes cheap enough and easy to remove. I have done this before many times.

Email me - richard@leeksons.com

[DaveG]

Acetone (or nail varnish remover ) should do it

[Smudger]

The door is unpainted -  nice bright white ( except for 2 words in large and very black letters )

Thanks for the options - just worried anything spirit based may ruin plastic

Darran

[GWCS]

what are the 2 words? 

[Smudger]

The words ( well one word repeated twice ) is not offensive

but thought it better for custy not to be specific - dont ask me why ! 

Darran

[wizard]

I used a product called Doctor Power sold by JML in supermarkets.It has its own sponge which you wet and rub.Then I clean with bash cleaner for card to shine again.IF ITS PAINT GIVE ONE COAT ACRILIC PAINT THEN FINISH WITH GLOSS PAINT.

[Mike_G]

Try hairspray.

[EZclean]

dont use acetone
it melts plastic 

[bobby p]

 buy a sheet of  thin white vynil and cut to shape andglue over

[Londoner]

Doors aren't UPVC its not rigid enough. Even if the windows are UPVC the door will be powder coated aluminium. Tap it with a coin or a screwdriver handle.

[bobby p]

Doors aren't UPVC its not rigid enough. Even if the windows are UPVC the door will be powder coated aluminium. Tap it with a coin or a screwdriver handle.

u must be living in the dark ages ,   doors have been hollow pvc for yonks !!  and iv never yet seen an solid aluminium door

[Mike #1]

don't see many aluminium doors now got 1 custy with plain door and not the painted type

[free2flow]

UPVC doors usually have metal inserts in the frame for rigidity. If not then they are cheap and nasty.

[GWCS]

A lot of doors ive seen are actually glass fibre composites. They look like upvc but are stronger and longer lasting.

[dai]

A local pub landlord swears by Brasso. I don't know if he uses it on UVPC though.
Have you tried WD40? It can be great on some staines. I got black grease off my tow ball onto some white trousers and couldn't get it off. I WD40'd it before washing and they came up like new.
This landlord sprays WD40 on shiny surfaces in the loo. It irritates the noses of coke heads.