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Cif stains on satinwood

I didnt read the label before trying the new lemon Cif power cream spray .

:o I went happily around cleaning all the grubby marks off my internal doors and frames, which are painted in white satinwood. Got up this morning and yellow and brown drips and cloth marks have appeared where I have used it. I have tried a bit of neat bleach on the stain's and it hasnt made a difference. It seems to have dyed the woodwork .

I called the helpline number and they were very nice but couldnt tell me how to remove the marks Cif has left.

I should have read the label which says "Do not use on painted surfaces".

But I didnt... I went round "cleaning" little finger prints off about 7 internal doors, and now the stains seem to be getting darker and look very bad.

Please does anyone know anything I could try apart from repainting the whole lot :(

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  • latecomer
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    If its affected the paint then there probably isn't a lot you can do about it. You might need to strip the affected paint off before repainting as if you just paint over the top it could also affect the new paint.
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