I Don't want people to see in

blondie21

we are doing up mothers house and it's vacant at the minute. thre is a lot of stuff being delivered and sitting about.ie kitchen, radiators etc.what is the stuff you smear the glass in the windows to stop people looking in. It looks like shoe whitener ( im sure its not ) does anyone remember ?

rharper83

You could always get some cans of the fake snow stuff that you spray on the windows at christmas and spray that all over them?

Jnelhams

Windolene is the stuff, you can do similar with watered down white emulsion too.

blondie21

Jnelhams wrote:

Windolene is the stuff, you can do similar with watered down white emulsion too.

Thank you soo much for the only sensible reply...lol...lol .havnt seen windowlene for years...im off to asda

Jnelhams

If you can't find Windolene, visit the local garden centre and look for Greenhouse Whitening (It's a white powder you use to screen out the sun) it does the same job, and it washes off afterwards!

Nile

Jnelhams wrote:

If you can't find Windolene, visit the local garden centre and look for Greenhouse Whitening (It's a white powder you use to screen out the sun) it does the same job, and it washes off afterwards!

This brings back memories for me, of when my Grandad used to write on his shop window with 'whitening' to display his price lists and special bargains etc. It was easily removed by wiping with a scrunched up newspaper..........no need for water or cleaning fluids.;)

If any shopkeepers left the writing on their windows overnight, it was often 'altered' by mischievous children.:D

If the Greenhouse Whitening is the same product, it will be just as easy to clean off when you need to remove it. Make sure you apply it to the inside surfaces, to avoid being 'altered'.;)

Regards

Nile

Becles

I've seen houses with sheets of newspaper covering the windows while they are decorating. Thought I'd mention it in case you can't get any whitening/Windolene.

blondie21

Tried the windowlene today and no matter how much i put on the window it just went transparent after a few minutes . mabe it was the sun today....going to try the white emulsion thinned downt omorrow. wonder would i need to clean the window first. and the windowlene stinks ! lol lol
god ....how many blonde moments can a girl have ....going to open a big bottle of wine now

Jnelhams

The Windolene has to be applied thickly with a cloth, it was always a messy job! That's why no one uses it for cleaning anymore. With the emulsion go easy with it and experiment with how much water you need, other than that you could try Sport Shoe / Trainer Whitening, that comes with the sponge thing on top, that might work and it will rub off when dry.

Labman_2

Flour & water solution is what I've always thought was used to block people from seeing in. Worth a try?

save-a-lot

Hi

You can get rolls of screening material, like a window film, we have used it in the past and it is quite cheap. It simply peals off afterwards, no mess at all