upvc scratch repair?

romeospadre

we have some scuff s on the housing that cover the hinges on our french doors, can any one recommend a filler\scratch repair kit that will help cover these up, we don't have restrictors on the doors and in blowing outwards its causing these scratches

help please?

grizzly1911

romeospadre wrote: »

we have some scuff s on the housing that cover the hinges on our french doors, can any one recommend a filler\scratch repair kit that will help cover these up, we don't have restrictors on the doors and in blowing outwards its causing these scratches

help please?

Don't know how deep they are but two options you could try.

1.) A bit of flamed toast melted the plastic beading/cornering on the edge of our window sill tiles. We got the inurance to have a loo just in case it needed re-tiling. The guy they sent used a very sharp knife to "shave" the burnt marks off then used a polish with a rubbing compound in it, similar to T Cut for cars.

2.) I have used liquid brasso before now to polish scratches out of watch "glass" but that would be harder.

Gentle buffing with a drill based mop/pad and some cutting paste may be an idea. Start off gentle and see how it goes.

phill99

Grizzly is right. I would use T-Cut, brasso or even silver polish. they all have slight abrasive qualities designed to remove scratches and residue.

fiesta04

Brasso does work. When my neighbours told me about I laughed at them, then ate humble pie!!!

grizzly1911

I have checked with somone who knows something.

If the scratches are deep you could try using wet and dry abrasive paper (NOT SANDPAPER).

You can get this in very fine grades and you use it with water to lubricate the rubbing motion. Quite often used to rub down car paint beteen coats to give a smooth finish.

Again take care and test as small area first. Don't rub too hard until you happy using it.

Also wrap it round something box shaped, a small block of wood maybe, to give a flat level rub rather than just your fingers.

Then finish off with the polish as before.

philbostavros

Do you know what company installed the doors? If so, you could contact them to see if spare parts are available.

If not, you could either take a photo or remove plastic cover and pop in local supplier/manufacturers in your area. You'd be surprised how helpful many firms can be.

If not, the suggestions already given are worth a try but only after you have invested in some form of door stop.

Good luck.