Upvc Restorer

karenn1957 · 30 June 2007 at 10:00PM

Does anyone have any idea what the best way of cleaning/restoring the upvc cladding we have on the outside of our bungalow. i used a standard upvc cleaner last year, but compared to the upvc windows it looks greyish..
thanks in advance

The_Economist · 30 June 2007 at 10:08PM

Have you tried a every day house cream cleaner.

fatnbald · 1 July 2007 at 2:24PM

I believe Pampers baby wipes are good for sprucing up UPVC, not tried it myself but I have a friend who is an installer and he recommends them.

Robboseven · 1 July 2007 at 3:26PM

If you want to restore rather than just clean the UPVC you need to remove the oxidised layer from the surface of the plastic. Oxidisation is caused by sunlight and happens to all plastics and paints throughout their lifespan. It's why paint on cars can go dull or look chalky. The best product to do this would be a cutting compound such as Tcut or similar. Brasso is the same stuff so if you have some of this lurking in a cupboard try a small area first. Once you have restored the UPVC it's worth going over it with a good quality car polish which has a UVA inhibitor in it (yes it's suntan lotion and they do put it in car polish). This will protect it from the sun and also make rainwater bead and run off. Hope this helps.