Cleaning white pvc window frames

shown73

Another vote for Bar Keepers Friend, only found it in Sainsburys though.

Ebe_Scrooge

Washing-up liquid and warm water does the trick for me. If they're really grubby then a bit of bleach mixed with warm water will do the trick. Lidl or Aldi own-brand bleach is fine - seeing as how this is supposed to be money-saving and all

Ebe_Scrooge

jondav wrote: »

Sorry to jump in here but would the above suggestions work on removing the remnants of old sticky tape?

We have tried allsorts to get it off......it's the brown-ish coloured sticky marks that are left behind when sellotape is removed.

WD40 usually does the trick. Either that or rub it over with some meths, that's also pretty good at removing sticky stuff.

juliamekov

there are several cleaners available on amazon but CIF is very best for good results

Mr.Generous

PVCu cream cleaner or Bar keepers Friend if they are really bad, the solvent cleaners are best on nearly new frames. When renovating property we come across frames not cleaned for years and years. The only thing you can't get rid of is where bird muck has actually etched its way into the plastic. Bar Keepers Friend is the business for 99% of difficult cleaning jobs - try it!

bspm

WD40 brings up brown upvc windows beautifully.

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Mr.Generous wrote: »

PVCu cream cleaner or Bar keepers Friend if they are really bad, the solvent cleaners are best on nearly new frames. When renovating property we come across frames not cleaned for years and years. The only thing you can't get rid of is where bird muck has actually etched its way into the plastic. Bar Keepers Friend is the business for 99% of difficult cleaning jobs - try it!

Bar Keepers Friend sounds like a useful product to have in. Have never seen it on sale - where do you buy yours?

Bradden

Solvent Based UPVC cleaner is best.. e.g.

http://www.everbuild.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=183

Mr.Generous

Corona wrote: »

Bar Keepers Friend sounds like a useful product to have in. Have never seen it on sale - where do you buy yours?

Usually pick one up at home bargains when passing, I use it to clean stuff at home too. I first heard of it when a rep from a sink company advised its use to remove beetroot stains from a white sink, which it did.

Annie1960

jondav wrote: »

Sorry to jump in here but would the above suggestions work on removing the remnants of old sticky tape?

We have tried allsorts to get it off......it's the brown-ish coloured sticky marks that are left behind when sellotape is removed.

White spirit.