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black fingerprints (newsprint) on white upvc

19 replies

SunnyOutlook · 10/08/2012 22:57

and it will not come off. I have tried the usual flash sprays and Stardrops but they won't budge - any ideas please

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Flisspaps · 10/08/2012 23:12

White spirit?

EduStudent · 10/08/2012 23:14

Cream cleaner? Normally works a treat on PVC.

dontlaugh · 10/08/2012 23:18

Nail polish remover?

Childoftheseventies · 10/08/2012 23:42

www.lakeland.co.uk/21642/Nilco-uPVC-Cleaner

Sparklingbrook · 10/08/2012 23:43

You need something with a bit of grit in it. Cif or toothpaste.

SomePeopleSayImBonkers · 11/08/2012 00:38

I second nail polish remover. Great on PVC window/door frames

JarethTheGoblinKing · 11/08/2012 00:39

Won't acetone bugger the surface of pvc?

I'd try cif

SomePeopleSayImBonkers · 11/08/2012 00:44

Nope, I had some sellotape sticky marks on it and it came off with no effort. Didn't harm it at all. (I think it was a Kim and Aggie tip....that actually worked!)

JarethTheGoblinKing · 11/08/2012 07:13

Ah good to know, thanks

bonzo77 · 11/08/2012 08:05

Have you tried a rubber, like for pencil?

OneOfMyTurnsComingOn · 11/08/2012 08:08

I use pencil rubbers, followed by baby wipes.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 11/08/2012 08:14

Magic eraser block shifts just about anything off uPVC

Sparklingbrook · 11/08/2012 08:20

Forgot about Magic Eraser. I love mine. Blush

SunnyOutlook · 11/08/2012 10:03

Thanks for these tips. Where do I buy a magic eraser, it sounds like a handy thing to have.

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 11/08/2012 10:25

It's made by JML, you can get it in Sainsburys now, also Homebase, probably other places. It's usually on a separate JML stand, in our Sainsburys it has all just appeared on an aisle end next to the kitchen utensils rather than in the cleaning aisle. Lookout for dayglo yellow packaging.

Sparklingbrook · 11/08/2012 10:26

Poundland do them but not sure if as good. It will change your life. Grin

SomePeopleSayImBonkers · 11/08/2012 12:18

Always fancied a magic eraser....might try the Poundland version as I'm a tight arse

Sparklingbrook · 11/08/2012 13:44

I was in Wilkinson's today (glamorous) and they had them on the JML stand in there for about a fiver I think.

ArtexMonkey · 11/08/2012 13:48

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