so the previous owners were really messy decorators, how do i remove old paint from bath suit and upvc window frames?

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long title says it all really. We have been in our house 5 years and only noe started complete overhaul we've changed the bath but the basin and toilette stayed(new when we moved in) iv stripped all the hidious wall paer (textured and painted) so now were down to painting trouble is there is horrid old paint all over the window frames(cant afford to replace them yet) and now iv noticed it on the underside of the basin. Any tips for getting it off?

please?

Hiya,

Use Acetone (nail varnish remover), with clean rag.

I've done this on our PVC sills and it works, but I would add a word of caution, test it somewhere inconspicuous first of all.

Is the basin plastic or porcelain, if porcelain same as above, not sure about plastic.

Hope that helps.

I've taken it off light fittings etc with white spirit and a teaspoon or butter knife wrapped in thin cotton. So put a rag with WS over the spoon and push the paint off. Be careful not to scratch though.

You can scrape paint off hard surfaces (such as a sink or window) with the blade of a stanley knife, just like you'd scrape ice off a car windscreen.
Obviously, be v careful as the blades are extremely sharp.