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mark m
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Limescale
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June 08, 2011, 07:26:02 pm »
Cleaned inside and out of a new customers job today but there was so much limescale in the bathroom window (due to shower) i could not get it cleaned even tried customers limescale remover i need something stronger what can i use??
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Frankybadboy
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Re: Limescale
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June 08, 2011, 07:49:18 pm »
winsol or titan
buy it at window cleaning warehouse.
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mark m
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Re: Limescale
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June 08, 2011, 07:53:55 pm »
Thanks
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Re: Limescale
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June 08, 2011, 08:53:44 pm »
Cillit Bang for Lime and Grime shifts it but its slow if there is a lot. Good for houses where they water the hanging baskets with a hose pipe. Got a few like that.
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Johnny B
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Re: Limescale
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June 08, 2011, 10:29:15 pm »
Neat vinegar will do it. Tried it a couple of weeks ago on a pair of patio doors. After spending ages with a scraper and repeated washes on the first door, using vinegar on the other had the limescale removed in no time.
John.
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mark m
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Re: Limescale
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June 08, 2011, 10:45:20 pm »
Tried neat vinegar and the customer had cillit bang need something stronger
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Johnny B
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Re: Limescale
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June 08, 2011, 11:12:59 pm »
The vinegar idea was suggested to me by the customer whose patio doors I was cleaning. I put the vinegar onto a paper tissue and applied it to said door. It really does work. FTW it was Tesco Value malt vinegar! Brilliant stuff!
John
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lee_dewing
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Re: Limescale
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June 09, 2011, 08:35:40 am »
Hi mark, here's a link this company is good so window cleaning ware house but not much choice in limescale dept.
http://www.windowcleancentre.co.uk/sectionlist.aspx?sectionID=40
I have winsol crystal clear 1ltr version is top at getting stains off glass but nervous of using it as heard people on here say they ruined glass with i as it is very acidic.
was looking at getting A1 titan limescale remover on link or maybe the ettore tub one would only like to use winsol if all else fails; A1 titan seems less harmful.
Have tried the mdr stuff and does work most of the time but smells and looks like sh!t smeared on the glass due to it's colour
Other thing with winsol is wouldn't want spillages indoors as would ruin carpets
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Avo
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Re: Limescale
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June 09, 2011, 03:29:12 pm »
A1 titan is very good stuff for heavy limescale i've used this for 18 months on the worst windows possible.. This A1 saved me alot of time a few weeks ago on a new job.. the glass was covered in silicone on every window round the house and i must of spent 10 mins on the first window with a scraper then i got this titan out and ripped it off..
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Alistair@AWC
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Re: Limescale
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June 09, 2011, 03:36:20 pm »
This is the 2nd post today that I'm promoting this stuff......... guys I promise I don't work for them, its just very good at what it does!
Winsol 550, it is a rubber glove and goggle job though!
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A & J Owen Window Cleaning
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Re: Limescale
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June 09, 2011, 05:20:39 pm »
try de -icer neat does do the job. always bring some out with me just incase.
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Harry Robins
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Re: Limescale
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June 09, 2011, 05:24:10 pm »
Brick and mortar cleaner, it's an acid so it can discolour metal though.
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sunshine windows
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Re: Limescale
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June 09, 2011, 06:39:11 pm »
I'd use winsol. Just be very careful with it.
Dab some on an old cloth and buff the window with it. That way you don't have to worry about splashes to interior decor.
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Re: Limescale
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June 09, 2011, 06:44:39 pm »
Concentrated nitric acid will get rid of it.
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lee_dewing
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Re: Limescale
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June 09, 2011, 07:25:18 pm »
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A1 titan is very good stuff for heavy limescale
Thanks for verifying that Rob
Thought silicone was next door to impossible to get off glass; so that's good news
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