Window cleaning after repair

Repair is an important and necessary thing. After it, the housing looks beautiful and updated. But the trouble is - after the repair work there is a lot of dirt and dust, which you need to get rid of as quickly as possible. If the floors are all more or less simple, the question with the windows requires a choice of a certain solution, because removing them from cement, scotch tape or mounting foam is not so simple. So how can we cope with this misfortune, how to make sure that washing windows after repair was simple and not labor-consuming? This will be discussed in this article.

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The first steps of the

It is necessary to take care of your fate even before the work starts, and then cleaning the windows after repair will not be such a difficult task.

Important! It is better to use a protective film even before the repair begins - so you can prevent mechanical damage.

But here too, there is a nuance - such a coating is removed within a couple of days after the completion of all work, as otherwise the window may remain sticky basis. To remove it, use a solution of water and 70 percent acetic acid( 10: 1):

1. First the contaminated area is wiped with a solution.
2. Then the stain rubs against the hard side of the sponge for washing dishes.

Important! To completely remove the sticky residue, an order of half an hour of continuous labor will be required. In such cases, it is strictly forbidden to use sharp metal objects to remove the adhesive, since the plastic may be damaged.

Before cleaning plastic windows after repair, it is necessary to stock up with materials from the following list:

• with a special mop or sponge;
• with a soft cloth( cotton, fleece or flannel);
• with special microfiber products;
• crumpled newspapers or old thin pantyhose.

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Step-by-step instruction for washing plastic windows

1. Window cleaning after repair begins with clearing the window opening from unnecessary things. Preliminarily large contaminants are removed with the help of ordinary water.
2. One should not forget about cleaning the drainage holes. When washing the frames, the first thing to do with the vacuum cleaner is to remove dust and debris from the closing mechanisms and grooves. Then remove the protective film or tape.
3. Next, using a cleaning cream, the frames themselves are cleaned. After visible spots and dirt are removed, using a damp rag, the remnants of cream and dirt are removed.
4. The glass is wetted with a damp cloth. Then, using a special rubber or plastic scraper, the remains of building materials are removed from it. The surface is evenly covered with detergent and left for a couple of minutes. Using a rag, newspaper or rag, the remnants of the product are removed from the panes and frames.
5. In the presence of uncleaned dirt, the procedure is repeated. Clean detergent water is used to remove residual detergent.
6. If you have decided how to clean the plastic windows after repair, you need to remember about the window hardware. To prevent the rubber from drying out, special silicone grease is applied to the seals. And for metal fastenings, machine oil or technical petrolatum is used.
7. The window sill should be thoroughly cleaned. This removes the side plugs to remove dust in the grooves. For processing of glossy plastic surfaces use a special polish.

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Cleaning aids

If there are no strong impurities, the windows are cleaned after repair with ordinary detergents. In addition, you can use special wet wipes. Previously, the mistresses used newspapers, with which you can get rid of dirt and moisture, polish the glass and make them shiny.

Important! Now more often they are used by soft rags, for the production of which a material is used that absorbs water and leaves no fibers. In stores, kits are sold, which include special cleaning agents.

Remove the mounting foam

And how to clean the plastic windows after repair, if they got a mounting foam? It is best to get rid of this building material before the sealant dries. If the foam is still frozen, it must be removed with a non-metallic spatula.

Remains are removed with the help of a special product, which can be purchased at a construction store. For this:

1. The felt is impregnated with a liquid and applied to the remaining foam.
2. After its complete soaking, the residues are removed with the help of the same felt.

Important! Carrying out such procedures, you should always wear rubber gloves on your hands.

Remove the paint

If it happened, and the glass during the repair were stained with paint - do not worry, because there is a solution:

1. To begin with, carefully get rid of large drops of paint, for which we use a rubber spatula. In this case, the surface must be soapy - so there is less chance that damage will occur on the surface.
2. After removal of large traces, residues are erased with a solvent.

Important! Note that for different colors, it is used differently:

• When working with a solvent, use caution to avoid damaging the plastic:
• If the stain of the paint is fresh, it can be removed with vegetable oil. The oil is applied to a dry rag, the stain is wiped, then wiped dry.
• Water-based paint has a water-based paint, so the problem with its removal is the least. It is easy to remove from different surfaces by ordinary water, it is possible with the addition of soap.

When cleaning windows after repair, you can often encounter primer traces. It can be washed with a solution of water and detergent. The liquid is applied to the traces of contamination and left for a while, after which the primer is removed using a conventional sponge.

We remove scotch

It is difficult to wash scotch from the windows, but it's real. To do this, use the following methods:

1. Normal eraser. It is also used, as when erasing a pencil from paper. This option is suitable for fresh traces.
2. Vegetable oil. For ten minutes it is applied to the contamination sites. Then, using a paper towel, you need to remove the leftover scotch.
3. Scotch. It is pasted on a sticky trace and is sharply removed. If necessary, the procedure is repeated.
4. Alcohol. You can also use vodka or ammonia. It is applied to the fleece and the contamination is simply wiped.

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What tools can not be used?

However, thinking about how to clean plastic windows after repair quickly, you need to remember that the chosen tools and methods should in no case harm windows or frames. In the case of wooden windows, everything is somewhat simpler than with plastic windows.

For PVC, there are some limitations:

• To remove dirt, metal objects can not be used, due to which the plastic can become scratched. In the future, they will get dirt, which is very difficult to get rid of. For cleaning, it is best to use spatulas made of wood or rubber.
• Double-glazed windows should not be washed with a solution, which includes laundry soap. It contains a large amount of alkali, damaging plastic. In addition, the glass after its use is covered with noticeable whitish divorce.
• Double-glazed windows can not be cleaned with solvents, which contain acetone, powders and gels with granules. Because of all these abrasives, the surface is spoiled and scratched, becoming dull.

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Popular window cleaning tools

Despite the fact that now many special tools are being sold in shops, thanks to which the windows will be made easier after repair, not all the landlords trust them. They prefer to use the old proven grandmother's means:

• Starch( 1 tbsp.) Is added to the container, warm water( 2 tbsp.) Is added to dissolve it. After shaking and completely dissolving the starch, a quarter of a glass of technical alcohol and the same amount of vinegar are added to the product. To use the product more uniformly, a sprayer must be used.

Important! Before use, the bottle with the product must be shaken. After application, the remnants are removed using a tissue paper or cotton cloth.

• If the windows are very dusty, a mixture of a liter of water and a tablespoon of starch is also used.
• You can prepare the product from a glass of water and 50 ml of vinegar. It is applied with a spray or a napkin, and then wiped dry. Vinegar can be replaced with lemon juice. In this case, the bonus will be a pleasant aroma.
• Widely used for washing glasses is ammonia( 2 tbsp.) Mixed with water( 2 tbsp.).
• To give glazes gloss, use salt or vegetable oil. Salt is added to the water when washing, and the oil is applied with a napkin.
• In order to avoid dust settling, the glasses are wiped with a mixture of glycerin( 60 ml), water( 40 ml) and ammonia( 2-3 drops).Such a composition helps the glasses not to freeze in cold weather.

We are sure that our tips will help you easily solve the problem of how to wash plastic windows after repair. We wish that your "eyes at home" always remain clean and shiny!