How to whiten plastic from yellowness?

Nowadays, plastic is one of the most common materials. From it they make various interior items, windows and windowsills, household appliances and children's toys. So you can safely say that plastic is an indispensable thing in the home of every person. The main problem that the owner of plastic objects can face is yellowing. Therefore, how to whiten the plastic from yellowness, too, one must know to everyone.

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Why does the plastic turn yellow?

One of the main questions, which first of all you need to find the answer - why does the plastic turn yellow? Yellowness on such products appears due to direct and indirect exposure to sunlight and other natural influences. That is, even if you daily clean and clean every piece of interior in your home, based on such material, you will not be able to avoid yellowness. And if the problem has already appeared, then it must be solved immediately.

Important! Despite the fact that PVC is considered resistant to any chemical attack, it is impossible to clean it with the first available hand. It is necessary to know exactly what and how to whiten the plastic from yellowness. Only in this case you will get the result you need quickly and without much effort.

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Preparing plastic products for cleaning

Before you bleach the plastic, you need to prepare it, remove all unnecessary objects from the surface and clean it from the main dirt and dust. Most often, the issue of such cleaning refers to windows, since every day, and even once a week, a month, no one is engaged in bringing them in order. Usually, it is seasonal work - in the end of autumn or in the beginning of spring. Therefore, PVC profiles are the most and turn yellow. To prepare them for thorough cleaning, do the following:

1. Remove flowerpots and other decorative items from the window sill, remove tulle and curtains or blinds to ensure easy access to the opening.
2. Take any detergent and apply it on a soft sponge( never take a sponge with hard fibers - it can easily scratch a delicate surface, especially if it is glossy).Substantially wash the entire surface of the profile and the window sill from PVC, in several approaches. As a rule, after such a procedure it is possible to whiten the plastic a little from the yellowness - it brightens a few tones.
3. Clean with a damp cloth and rinse off any remaining detergent solution, then wipe it dry with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth.

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How to whiten plastic windows from yellowness?

Now there are a lot of detergents that can be found without difficulty in the household chemical shops. Among them you will definitely find something with which you can whiten the plastic windows from yellowness. But some mistresses do not trust the purchased chemistry, but prefer folk methods. What kind of funds from this category will be useful in this situation?- It can be:

• Chlorine;
• Vinegar;
• Household soap;
• Soda;
• Alcohol;
• Hydrogen Peroxide.

Important! Do not use detergent powders for washing plastic. They are able to scratch the surface of a plastic product. On it, at the same time, microcracks are formed, into which dirt is further clogged. As a result, you will often need to clean up to maintain your home in beauty and purity.

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Gentle methods of bleaching plastic

Such methods are used only when the plaque on the plastic is completely invisible and there is no special yellowness.

Household soap

The most safe and careful method is the use of household soap. It is in it more natural substances than in other detergents. It is the laundry soap that will never lead to swelling and swelling of the plastic.

The order of your actions in order to whiten the plastic windows from yellowness will be:

1. Take an entire piece of laundry soap and a conventional kitchen grater.
2. Approximately half a piece should be rubbed on the smallest grater and put this shavings in a deep container.
3. Pour a little warm water in a plate of soap and mix well - a concentrated soap solution should be obtained.
4. Take a soft sponge without hard fibers and soak it in this solution.
5. Gently wipe the surface of the yellowed plastic in a few turns.
6. Then, very well wash the soap off the surface of the plastic with warm water.

Important! This procedure is also worth repeating several times, so that there are no divorces.

Alcohol

Another means by which you can bleach plastic is alcohol. This method is much more effective than a soap solution and guarantees a faster result. The order of your actions will be as follows:

1. You will need a soft sponge, a container with alcohol and rubber gloves.
2. Before opening the procedure, open the window to ventilate the room.
3. Wear rubber gloves that will protect the delicate skin of your hands from the toxic effects of alcohol.
4. Dampen the sponge in alcohol and start wiping the surface of the plastic product with it. This procedure will also need to be repeated more than once.
5. The plastic surface that you cleaned needs to be wiped off with warm water after a few turns to finally get rid of the alcohol on the product.

Vinegar

If you need to bleach plastic windows from yellowness, which have just begun to acquire an unsightly plaque, the usual home - 7-9% is quite suitable. But if the contamination is already thorough, then only 70-80% of acetic essence will save it.

Important! Such a remedy is very dangerous for the skin, so during use it is mandatory to have thick rubber gloves on your hands. The room in which the plastic product is located should be ventilated.

The procedure will be similar to using alcohol, but using vinegar, it's worth to be much more careful.

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Aggressive methods of bleaching plastic

Aggressive methods of plastic cleaning are used only in the most complex and neglected cases. For example, if you smoked in an apartment, the resin is easily absorbed by PVC products, and it will be extremely difficult to clean them. The most "vulnerable" plastic products are plastic windows and window sills. They are least protected from direct sunlight. Here in such difficult cases, when yellowness is already evident, more aggressive methods of bleaching plastic are used.

Peroxide,

At first glance, it is an ordinary medical remedy for wounds, but if applied on various materials of interior items, it is quite aggressive.

You need to act like this:

1. Take a cotton pad and a container with hydrogen peroxide.
2. Completely moisten the disc in peroxide and proceed to plastic treatment.
3. Clean the surface of the plastic product with a cotton pad, often wetting it in peroxide.
4. This procedure should be performed at least 3 times.
5. As in the previous methods, rinse the surface of the plastic product with warm water.

Important! If this method did not bring an obvious result, you can prepare a special solution based on hydrogen peroxide. For its preparation you will additionally need a hair lighter. For 1 liter of water, take 2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide and 2 tablespoons of a hair lighter. All this carefully mix and apply to the sponge, which will need to process the plastic product. After you wash it with warm water, it will shine with the whiteness of .

Chloride and soda

If you are not prone to using hydrogen peroxide, then you can take bleach or soda. But these funds will be very uncomfortable in bleaching large plastic items. They can clean small plastic products or horizontal surfaces that will be conveniently left with detergent for the night.

Important! Chlorine can be replaced with products that have it in its composition, for example, bleach or stain remover.

Usage:

1. Chlorine or similar products are applied in a pure form to products with a soft sponge and leave everything in this form for the night.
2. From soda it will be necessary to prepare the gruel and also apply it to the product with a soft cloth. As with chlorine, leave the product in this form for the night.
3. If the result does not satisfy you, you can make another solution. For 1 liter of water, take 1 tablespoon of soda and 1 tablespoon of detergent. All this thoroughly mix until the powder is completely dissolved. Apply this mixture to the products for about 10 hours.

Important! Another option of how to whiten plastic is to walk on its surface with a steam cleaner. But it should be done very carefully and quickly, immediately removing the incipient plaque and condensation.

As you can see, there are a lot of ways of bleaching plastic. All of them are easily accessible and easy to use. To keep you less worried about the issue, than to clean the plastic windows of yellowness, wash them regularly and take care of them, using only suitable means for this purpose.