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Expanding foam stained upvc windows

  • 12-02-2019 01:13PM
    #1
    Duffers1983
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    Any ideas how to clean have tried everything. Had a void over main living room window so filled with expanding foam and planned to seal over it. While waiting for the foam to cure the heavy rain Came and cause yellow staining to move window frame have tried everything to clean it. Any ideas very much appreciated?


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  • #2
    listermint
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    Duffers1983 wrote: »
    Any ideas how to clean have tried everything. Had a void over main living room window so filled with expanding foam and planned to seal over it. While waiting for the foam to cure the heavy rain Came and cause yellow staining to move window frame have tried everything to clean it. Any ideas very much appreciated?

    Expanding foam cleaner.. comes in a spray it's basically like acetone. Available in any real builders merchants. It's used for cleaning out foam guns


  • #3
    hesker
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    listermint wrote: »
    Expanding foam cleaner.. comes in a spray it's basically like acetone. Available in any real builders merchants. It's used for cleaning out foam guns

    It is acetone. Be careful as it can easily remove or dull your paint work if that matters to you. Don’t know of any alternative but if you want to be careful you could always contact the foam manufacturer first. They might know of a more suitable solvent.


  • #4
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,903 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    hesker wrote: »
    It is acetone. Be careful as it can easily remove or dull your paint work if that matters to you. Don’t know of any alternative but if you want to be careful you could always contact the foam manufacturer first. They might know of a more suitable solvent.

    ive yet to find one. And ive used it on my windows. Leave it on and it will take paint off , take if off and its fine. Spray into a cloth.


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