Removing Paint from PVC Windows

tanka006 · 10-07-2008 10:42AM #1

Guys,

Hope someone can provide some advice.

Painted outside of house & got some (quite a lot) of splashes of paint (weathershield) onto the windows.

I have left it for quite some time & now want to remove it!

I have managed to get it of the glass ok - but the wood grain effect PVC frame is proving very difficult.

I have tried petrol & then washing with soapy water - no good - it leaves the window frame very dull!

Anyone got any recommendations?

Many thanks in advance

Tanka

GreeBo · 10-07-2008 01:29PM

tanka006 wrote: »

Guys,

Hope someone can provide some advice.

Painted outside of house & got some (quite a lot) of splashes of paint (weathershield) onto the windows.

I have left it for quite some time & now want to remove it!

I have managed to get it of the glass ok - but the wood grain effect PVC frame is proving very difficult.

I have tried petrol & then washing with soapy water - no good - it leaves the window frame very dull!

Anyone got any recommendations?

Many thanks in advance

Tanka

I just used water, some fairy liquid and a nailbrush & tooth brush.
Just use them gently and they should remove it from the grain (mine is wood effect also)
You could also try some paint thinner on a cotton bud but test it somewhere inconspicuous first in case it remove the shine or pigment

Wertz · 11-07-2008 04:20PM

Exterior emulsion is a bugger to shift especially if the sun gets at it.
Paint thinners won't do anything, strippers/solvents are too harsh on the PVC.
You need a product called Oops all purpose cleaner/remover...get it in most paint shops.

Next time use masking tape.

Removing Paint from PVC Windows

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