Help: Cleaning plastic garden furniture
simgyump
discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will help
to restore/clean.
Thanks
Andy Jacobs
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Jif is the only thing I've found that does any good. You need something
slightly abrasive with a good detergent. You might want to try mixing 50/50
of Jif and Fairy liquid. I've also tried Swarfega in the past with some
success.
Andy
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>I have some white PVC garden furniture which has become dirty and
>discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will help
>to restore/clean.
>
>
Try a cleaner meant for UPVC window frames, we have used it on out recliner
chairs and it works well, should be able to get it from a good DIY store.
Mike
Karen.Mountford
> I have some white PVC garden furniture which has become dirty and
> discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will help
> to restore/clean.
>
> Thanks
Lakeland advertise something specifically for this but I don't know if it is
any good.
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/ gets you to their website. I have tried a few
other of their cleaning things and so far they do pretty well as advertised.
Karen (Coastal Suffolk)
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> discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will
help
> to restore/clean.
>
> Thanks
We considered doing this, but remembered how out of place these big chunks
of plastic looked when we first got them. At least the dirt and mould tends
to disguise them.
We've toyed with the idea of painting them, but I would expect most paints
wouldn't 'take' very well to plastic. Any suggestions on this?
M
Alan Gabriel
simgyump <simg...@freeuk.com> wrote in message
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> I have some white PVC garden furniture which has become dirty and
> discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will
help
> to restore/clean.
>
> Thanks
>
>
I use Flash Spray With Bleach.
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Ray Williams
<simg...@freeuk.com> writes
>I have some white PVC garden furniture which has become dirty and
>discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will help
>to restore/clean.
>
>Thanks
>
>
time. Cleans the dirt but not the discolouring.
JennyC
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> In article <kvYr4.3953$74.1...@nnrp3.clara.net>, simgyump
> <simg...@freeuk.com> writes
> >I have some white PVC garden furniture which has become dirty and
> >discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will
help
> >to restore/clean.
> >
and left her chairs to soak for an hour. The chairs came up pretty well and
the bath was clean too :~))
Jenny
cormaic
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>Try using a power washer, no detergent required, works for me every
>time. Cleans the dirt but not the discolouring.
...and blasts placky garden furniture into next door's garden.
If you do use a PW to clean plastic garden furniture, weight it down
or trap it in a corner first. Ideal job for idle kids on half-term
hols. :~)
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Karen.Mountford
> simgyump <simg...@freeuk.com> wrote in message
> news:kvYr4.3953$74.1...@nnrp3.clara.net...
> > I have some white PVC garden furniture which has become dirty and
> > discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will
> help
> > to restore/clean.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> We considered doing this, but remembered how out of place these big chunks
> of plastic looked when we first got them. At least the dirt and mould tends
> to disguise them.
>
> We've toyed with the idea of painting them, but I would expect most paints
> wouldn't 'take' very well to plastic. Any suggestions on this?
>
> M
There is special stuff to prepare plastic for painting but I don't know what it
is called. They talk about it sometimes in those house makeover programmes.
Chris French and Helen Johnson
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>simgyump <simg...@freeuk.com> wrote in message
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>> I have some white PVC garden furniture which has become dirty
>We've toyed with the idea of painting them, but I would expect most paints
>wouldn't 'take' very well to plastic. Any suggestions on this?
>
It's been discused here a couple of times in the past, don't remeber the
conclusions but Dejanews will have them:
http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml
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Jill Bell
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>> We've toyed with the idea of painting them, but I would expect most paints
>> wouldn't 'take' very well to plastic. Any suggestions on this?
>>
>
>There is special stuff to prepare plastic for painting but I don't know what it
>is called. They talk about it sometimes in those house makeover programmes.
>
>Karen (Coastal Suffolk)
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called an acrylic converter as a primer for plastic furniture, before
using whatever paint you choose, and then covering with a non yellowing
matt varnish.
Jill
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cbw
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>> simgyump <simg...@freeuk.com> wrote in message
>> news:kvYr4.3953$74.1...@nnrp3.clara.net...
>> > discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will
>> help
>> > to restore/clean.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>> We considered doing this, but remembered how out of place these big chunks
>> of plastic looked when we first got them. At least the dirt and mould tends
>> to disguise them.
>>
>> wouldn't 'take' very well to plastic. Any suggestions on this?
>>
>> M
>
>There is special stuff to prepare plastic for painting but I don't know what it
>is called. They talk about it sometimes in those house makeover programmes.
>
>Karen (Coastal Suffolk)
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make-over programmes are to prepare melamine faced kitchen doors and
ceramic tiles for painting, stencilling etc. Not cheap, but a little
apparently goes a long way.
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cbw
Dorothy Williams
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> simgyump wrote:
> > I have some white PVC garden furniture which has become dirty and
discoloured. Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent or method that will help
to restore/clean.
> >
isany good.
> http://www.lakeland.co.uk/ gets you to their websiteKaren (Coastal
Suffolk)
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paste. It works wonders on almost anything but especially UPVC (try it on
windows, wow!).
Good luck,
Dorothy