The better to wash a plastic window sill from dirt

How to wash a plastic window sill at home

In order to keep plastic window sills clean, often when cleaning, they are limited only to wiping dust from it and no more. But believe me, this is not enough, since over time the plastic begins to turn gray and even yellow, and various contaminants may also appear on it.

Let's find out how to wash a plastic window sill and how to maintain its impeccable appearance using household chemicals and folk remedies, and also what is more effective for cleaning the house.

What can not be used for washing plastic

After you have installed plastic window sills along with the windows, they usually give you a reminder of what is indicated where, which brushes and scrapers can damage the surface. It also lists all the chemical compounds that should not be included in the cleanser.

In addition, there are some rules for care to make the products last much longer:

• Do not clean the surface of the windowsill with cleaning agents included in which have abrasive particles, as they can simply damage the protective layer, after which the plastic will turn gray or even yellow.
• New detergents can be used, but first test them on an inconspicuous area of ​​the material. If the color of the coating changes greatly, then the composition of the product contains aggressive chemical compounds.
• When cleaning a window sill, which is covered with a PVC film, never use hard sponges or brushes, as they can leave scratches on the surface.

Now you can move on to how to wash the stains.

How to wash different stains

Sometimes dirt may appear on the windowsill, which will not disappear even after washing them with soapy water. They can be withdrawn if you use industrial means or those that are always at hand.

Household chemicals

1. Domestos. The product contains chlorine, and therefore it does an excellent job of whitening the surface, washing away stains from tea and coffee. After the stains are removed, it is better to wipe the surface of the windowsill with a clean cloth, which will be moistened with Domestos, and then the clarification will be uniform.

2. Komet (which contains chlorinol) and Sif kitchen cream helps to wash away stains from tea, coffee, soot and grease. By the way, the first remedy can help remove even rusty stains and mold.
3. Mr. Muscle, Mr. Proper and Pemolux, as well as other similar products, do an excellent job of cleaning stubborn stains, as well as fresh traces of corrosion.

   First you need to wipe the surface of the windowsill from dust, and then apply one of the selected products to the surface, wipe it with a sponge or damp cloth. After 8 minutes, rinse the plastic with clean water and dry it with a paper towel or rag.

4. Kitchen furniture cleaners also work well with soot and grease stains.
5. Means for washing mirrors, windows also helps to clean various dirt, but will not help in the fight against grease stains (old ones). Such solutions are convenient for use, as they are poured into bottles with a spray bottle.

   It is easy to spray the product onto the plastic surface, and after 5 minutes, rinse everything off with warm water. Spray the stains separately, and they will wash off by themselves in a few minutes.

6. Powder detergent (for whites only) will help wash away dirt and will also slightly bleach the plastic surface. To remove stains from a plastic window sill, sprinkle 1 tsp. powder over the entire surface, and sprinkle heavily on heavily soiled areas.

   Then wipe the window sill with a wet rag or the hard side of the sponge, and then the entire window sill. Rinse everything with water and dry with a paper towel.

7. Melamine sponge perfectly combines the quality of standard foam rubber and cleaning agents. She cope with "cheers" with old and stubborn stains, as well as traces of ink and paint. For cleaning, soak a sponge in water, as if you use hot water, its structure will collapse.

   Next, wipe the plastic surface, but do not press hard. It will be most economical to wipe the window sill with the corner of the sponge. After that, the treated surface should be rinsed with clean water to remove the remaining crystals and wipe with a dry cloth.

8. Laundry soap is equally effective for cleaning grease stains. To do this, you must first prepare a soapy solution (rub a piece of soap on a coarse grater and dissolve the resulting shavings in warm water, or you can dissolve liquid laundry soap in warm water), and wipe the windowsill with the resulting solution.

   If the stains haven't washed off, wipe them off with a whole bar of soap that has been dampened in warm water. After 15 minutes, rinse the window sill and wipe it dry.

Note, that you can use liquid soap, but then the effect will not be as pronounced, since there are more alkalis in the brown bar of soap.

Folk remedies

• Vinegar + water

Such a composition will help wipe off even very old dirt, traces of rust, grease stains and after that the gray surface will be lightened. To do this, wipe the surface of the plastic windowsill with a solution of water and vinegar, the ratio of the components should be 1 to 1.

Blot heavily soiled and old stains better. After 2 minutes, wash off the solution and wipe the surface with a paper towel or dry cloth. For a window sill covered with PVC film, it is better not to use this method, since vinegar can greatly spoil its original color.

• Toothpaste (white) + chalk

Since this mixture has abrasive properties, it will do an excellent job of cleaning stains and will refresh the whiteness of the windowsill.To do this, grind the chalk and mix it with toothpaste in a 1 to 1 ratio.

For a small windowsill, 2 tsp is enough. chalk and the same amount of paste. If necessary, you can always quickly prepare some more mortar. Use regular toothpaste without stains, as otherwise no one can guarantee a good result.

This is the ideal product to clean yellow stains from plastic windowsills.

Apply the mixture to the surface and rub in with light movements using a damp cloth or sponge. After all stains are washed off, rinse everything with clean water and wipe dry. This method works 100%, and even more - if you do not have chalk, try to clean the dirt with a paste, as a rule, and it alone is enough to deal with stains.

Vinegar and baking soda

This mixture will help you quickly and easily get rid of old stains from the surface of the windowsill. To do this, sprinkle a thin layer of soda on the stain so that they completely cover it.

After that, drop a little vinegar on it and wait until the chemical reaction takes place - the formation of foam will stop and the soda will cease to increase in volume. Then rinse the windowsill with water and wipe everything dry.

How to clean the surface of the window sill after repair

When repair work is completed in a new building or secondary building, after all the procedures, a lot of dust accumulates on the window sill, and sometimes there are stains from mixtures for construction purposes. If you make a little effort, cleaning the window sill after repair will not give you much difficulty.

To get started:

• remove the covers, as they often leave debris underneath and a lot of dust accumulates.

• After that, wipe everything with a damp cloth, and also pay more attention to those places where the corners and plugs. As a rule, it is in them that the most dust accumulates.
• Wash the windowsill well with a soapy solution made from warm water and laundry soap.

Now let's look at how to clean the traces of building mixtures from the surface.

• Polyurethane foam

Dried foam residue pry gently with a plastic or rubber spatula.

Next, clean the small pieces that have adhered to the surface with gun flush fluid or Cosmofen solvent.

If the polyurethane foam was smeared over the plastic, heated vegetable oil, the drug Dimexide, vinegar will cope with it. Just apply one of the products, and then wait 5 to 9 minutes, wipe with a rag or old toothbrush.

• Primer and putty

Such building materials can be easily washed off with warm water alone, but only at the moment when they are not yet frozen ..

. If everything has already happened, then pry the pieces with a spatula, and they will disintegrate under mechanical stress and lag behind the surface.A plastic surface with a porous structure should be cleaned with a medium hardness bristle brush and moistened with the same soapy solution.

There is also a second option for how to wash a plastic window sill after repair, namely, on the remains of dried building mixtures (putty, cement, construction foam) apply a solution of water and vinegar or a special solvent, and after half an hour try to remove the adhering residues using a wooden spatula or rubber spatula. Do not use a metal spatula under any circumstances, as you can scratch the surface of the windowsill with it.

Sticky foam can be removed with a stiff bristled brush.

• Scotch tape and protective film

To clean, heat a large section of construction tape with a hair dryer, then gently pull on the edge. Try not to tear it. The wide tape will help you peel off any loose protective tape. Stick it over and tear off with all the pieces.

Next, clean the window sill from the sticky trail of adhesive tape, and Antiskotch, alcohol, WD-40 and other similar products will help with this.

• Primer

Fresh solution can simply be washed off with water, but if the primer is dry, then apply a layer of fresh solution on it, and after five minutes, wipe everything with a damp cloth or gently begin to scrape with a blade. The second method is best used as a last resort, or if you are removing a layer of primer from the glass.

• Sealant

Wait until the silicone is completely dry, and then pick it up with a screwdriver, blade or spatula and gently pull it towards you ..

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• LCM

Latex stains, acrylic, water-based paint can be washed off with soapy water. The water emulsion will need to be rubbed with the hard side, which each foam sponge has. Oil paint droplets are best removed with paint thinner or white spirit.

• Liquid nails

Drops from such a product can be removed under the influence of low or high temperatures.

They can be heated with a steam generator or a hair dryer, and frozen with ice cubes, which are packed in a plastic bag.

• Drops from emulsion or lime

After whitewashing, remove dried drops with an old rag and then wash with soapy water ... If the emulsion or lime has managed to be absorbed into the surface of the plastic windowsill, then use a solution of water and vinegar (for 5 liters of water, 1 tablespoon of vinegar) or 1/2 cup of table salt and 5 liters of warm water.

• Oil-based marker

Smear the contaminated surface with a greasy personal care cream or plain vegetable oil. After 5 minutes, apply dish detergent and rinse with warm water.

• Water-based marker

Wash the window sill surface with soapy water and soap / detergent powder. Sprinkle baking soda over the areas where the marker marks remain and wipe with a toothbrush or a hard half of a foam rubber scouring pad.

• Alcohol marker, felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen

Dampen a sponge or cloth with water, cologne or alcohol and wipe the dirty area.

To determine with what marker the drawing was made on the surface of the windowsill, read its composition.

How to return the whiteness to a yellowed window sill

Now let's figure out how to wash a plastic window sill from yellowness. Over time, snow-white window sills lose their former beauty and acquire a yellow tint due to the fact that sunlight or moisture constantly gets on it, as well as due to temperature changes. Before using one of the methods below, be sure to thoroughly rinse the surface of any dust and visible dirt.

To whiten the plastic, use:

• A solution of washing powder and soda ash, the ratio of the components should be 1 to 1.

  wipe the window sill with a damp cloth and apply the prepared mixture to its surface. After a couple of hours, wash everything off with clean water. This method will be effective if the yellowness is a color change, and not a trace of rust or water stains after regularly watering flowers inaccurately.

• Apply rubbing alcohol to a lint-free cloth and wipe the surface. This will also help clear any yellow stains from the windowsill after you water the flowers.

Note: Ethanol is great (tested). The surface becomes a little lighter, but the effect is not lightning fast, but after a couple of minutes of exposure.

Acetone is an unsafe method, and there is a high probability that the first layer of window sill protection will come off along with unwanted yellowness.

Recommendations for keeping the windowsill clean

Keeping the window sill always clean will be easy if:

• Make it a thin PVC or laminated wear-resistant film finish. The second type is much more common for finishing the window sill in the kitchen.

  Since the film is resistant to small scratches, you can use household chemicals with abrasive particles or granules to clean it.

• Do not put on hot pots and pans, as it is very difficult to remove traces from them, and sometimes it is even necessary to replace the window sill.
• Place special trays or liners or silicone under the pots. In this case, the earth will not crumble, scratches will not appear and there will be no yellow streaks after watering.
• Wipe the dust daily even if the windowsill appears to be clean.

  In this case, the smallest dust particles will not eat into the surface of the plastic, and after some time it will not turn gray.

• Wash the windowsill with soapy water at least once a week. This will help you wash out even the smallest droplets of fat and prevent them from absorbing deep into the plastic.
• Cover the windowsill with plastic or newspaper when renovating.

And what if spots and yellowness are not displayed? Buy a white PVC film and stick it on the surface of the windowsill.

If you wish, you can choose any shade, and then you can give the interior a little novelty.

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