Rationel Aluclad Frames Marked

[osmononame]

Hi all,

 

I have a window at my self build which have been marked with some mortar / water residue left by some careless brickies. The window was covered but obviously not good enough. The marks are not coming off with regular cleaner. Can anyone suggest anything that might work to remove them but won't damage the paintwork?

 

Image attached. Luckily you can't see the window unless you go looking for it so not the end of the world if I can't get the marks off but I'd like to give it a shot!

Edited August 30, 2022 by osmononame

[Roundtuit]

Sorry, can't recommend anything, but as a last resort, if you feel strongly enough about it, you can just pop the aluminium cladding off and replace it, or maybe get it re-sprayed.

[osmononame]

Thought I would update this for anyone that might come across this in the future - I had a couple of spare cills so soaked them with cleaning vinegar (neat) overnight to see if that would stain them - it did not so I tried the cleaning vinegar with a non abrasive brush this morning on the window itself and it cleaned up a treat. Who would've thought it would be that simple!

[markc]

Yes, vinegar being acidic is perfect for cleaning cementitious snot from frames and windows