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Thread Number: 35379
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
White scratche marks on vacuums |
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| Post# 380487 10/31/2017 at 18:50 (2,367 days old) by Evilvacuumman (Los Angeles) | ||
Anyone one know a simple and easy way to get rid of those white scratche marks that are on vacuums?I have been using a magic eraser but it take a while and they disintegrate so I have to keep buying a lot of them. Dose anyone know a good way to get rid of them?
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| Post# 380491 , Reply# 1 10/31/2017 at 19:27 (2,367 days old) by AmwayClearTrak (ㅤ) | ||
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This should work A MagicEraser will do the trick. I have used them many times on my vacuum to get rid of paint marks and it's worked most of the time. Some paint scratches you have to scrub harder then others but they should come off with ease. Hope this helps! | ||
| Post# 380492 , Reply# 2 10/31/2017 at 19:28 (2,367 days old) by AmwayClearTrak (ㅤ) | ||
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Hey Ignore what I said on the top Did not read it thoroughly. Whoops! | ||
| Post# 380495 , Reply# 3 10/31/2017 at 20:47 (2,367 days old) by Evilvacuumman (Los Angeles) | ||
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| Post# 380505 , Reply# 5 11/1/2017 at 09:04 (2,366 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 380509 , Reply# 6 11/1/2017 at 10:03 (2,366 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 380522 , Reply# 7 11/1/2017 at 12:03 (2,366 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
Rubbing alcohol as Tom said, or denatured alcohol. I use denatured at work because we buy it in big cans (just like lacquer thinner) at the hardware store. Works well, sometimes you just want to soak it with the stuff and let it sit a minute and then start scrubbing. Just make sure you keep plenty of alcohol on the rag, as it dries out it won't work as well.
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| Post# 380523 , Reply# 8 11/1/2017 at 12:04 (2,366 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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| Post# 380525 , Reply# 9 11/1/2017 at 12:09 (2,366 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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With above mentioned advice, the more stubborn marks may shift with a light touch and a scotch brite green pad, using a diluted alcohol or soap solution as a carrier. | ||
| Post# 380527 , Reply# 10 11/1/2017 at 12:15 (2,366 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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Also one I've been known to use. But one thing to consider, getting too aggressive with the removal can and will screw up the texture of the plastic, which in some cases can look even worse than the paint marks. Basically paint has rubbed off of the baseboard and is now smeared on the plastic, smooth plastic is easier to clean, because the texture is holding the paint in the low spots. You want to remove the paint without sanding the texture down too.
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| Post# 380549 , Reply# 11 11/1/2017 at 19:23 (2,366 days old) by Evilvacuumman (Los Angeles) | ||
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| Post# 380585 , Reply# 12 11/2/2017 at 18:34 (2,365 days old) by unconscious (London, UK) | ||
Surprisingly, what I've used recently to refurb the base of a few vacuums I got my hands on was headlight polish paste. My mum got her hands on some somehow, it's a bit like Cif, but instead of scrubbing and scratching as such it's meant to polish. It's got some potent chemicals in it too, but it genuinely makes plastic look brand new. Have a look around, maybe ask in some local car parts store, car wash, etc?
I don't have any pics to prove but I was genuinely amazed at how well it worked removing surface paint as well as deep scratches leaving the surface smooth and shiny. | ||
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