cleaning paintwork

[joannie10]

nice sunny day and I feel the place is looking a bit grubby - what would you advise for cleaning down the paint work ie gloss paint on wooden doors and emulsion on walls, I just don't feel soapy water would be enough. Thanks in advance

[vulcan]

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[daffy654]

Sugar soap.

[tonyav]

Yep, definitely sugar soap.

[ummmm]

I 3rd sugar soap.

[joannie10]

thanks very much all- now you mention it my dad always used to use this, I had forgotten. Right I must get off to buy that now and get on with it :-)

[theshedman]

Sugar soap can be used for general cleaning but you will need to be careful on how you use it as it can often take the shine off things. It is mainly used for cleaning things prior to decorating and will give a key for the new paint as it is like a scourer.

[joannie10]

thanks shedman - would you be suggesting anything else?

[theshedman]

Just use one of the general purpose cleaners such as flash or cif and something with a little bit of scourer in for the really tough bits. Suger soap as with all scourers is ok to use but just be careful with them all as they can take the sheen off.

[joannie10]

thanks - its a job for the holiday weekend!