A friend of mine has just had her living room and hall painted and wants to get the muck,mainly nicotine as she is a smoker,off the light pendant cables and the insulation covering the central heating pipes where they enter the floor ( pre-insulated pipe)......The painter suggested Swarfega Wipes which I had never heard of..I had previously suggested JIF Cream Cleaner but she tried that and said it didnt work but maybe she wasn't rubbing hard enough .Anyone tried these wipes .??
Stuart
I find cables easy to clean using fairy liquid and pan cleaning scourers.
Swarfega is paraffin gel, and is an expensive way to buy paraffin.
Steaming is the usual recommendation for nicotine, though I wouldnt do that with PVC mains flex. I use the dishwasher for these sort of things. The one absolute must is that articles must be allowed to dry a full week in a warm dry room. Dry on the surface doesnt equal being dry in all the cracks and crevices, hence a long dry time is essential. Any closed compartments must be opened to ensure total drying within the week.
For legal reasons I would suggest a full safety test be done on any kit so cleaned.
NT
Stuart said the following on 20/11/2005 13:29:
I would use UPVC cleaner like this:
would be much easier to replace the flexes.
NT
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