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Old 19-11-06, 12:58 AM
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Slate cleaning
Without wishing to spend money on a 'special' product to clean my slates with is there anything I am likely to have at home or get from the supermarket that cleans slates easily.

Using a rubber is just too laborious (I am sure I've used that line somewhere before !! *snigger*)

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Without wishing to spend money on a 'special' product to clean my slates with is there anything I am likely to have at home or get from the supermarket that cleans slates easily.

Using a rubber is just too laborious (I am sure I've used that line somewhere before !! *snigger*)

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try soft scrub
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any soft abrasive inc toothpaste
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Bleach (domestos type stuff) seems to work ok... or maybe it was Jif? One of the two anyway!

Panel wipe (for car paintwork or something I think) is very good, but i'm not sure where to get it from (I just get it from my dad who gets it by the gallon).

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Anything thats spirit based works,ie Turps,surgical spirit or white spirit.
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Jif works well
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Jif!!! I think it's now called Cif.

yes Cif and Ajax cream or any other cream cleaner. I carry a bottle in my spares box, works a treat.
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Anything thats spirit based works,ie Turps,surgical spirit or white spirit.
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Cif or Mr Muscle spray both work.
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I've found that rubbing common or garden mud into the face of the slate actually works too! Strange but true... Give it a try!
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Very fine wet and dry sandpaper, has the advantage that you can use it underwater
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