Paint wipes for decorators
On a job, paint goes where you did not plan it: a drip on a door lever, a smear on a hinge, a mark on the glazing bead or the window catch. While the paint is still wet, a wipe takes it off straight away, so you do not have to come back later with a scraper.
Decorators keep a dispenser on the stepladder or in the van for:
- door levers, hinges and other door furniture
- window catches and frame fittings
- switch plates, with the power off
- brush ferrules, scrapers and the outside of paint tins
- tiles and skirting where a drip lands
Ink wipes for the print shop
In a print shop the wipes take ink off rollers and blades during a changeover, and off machine frames and control panels around the press. Switch the press off before you clean rollers or anything near live electrical parts.
Because the wipe is ready to use, there is no open tin of cleaner at the press and no rags soaking in a bucket. Take a wipe, clean the spot, click the lid shut and carry on.
Wet paint yes, cured paint no
The wipes work on fresh, wet paint, ink and printing ink. Paint that has dried or cured, 2K lacquers and old paint layers do not come off with a wipe; for those you need a scraper or a stripper suited to the job.
On painted or lacquered surfaces, such as a finished door or a coated frame, test on a spot that does not show first. The wipe is made to remove paint, so it can also affect a fresh coat you want to keep.
Used paint wipes
A wipe with paint or ink on it is no longer ordinary waste. Collect used wipes with your paint waste and follow the waste rules of your company or the site you are working on.
Removing wet paint or ink
- 01Act while the paint or ink is still wet.
- 02Take a wipe from the dispenser and click the lid shut.
- 03Wipe from the edge of the smear inwards, so the paint does not spread.
- 04Fold the wipe to a clean side or take a new one for the last traces.
- 05On painted surfaces, check the result on a test spot first.
- 06Dispose of used wipes with the paint waste.
What the wipes do
- Remove wet paint from door furniture, hinges and fittings
- Take ink and printing ink off rollers, blades and machine frames
- Clean brush ferrules, scrapers and the outside of paint tins
- Work on site without water or a bucket
- Stay moist in the dispenser between jobs with the lid shut
What they do not do
- They are not meant for use on the skin
- They do not remove dried or cured paint, 2K lacquer or old paint layers
- They are not for use on live electrical parts
- They are not a stripper for large painted areas