{"id":11356,"date":"2021-07-15T09:20:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T07:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/?p=11356"},"modified":"2021-07-15T09:24:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T07:24:52","slug":"how-to-remove-protective-tape-from-upvc-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/blog\/how-to-remove-protective-tape-from-upvc-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove protective tape from UPVC windows, the easy way"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11356\" class=\"elementor elementor-11356 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5c9a09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5c9a09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;689d14c&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44614e5\" data-id=\"44614e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78cdae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b78cdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In this article you will learn how to remove protective tape from UPVC, but are you aware that you can avoid wasting time in cleaning by simply choosing the right masking products?\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Professional painters trust in Q1\u00ae masking tapes, which offer premium performance in all weather conditions and ensure residue-free removal, even on UPVC windows.<\/strong><\/p><p>UPVC is a low-maintenance building material used as a substitute for painted wood. UPVC windows are popular because they are cheaper, but sometimes they make painters freak out because they have to be treated well.<\/p><p>Read our tips to avoid any struggle and to know how to remove any remaining protective tape on UPVC.<\/p><h2>Use a protective tape that is gentle with UPVC and easy to remove<\/h2><p>The easiest way to remove protection tape from windows is to <strong>use a masking product with the right tack<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Listen to us: to avoid any damage use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/product\/painting\/q1-precision-line-masking-tape\/\">Q1\u00ae Precision line masking tape<\/a><\/span> for <strong>UV protection<\/strong> (which means no damages from the sunlight) and a <strong>clean removal<\/strong>.<\/p><p><em>See how you can use it in this video.<\/em><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZRfekZthFcA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-635d1da\" data-id=\"635d1da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be20c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0be20c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/PreSingleWeb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10721\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd005bd\" data-id=\"cd005bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f9f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72f9f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This high quality protection tape prevents any overspray and gives you premium performances in <strong>all weather conditions<\/strong> (yes, even with rain).<\/p><p>It ensures a <strong>residue-free removal<\/strong>, but at the same time you will always be sure <strong>it won\u2019t come off <\/strong>right in the middle of your painting job.<br \/>And a final plus: this masking tape is specifically engineered for <strong>HPLV and airless paint spraying<\/strong>, the perfect technique for decorating UPVC windows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6acab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d6acab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em>Here\u2019s the final result on UPVC windows: nice and clean.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5ad04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d5ad04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/how-to-remove-protective-tape-from-upvc-windows-result.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11359\" alt=\"how-to-remove-protective-tape-from-upvc-windows-result\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964d16e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"964d16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79abc4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79abc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>What if you already messed up your UPVC windows?<\/h2><p>What do you have to do if you accidentally leave masking tape on your windows for too long?<\/p><p>We have 3 main solutions to <strong>get rid of any protective tape residue<\/strong>:<\/p><ol><li>use <strong>nail polish remover<\/strong> &#8211; put it on some cotton pads, it works beautifully even on plastic surfaces;<\/li><li>use any <strong>lubricant or baby oil<\/strong> &#8211; the paraffin will soften the glue and help you wipe it away from UPVC;<\/li><li>scratch with a <strong>blade<\/strong> (very gently, of course) &#8211; if the solutions above don\u2019t work, try with your brute strength.<\/li><\/ol><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You will agree with us that it is easier to get it right since the very beginning. Be sure to have the best protective tape with you.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6d46a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8d6d46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/product\/painting\/q1-precision-line-masking-tape\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><strong>Shop now<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article you will learn how to remove protective tape from UPVC, but are you aware that you can avoid wasting time in cleaning by simply choosing the right masking products?\u00a0Professional painters trust in Q1\u00ae masking tapes, which offer premium performance in all weather conditions and ensure residue-free removal, even on UPVC windows. UPVC &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/blog\/how-to-remove-protective-tape-from-upvc-windows\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to remove protective tape from UPVC windows, the easy way<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":11358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[161],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11361,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11356\/revisions\/11361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}