Cleaning putty from glass

[Pford75]

Just had a pane replaced in a window and the glass has rather a lot of putty fingerprints on it (not just the replaced pane, but others as well). Any tips for best way to remove the putty?

 

[philpjuk100]

credit card/stanley knife blade followed with a rag moisened with white spirit/turps sub,but a friend uses WD 40 (he uses it for everything! just like "wonderful snibbo!) phil.

 

[Lime]

Methylated spirits.

 

[Penners]

Yes, I've used meths with some success, too.

Although I like the credit card idea. Use it to pay someone else to do it.

 

[Pford75]

Thanks for the advice - will try the Meths method first....and save the credit card for something else.

 

[biffvernon]

You shouldn't really get more putty on the glass than that which can be rubbed off with a cloth

For getting glass really clean (like when preparing for stained glass work) I've got a bottle of quite expensive glass cleaner. It works slightly less well than vinegar

 

[Penners]

You shouldn't really get more putty on the glass than that which can be rubbed off with a cloth

There speaks a professional putty operative.

When it comes to puttying, I find that shouldn't and didn't are at opposite ends of the visible spectrum.

 

[AMc]

I found leaving it alone then finally cleaning the glass with meths several months later worked.
It wasn't intentional but the putty I wanted to hold the glass in had formed a skin so I wasn't damaging that at the same time as removing the fingerprints.
One of the times being lazy worked in my favour.