what's German for Sugar Soap?

[hugo a gogo]

Anyone know?

it's an alkaline powdery stuff (looks like sugar in fact, funnily enough)
you use if for cleaning up paintwork (on wood etc, not on cars) before you repaint

[konrad.holl]

From dict.leo.org:

joel33 said:

I have just been looking around at shops in Frankfurt for sugar soap for cleaning dirty painted walls.

Almost all Germans I spoke to had not heard of it, and the practice here seems to be to wallpaper a rented flat when you enter, paint it, and remove the wallpaper when you leave.

However when I did find it, the product was known as "Anlauger"

http://www.molto.de/produkt_anwend_ergebnis.html?g...

Abbeizer seems to be for REMOVING paint, while sugar soap is used for CLEANING paintwork.

Edited by konrad.holl on Wednesday 13th May 11:39

[hugo a gogo]

'seite nicht gefunden'

I could ask in the shop, it's just that I've spent the last few weeks in and out of my local Bauhaus, trying to describe loads of awkward things i didn't know in German (bought a house recently and doing a few jobs on it)

Edit: Anlauger seems to be the very thing though, thanks
I did check leo out first, but didn't get into the discussion bit

Edited by hugo a gogo on Wednesday 13th May 11:42

[konrad.holl]

Sorry, quoted leo without testing the link. Try this one: Molto - Molto Anlauger.

[hugo a gogo]

I found some in Praktiker last night

thanks

Edited by hugo a gogo on Thursday 14th May 07:42