Inside window cleaning!!!!

Hi everyone one of my regular clients wants he’s insides doing this month 

so I have the Unger liquid and squeegee etc but is there anything better? Has anybody used the Unger stingray? 

Thanks 

Squeegee and applicator will do the best job 

Justin1 said:

Hi everyone one of my regular clients wants he’s insides doing this month 

so I have the Unger liquid and squeegee etc but is there anything better? Has anybody used the Unger stingray? 

Thanks 

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Make sure he clears the sills for you and removes blinds etc. Nothing worse then having to clear your work area and then put it all back.

Stingray is good for hard to reach windows and skylights, I use it regularly but it's no substitute for cleaning by hand but it does a decent job ?

I love an inside clean but in 35 degrees yesterday the inside of 3 connys nearly killed me and i have a new customer that must smoke 100 fags a day and ive done 2 inside cleans so far and the windows are still tacky and nicotiney.

But rough with the smooth

What do you all think of the blue Unger liquid? 

Hate insides. Wouldn’t do them if it was triple the price. To much faffing about in my opinion 

If I was you I would tell the customer to draw all curtains/blinds and remove all ornaments of the sill and if a TV/furniture is in a window ask them to make the window accessible.

Justin1 said:

What do you all think of the blue Unger liquid? 

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Personally don’t like it it seams very much like fairy liquid tk me . We don’t do much internal work but we use gg3 one the jobs we do do and I like it .

The internal work I do and I am planning on stopping it. I use Wilko glass cleaner and a Wilko Microfiber cloth.

Total pain but if you want to do it get an unger pouch for a spray bottle. Have it made up with soapy solution and spray on to glass/applicator. Rather than carting a bucket around a house on a hot day..catch excess drips with sill cloth like a pro. 

I’m not planning many inside jobs sounds like a nightmare, anybody used a Karcher vac? 

I brought a karcher vac last week as it was reduced at screwfix, and thought it might be useful for insides, getting rid of excess water etc. It might be quick and easy for a householder to use , but for us, mop and squeegee is 10 times quicker and have a better result. Took mine back to screwfix the day after trying it on my own windows 

Part Timer said:

Make sure he clears the sills for you and removes blinds etc. Nothing worse then having to clear your work area and then put it all back.

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I use Carpet Right's tactic and tell the customer that it's £2 per item that I have to move (£1 to move, £1 to put back). 

It's lovely turning up to nice, clear sills! 

wezza13 said:

I use Carpet Right's tactic and tell the customer that it's £2 per item that I have to move (£1 to move, £1 to put back). 

It's lovely turning up to nice, clear sills! 

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Lol I like that , good idear to make sure they move stuff 

Justin1 said:

I’m not planning many inside jobs sounds like a nightmare, anybody used a Karcher vac? 

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just say "sorry i dont clean insides".......

your making a rod for your own back.....after 26 years of window cleaning my first bit of advice to newbies is to refuse ALL inside work,its best avoided IMO....less hassle not cleaning them and leads to a more enjoyable working day....?

of course if your desperate for work go ahead....

I have some to do and wont turn it down while I still need more work, but agreed, if you got full books then its not worth it, unless you charge way more for it and get a better rate. I have one I do and it annoyingly includes several doors full of little glass french panes or whatever they're called. I whip through them with just a barely damp scrim and dry one quick after. Feel like a robot on base speed doing them ?

Part Timer said:

Make sure he clears the sills for you and removes blinds etc. Nothing worse then having to clear your work area and then put it all back.

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I found  if you leave it all on the sofa they clear it themselves next time 

HWCS said:

I love an inside clean but in 35 degrees yesterday the inside of 3 connys nearly killed me and i have a new customer that must smoke 100 fags a day and ive done 2 inside cleans so far and the windows are still tacky and nicotiney.

But rough with the smooth

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I'd already decided insides weren't for me (I can be a bit clumsy in confined spaces) but your post has just completely guaranteed i'll never do internals lol.

dazmond said:

just say "sorry i dont clean insides".......

your making a rod for your own back.....after 26 years of window cleaning my first bit of advice to newbies is to refuse ALL inside work,its best avoided IMO....less hassle not cleaning them and leads to a more enjoyable working day....?

of course if your desperate for work go ahead....

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I hate inside work but for £400 for a mornings work doing inside a conservatory we have been known to do a few ???

Pjj said:

I hate inside work but for £400 for a mornings work doing inside a conservatory we have been known to do a few ???

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Stand and deliver ????