First cleans

[ProFinishWindowCleaning]

Hi I saw a Video from green window cleaning which I found very useful, he showed a clip cleaning a window and getting the uPVC up clean so on the normal cleans it's easier to just go, clean and leave.

My question is, be was spraying the upvc and scrubbing it, how would I do this on first floor and above? Without using ladders as I'm ladderless ?

Thanks

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[markg]

For me bronze wool applicator from da components about £40 attaches to the angle adapter. Give the pad a quick spray and away you go. Great job

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[Iron Giant]

Hi I saw a Video from green window cleaning which I found very useful, he showed a clip cleaning a window and getting the uPVC up clean so on the normal cleans it's easier to just go, clean and leave.
 
My question is, be was spraying the upvc and scrubbing it, how would I do this on first floor and above? Without using ladders as I'm ladderless ?
 
Thanks
 
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Spray ubik-2000 onto your brush to clean upper windows.

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[Panorama window cleaning]

Hi I saw a Video from green window cleaning which I found very useful, he showed a clip cleaning a window and getting the uPVC up clean so on the normal cleans it's easier to just go, clean and leave.
 
My question is, be was spraying the upvc and scrubbing it, how would I do this on first floor and above? Without using ladders as I'm ladderless ?
 
Thanks
 
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Do you have a WFP setup?

I dont like getting Ubik all over my main WFP brush so i use a 20' Trad pole with an old brush on the end to do the initial chemical agitation, then i will either spray the windows clean with the customers hose before doing a final scrub and rinse with my WFP and pure water...or if there is no hose available, ill switch to my main WFP and give the windows a quick pre rinse with pure to get the majority of the chemical off before doing the final scrub and rinse. Its actually quite amazing how good the results are when you use a good TFR so id highly recommend on all 1st cleans, will make your life easier for further maintenance cleans.

In terms of applying the chemical, i use a 5L pump spray, it was £21 from B&Q and can spray up to 2 floors easily. It is worth every penny and makes larger jobs a breeze. But failing that, as Iron giant mentioned, you could always spray some TFR directly onto your brush. Just gotta make sure it all comes off the brush when doing your rinse....and you have to do this on each window which can eat away at your water if using a 22L backpack, thats why i use a seperate brush for chemical

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[Incheck]

I would just get a ladder. I wfp followed by ladder work on first cleans.

degreaser or ubik isnt going to solve your greys. some of the first cleans ive done the algae was so thick and encrusted on the upstairs sills that even de-greaser only made a 6/10 improvement. I had to lean out of the window and do it by hand as it was a attic window sill on a jut-out dorma. Only by hand with magic sponges and rub-out will do it. being ladderless is a big disadvantage i reckon. Imagine gutter jobs if one of your gutter vac attachments comes loose and gets stuck in the gutter...how are you gonna get up there then?

I’m also doubtful of the miracle solutions for unblocking downpipes without a ladder (angled pressure washer attachments etc) what if they dont have an outside tap? Also do you really want to have a pressure washer taking up precious space in the back of the van when youre not pressure washing?

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[paul alan]

Do you have a WFP setup?

I dont like getting Ubik all over my main WFP brush so i use a 20' Trad pole with an old brush on the end to do the initial chemical agitation, then i will either spray the windows clean with the customers hose before doing a final scrub and rinse with my WFP and pure water...or if there is no hose available, ill switch to my main WFP and give the windows a quick pre rinse with pure to get the majority of the chemical off before doing the final scrub and rinse. Its actually quite amazing how good the results are when you use a good TFR so id highly recommend on all 1st cleans, will make your life easier for further maintenance cleans.

In terms of applying the chemical, i use a 5L pump spray, it was £21 from B&Q and can spray up to 2 floors easily. It is worth every penny and makes larger jobs a breeze. But failing that, as Iron giant mentioned, you could always spray some TFR directly onto your brush. Just gotta make sure it all comes off the brush when doing your rinse....and you have to do this on each window which can eat away at your water if using a 22L backpack, thats why i use a seperate brush for chemical

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I have bought some tfr from vision, caustic. I plan to use this on the really grubby stuff from now on, I tried it on our fascias above the conny the other which have never been cleaned by the look of them and it came up fairly well.

I also bought a 5ltr pump sprayer form screwfix for £8 and adapted it to an old clx 18, I'm looking forward to using it when I need it. I'm hoping its going to cut down on scrubbing and time.

 

[Panorama window cleaning]

I have bought some tfr from vision, caustic. I plan to use this on the really grubby stuff from now on, I tried it on our fascias above the conny the other which have never been cleaned by the look of them and it came up fairly well.
 
I also bought a 5ltr pump sprayer form screwfix for £8 and adapted it to an old clx 18, I'm looking forward to using it when I need it. I'm hoping its going to cut down on scrubbing and time.

I am sure it will mate [emoji108]

I find that using the 20' unger trad pole (or a 2nd WFP if you have a spare) with an old brush head for agitating in the chemicals and then using your main wfp for doing the final scrub and rinse REALLY helps speed things up...reason being is after you have agitated chemicals into one set of windows, you can then agitate the next set while Giving the chemical on the first set some time to work. Then once you've rinsed first set, you're ready to rinse second set straight after. you can pretty much always work 1 set in advance like this. I used this method on that large manor type commercial job i posted about recently and i managed to do the job on my own within around 5.5/6 hours. If id only used 1 pole and brush, i wouldve taken way longer and used at least twice the amount of water.

Well this seems to work for me anyway, im sure there's probably some even better ways



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[Clisty1989]

On really bad jobs I tend to bung an old brush on my pole, wet all the windows on one side, spray chems on brush, lowest flow I can on the backpack, scrub all the upstairs, spray direct onto downstairs windows and agitate, then on normal flow clean as normal with old brush, repeat all round doing a side at a time, then swap to main brush and go round doing glass only. If they not too bad I'll just spray a little bit on main brush scrub frames on one side, then rinse top frame, then do sides, bottom and sill, by then tops stopped dripping then clean glass. If it's bad takes twice as long, if not too bad adds about 25% to the time, and as pumps on low flow for a large chunk of time, doesn't use a lot of water

 

[P4dstar]

I think a lot of the chemical reply’s aren’t relating to what this chap wants to do. Best thing to apply degreaser would be a back pack, pump it up and agitate and then WFP it off.

The video the OP is referring to is regarding window restoration. We’re not gonna get too much of that done from ground level. The bronze wool pad attachment is a good idea. I saw one the other day, can’t remember where. Thing is you’re not gonna get into the corners etc with that.

If you want to offer window restoration the only real way I can see is to get up a ladder or offer downstairs only!


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