Newbie Ubik question...

[Skywalker]

Hi all,

Complete newbie with window cleaning and wfp but enjoying the learning of it all so far..

a quick question with regards to Ubik, people say they always use it on first cleans so I thought I would test it on my own house, on my front bay which is fairly white anyway I wet everything, then applied the ubik, scrubbed it , left it a min or so, then rinsed and no problems, but on my back kitchen window which had some water stains on the frames, but I would say was in fairly good condition, I followed the same routine but this time the Ubik turned brown but after I rinsed it, it was very patchy and streaky with some bright white parts and other bits dirty, it looked terrible! 

I repeated the process 2 more times until it looked fine, but it took some scrubbing in between!

It took me about 15-20mins to get it to look ok but feel I could have used unger rub out on the whole thing in half the time with a better result. 

Was I just unlucky, or is this normal, any guidance would be great, as I know the product gets good reviews but now I’m reluctant to use it on a customers job in case the frames go all streaky again!

btw, the mix in my spray bottle was 200ml water 500ml Ubik. 

thanks Paul.  

 

[Craigmac]

Hi all,

Complete newbie with window cleaning and wfp but enjoying the learning of it all so far..

a quick question with regards to Ubik, people say they always use it on first cleans so I thought I would test it on my own house, on my front bay which is fairly white anyway I wet everything, then applied the ubik, scrubbed it , left it a min or so, then rinsed and no problems, but on my back kitchen window which had some water stains on the frames, but I would say was in fairly good condition, I followed the same routine but this time the Ubik turned brown but after I rinsed it, it was very patchy and streaky with some bright white parts and other bits dirty, it looked terrible! 

I repeated the process 2 more times until it looked fine, but it took some scrubbing in between!

It took me about 15-20mins to get it to look ok but feel I could have used unger rub out on the whole thing in half the time with a better result. 

Was I just unlucky, or is this normal, any guidance would be great, as I know the product gets good reviews but now I’m reluctant to use it on a customers job in case the frames go all streaky again!

btw, the mix in my spray bottle was 200ml water 500ml Ubik. 

thanks Paul.  

I don't use ubik, I use screwfix degreaser at a 10 - 1 mix.

But I am sure I have read that if you leave the ubik on to long it can discolour the upvc. 

Especially if it is a warm day, you want to make sure the windows are pre soaked and that you DO NOT let the ubik dry on the surface. On a hot day it may be worth having your water flow down low whilst you agitate just to keep the solution wet.

also your mix may be a little strong. 

although I have read that some use it neat.

 

[RWCleaning]

I don't use ubik, I use screwfix degreaser at a 10 - 1 mix.

But I am sure I have read that if you leave the ubik on to long it can discolour the upvc. 

Especially if it is a warm day, you want to make sure the windows are pre soaked and that you DO NOT let the ubik dry on the surface. On a hot day it may be worth having your water flow down low whilst you agitate just to keep the solution wet.

also your mix may be a little strong. 

although I have read that some use it neat.

I heard the complete opposite. I heard that ubix is biodegradable so no long term effects of leaving.

 

[chelmsclean]

I heard that ubix is biodegradable so no long term effects of leaving.

The two don't necessarily have anything to do with eachother

 

[Pjj]

We don’t use ubick we use virosol and that will do the same thing if the mix is to strong try a mix of 10-1 and I don’t think it will happen again , there is no need to use it any stronger .

 

[Skywalker]

We don’t use ubick we use virosol and that will do the same thing if the mix is to strong try a mix of 10-1 and I don’t think it will happen again , there is no need to use it any stronger .

Many Thanks, I weakened the mix as suggested, then cleaned my other windows and no problems ?

Just shiny glass and a whiter look ?