Remove cement from window

[John1980]

Hi all, I have a customer who has a s mm all window down side of house which has cement on it. Can be accessed by ladder. Does any have recommendations for a product that could be applied to brush, apply, leave and remove. Just wanted any inside tips before buying. Thanks

 

[John1980]

Hi all, I have a customer who has a s mm all window down side of house which has cement on it. Can be accessed by ladder. Does any have recommendations for a product that could be applied to brush, apply, leave and remove. Just wanted any inside tips before buying. Thanks

Sorry. Can't be accessed by ladder

 

[Yogi1872]

Get a scrapper blade and just be careful, I'd be telling the customer, although you will obviously be careful, your taking no liability if the glass gets scratched in trying to remove it.

 

[John1980]

Thanks. Would normally do that but because of the tight angle would not be able to go up a ladder or if connected to pole would not be able to control it. Will probably get some product do a strong mix soak it and use scrubber pad connected on back of brush. Is not a huge amount so fingers crossed will do the job.

Thanks for the reply

 

[Pjj]

Thanks. Would normally do that but because of the tight angle would not be able to go up a ladder or if connected to pole would not be able to control it. Will probably get some product do a strong mix soak it and use scrubber pad connected on back of brush. Is not a huge amount so fingers crossed will do the job.

Thanks for the reply

You don’t want to be scrubbing cement on glass that’s a recipe for disaster , try a scraper on a pole and scrape in one direction only one pas with the scraper bottom to top then take it off the glass and repeat until it’s hopefully removed .

 

[Deleted member 15640]

@John1980 you can get a product called Cement Off from window clean centre. I haven't used it myself but it is made by Titan Laboratories (an American company) who also make Glass Gleam which is very good. There's a couple of videos on YouTube so might be worth checking out as an idea.

 

[spruce]

Thanks. Would normally do that but because of the tight angle would not be able to go up a ladder or if connected to pole would not be able to control it. Will probably get some product do a strong mix soak it and use scrubber pad connected on back of brush. Is not a huge amount so fingers crossed will do the job.

Thanks for the reply

Sorry to ask but why is this your job? Imho the risk of scratching the glass and you being blamed for it is too great.
You need to quote for scaffolding to be erected do you can have a clear line of vision.
That will probably get the customer to think of another solution.

Personally, I wouldn't touch it. If push came to shove, I would rather lose the customer.

 

[Crystalalan]

Sorry to ask but why is this your job? Imho the risk of scratching the glass and you being blamed for it is too great.
You need to quote for scaffolding to be erected do you can have a clear line of vision.
That will probably get the customer to think of another solution.

Personally, I wouldn't touch it. If push came to shove, I would rather lose the customer.

I guess the op is trying to come up with a solution to the problem first. To me it shows a professional response to the problem in hand.
That's the beauty of this forum, it's a great tool for troubleshooting.

If the op isn't confident enough with using a scraper at height, at least he has explored other avenues. The customer will respect him for at least trying to look at a solution to the issue.

 

[Richyconnett]

Can you reach out and use a scraper from inside the house?

 

[spruce]

I guess the op is trying to come up with a solution to the problem first. To me it shows a professional response to the problem in hand.
That's the beauty of this forum, it's a great tool for troubleshooting.

If the op isn't confident enough with using a scraper at height, at least he has explored other avenues. The customer will respect him for at least trying to look at a solution to the issue.

I agree. But for those of us who have been there and got the tee shirt of experience, I have learnt that there are just some jobs which aren't worth getting involved with.

Perhaps you are right in saying the customer will respect him for trying to look for a solution. But that could easily backfire if the o/p scratches the glass in his efforts.

 

[Gadgetfox]

You don’t want to be scrubbing cement on glass that’s a recipe for disaster , try a scraper on a pole and scrape in one direction only one pas with the scraper bottom to top then take it off the glass and repeat until it’s hopefully removed .

Agreed! If you were able to get up close to it there is peach coloured powder which when aplied will a rotating polishing tool that will get the stain off after using the scraper. You would probably need to get the powder from a double glazed sealed unit manufacturer. Although, if it's a small window, it might be cheaper for the customer to buy a new sealed unit rather than pay for your services...