[Chris Cottrell]

Ive been w/c-ning for couple of mounths and am still wondering which liquid to use : fairy liquid,vinegar,brite? whats good for best results?

[Paul Coleman]

Ive been w/c-ning for couple of mounths and am still wondering which liquid to use : fairy liquid,vinegar,brite? whats good for best results?

I'm sure that you will get a variety of answers to this.  My personal preference is Fairy liquid.

[s.hughes]

I swop and change about. When its really hot I prefer GG4 with a very little bit of fairy for extra slip. GG4 dosnt give suds and sometimes the customer likes to see suds and so do I. It all depends on how I feel. Mind you GG4 dosnt half shine the windows.

Steveyboy

[Ian_Giles]

if you can get the knack of using any of the specialist liquids, ie; Unger Liquid, GG3/4 and so on, then it will do a better job than using a household detergent such as Fairy.
The household detergents leave more residue behind on the glass, you can't see it or feel it, but dust will stick to it.
The detergents that are designed for us window cleaners leave next to no residue behind (providing you follow correct dilution rates of course!) and therefore the glass tends to stay cleaner for longer

They take some getting used to though

Regards,


Ian

[Chris Cottrell]

Whats GG4?

[The Bear]

http://cleantech.co.uk/catalogue/index.php?cPath=26_44

[dai]

I find that a cheap washing up liquid plus an equal amount of dishwasher rinse aid is the best I have tried. If you use fairy then only use half as much rinse aid. 1 ltr of rinse aid lasts me a month. It desolves bird muck much easier than just fairy, It gives the slip without all the suds, and the glass really shines. But rinse aid from aldi's when it is on offer for under a quid a ltr. Dai

[ian davison]

I make up my own solution of fairy or persil,a cap of household ammonia and a little bit of finnish dishwasher powder.
Windows come up lovely!

[windows_chepstow]

Chrisc,

I'd suggest if you've just started window cleaning to only use Fairy liquid; at least for a good couple of months.  It's not rocket science I know; but once you see how that reacts in the manner you use it; then try something else.

You've then got a base-line to compare any other product with.

I've tried alsorts, but always end up comming back to the good old green stuff.

[brett walker]

CHRISC
            I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH WINDOWS-CHEPSTOW, I HAVE TRIED MOST PRODUCTS AND KEEP COMING BACK TO GOOD OLD FAIRY LIQUID ... YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ON THE ADVERT- HANDS THAT DO WINDOWS CAN BE AS MILD AS YOUR FACE WITH MILD GREEN FAIRY LIQUID  . PERSONAL PREFERENCE


                               BRETT

[windows_chepstow]

I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH WINDOWS-CHEPSTOW,

Blimey!  Someone agreeing with me!  That's a first!

Thanks (Fiver in the post).

[rosskesava]

Hi Tosh

I agree with you also. I'll email you my address.

GG4, Fairy, etc are all fine but also you need to use water otherwise it works out very expensive.

Seriously, I've found most things like GG4 and so on do a good job. At the moment we use a very cheap washing up liquid and rinse aid and it works fine.

Cheers

[windows_chepstow]

Ross,

Stop it, just 'cos you're after a fiver too!  Bloody skirt-wearing people north of the border!

[Sir Squeaky]

Definately Fairy or similar for me.

I had a go at the Unger liquid the other day, but with no suds it's tough.

Nothing glides like suds and if you're having to press slightly harder all day it's more knackering in the end.   < that's sweat on the smiley not tears!

As soon as something turns up that's smooth I'll give it a go, but it sure won't be as cheap as Fairy!

Roger.

[Ian Rochester]

Well, lots of fairies out there!  Personnally I like Syr Glimmerclean, it leaves less soap residue and works out just as cheap as Fairy as well.

Recently been sent a sample of Ettore Squeegee off and the lads seem to like that as well, lot more expensive though.

Also tried Unger Gel, bloody horrible stuff, couldn't get it to dissolve in the bucket

[Sir Squeaky]

Ha Ha!

I was doing that until I realised it's not supposed to go in the bucket.

It's applied directly to your washer to supplement your bucket of fairy!

Why bother? Can't see what difference it makes.

Roger.

[g_griffin]

Ive been using Squeegee Off recently and have been impressed. It`s like Fairy,in that you get suds, but not oily and as messy. Wiping sills is a lot easier too.
 I lost patience with gg3. I found it great one day and a pain the next. That`s probably down to me but I was fed up with trying different things to make it work.
      Squeegee Off is not a bad price at £12.50+vat for 5litres and you can get 500ml bottles at B+Q. So you can get a sample locally.

                             Gerry.

[Marc's on the Glass, LLC]

I used "fairy" for a long time and just switched over to GG4.  It is definitely harder to work with, but there are ways around that.  The results are what I'm after.  There are immediate improvements that I like.  I am still waiting to see if the windows I clean are resisting dust for a longer period of time.  That would definitely be a plus!

As a new WC, you would find the fairy to be a lot easier to use because your squeegie will glide much better, even after overlapping a few times.  However, you will be developing habits that you can't use if you switch to a professional cleaning product.  So, you might want to start with that now.

[s.hughes]

GG4, Fairy, etc are all fine but also you need to use water otherwise it works out very expensive.

Hi Ross
Ha, Ha I couldnt imagine using GG4 or Fairy without the water.

Steveyboy

[zeusjazmin]

i know a window cleaner who chopped up the unger gel into tiny little peices hoping it would dissolve,i now ....he now uses fairy with a touch of unger liquid just so i can tell my customers its really really expensive