e newlands

W5 from lidl or fairy
« on: June 06, 2010, 09:26:15 pm »
any traditionalists out there use w5 from lidl talking to someone today he swears by it

Nathanael Jones

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Re: W5from lidl or fairy
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2010, 09:28:33 pm »
W5 is the best i've used apart from professional liquids of course. GG3 with a drop of unger squeegee off is better tho.

mci services

Re: W5from lidl or fairy
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2010, 09:29:42 pm »
i tried it and it was ok, no big difference from fairy really. but we use GG3 now and i dont think i would go back

dazmond

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2010, 09:36:08 pm »
gg3 after 16 years of fairy!i would never go back now.pro detergents are miles better when you get used to them!! ;) ;) ;)

ill be mainly wfp soon so only i bit of trad here and there to keep my "hand in"so to speak!! ;) :) :)
price higher/work harder!

e newlands

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2010, 09:40:53 pm »
does the price between pro detergents and off the shelf products warrant the extra spend
is the difference noticable to the customer  asking as ive never tried gg3 or 4

dazmond

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2010, 09:44:36 pm »
my custys defo noticed a difference when i switched and so did i!!gg3 leaves a cracking shine and hardly any residue! :D :D :D

price higher/work harder!

e newlands

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2010, 09:46:51 pm »
may give it a go is it 4 for hard water areas
also where the cheapest place to buy from

jonnyald

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2010, 10:53:38 pm »
w5 is great stuff ! its recommended by the god WAGGA (master wagtail user) . Wats gud enuf fer him is gotta be the best

e newlands

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2010, 11:21:24 pm »
thatll do for me w5 it is

John Walker

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2010, 11:23:01 pm »
may give it a go is it 4 for hard water areas
also where the cheapest place to buy from

Yes - GG4 for hard water and GG3 for soft.  I think I got mine a long time back from Cleaning Warehouse - but best to check a few suppliers first.  Postage will probably vary considerably so take that into consideration too.
BaxWalker Window Cleaning

e newlands

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2010, 06:25:58 am »
thanks postage hikes up the price a lot as im no where near any suppliers

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2010, 11:35:44 am »
thanks postage hikes up the price a lot as im no where near any suppliers







No supplier in Utopia then? !!  Polarshine works well !

e newlands

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2010, 05:54:34 pm »
afraid not only lots of love

e newlands

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2010, 06:18:39 pm »
drove all  the way to lidl-----------sold out

tacky

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2010, 06:21:51 pm »
that sounds like the making of a hit record .

david watts

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #15 on: June 07, 2010, 06:27:28 pm »
used it but went back to fairy ;it was ok
life is like a box of chocolates you get the crap no one else wants

JSMC

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2010, 09:17:04 pm »
use squeggee off

david watts

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2010, 09:24:14 pm »
have a roll of unger pills bought about 6 yr ago open to offers ;D
life is like a box of chocolates you get the crap no one else wants

e newlands

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2010, 09:26:39 pm »
are they like e,s im off to ibiza next week

Ian W

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2010, 10:00:05 pm »
I bought some Polar Shine at Windex. I think it is good stuff. Couldn't get on with GG4. I used W5 and it is good too. Squeegee off is good, but no better than most of the other detergents I have tried. Never used Fairy.
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2010, 01:05:17 pm »
I bought some Polar Shine at Windex. I think it is good stuff. Couldn't get on with GG4. I used W5 and it is good too. Squeegee off is good, but no better than most of the other detergents I have tried. Never used Fairy.





Glad you liked it Ian.

Ian W

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2010, 06:08:40 pm »
I will buy some more when this runs out Craig. Might be a while getting through 5 litres of it though!  ;D
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens

Nathanael Jones

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Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #22 on: June 08, 2010, 07:41:08 pm »
I got some W5 today. I've mixed a big one of the yellow liquid with a small orange one in an old GG3 bottle and it looks like I'm still using the proper stuff! I hardly trad anymore otherwise I would stick to GG3, but for the odd window W5 isn't bad.

e newlands

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #23 on: June 08, 2010, 08:56:31 pm »
what colour have you got now then

bobby p

Re: W5 from lidl or fairy
« Reply #24 on: June 08, 2010, 09:12:47 pm »
funny talking of the colour . i left a full bottle of blue w5 out on my garden wall- 1 week later its turned completely clear coloured