Hello there John, and all the best for your venture into the world of Window-Cleaning!
My squegee is ending up with a lot of suds on it after a couple of windows. Can I prevent this ?
Lots of suds in my water bucket, any way to prevent this or is it normal. Im probably using too much soap. You're right, it sounds like you are. If there's too much soap in your bucket, there'll be too many suds on the applicator
If things are as soapy as you describe, very soon you're going to have
really bad skin problems. So, either a lot less washing up liquid in the bucket, or use stuff which is designed especially for window cleaners . . . GG3 or 4, Glimmer Clean, etc etc. Have a search on here or other supplier's sites for all the different variations available. What most of them have in common is that they produce little or no suds. The more suds around, the more time you waste mopping up at the end of cleaning the window!
What exactly should I use the scrim for ? Im still not sure of its use ? Should the squegee be wiped in it or only wipe the edges of the window with the scrim. Guys who have been in this game for a while will tell you that scrims are for wiping your hands on! "Detailing" with a scrim is going round the edges of the frame or for taking off smudges from the pane. Some try to use a dry one, others use one which is slightly damp and a dry one to buff up.
Me? I use GG3 with a moist, not soaking wet, applicator. This should leave you with very little detailing to do, if any, and you only need to wipe over the sill with your applicator to leave an excellent job.
Is there any written techniques for window cleaning on this forum. This might help,
http://www.dcs1.com/window/ but I'd rather you invested in an extension pole than use an old broom handle, as he suggests.
Techniques when they're written down always look rather peculiar to me, your best bet is watching other window cleaners, or even ask them to show you if they don't seem too growly. You'll also develop your own technique, everybody works a little differently but we all hopefully end up with the same result. An efficient job and a happy customer.
Go for it John, the only thing that's holding you back is them suds!
All the best - Davie
PS Sorry it's such a long reply!