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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on October 11, 2010, 06:48:23 pm

Title: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: dazmond on October 11, 2010, 06:48:23 pm
im noticing that this happening as it gets colder and damper.

a day last week they were still not dry 3 hours later!! ::) ::)any of you guys resort to a bit of blading off?i do on a few kitchen windows for the old folk but dont normally.

i sure it could affect the clean taking so long to dry esp if its a bit windy as dirt can get trapped in the droplets thus drying out with spots!! ::) ::)


whats your thoughts guys as we approach the colder/damper weather?


regards


dazmond
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: james44 on October 11, 2010, 06:59:41 pm
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i sure it could affect the clean taking so long to dry esp if its a bit windy as dirt can get trapped in the droplets thus drying out with spots!!

The reason i do it, futhermore you can work with a much higher tds!

I can work of my tap water which is 56ppm because i blade a lot of them i dont worry about the tds!
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: richyp on October 11, 2010, 07:12:42 pm
haha, why not use trad in first place. i cant see any point in soaking window with  distilled water then blading , it just doesnt make sense!!
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: windiewasher on October 11, 2010, 07:15:10 pm
totally agree
haha, why not use trad in first place. i cant see any point in soaking window with  distilled water then blading , it just doesnt make sense!!
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on October 11, 2010, 07:15:31 pm
It always takes longer in the winter Daz.... dont worry about it
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: Sean Dyer on October 11, 2010, 07:18:10 pm
im noticing that this happening as it gets colder and damper.

a day last week they were still not dry 3 hours later!! ::) ::)any of you guys resort to a bit of blading off?i do on a few kitchen windows for the old folk but dont normally.

i sure it could affect the clean taking so long to dry esp if its a bit windy as dirt can get trapped in the droplets thus drying out with spots!! ::) ::)


whats your thoughts guys as we approach the colder/damper weather?


regards


dazmond

had this on my own windows at weekend where wet all the way till dark , 3-4 hours and then took even longer to dry

also on a new job last week near some trees while they were drying loads of cack was blown off trees and when dry they looked worse than when i started just traded them as they were down stairs thankfully it was sort of a bungalow on that side so no ups to worry about but it makes you wonder!!
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: rg1 on October 11, 2010, 07:20:02 pm
if we get a winter like last year, they wont dry at all, they will just FREEZE ;)
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: Jackal on October 11, 2010, 07:43:29 pm
if we get a winter like last year, they wont dry at all, they will just FREEZE ;)

thats what i was just going say,looks like you will need get the ladders out of garage daz over winter with a bottle of screen wash lol


trad will never die
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: the bfg on October 11, 2010, 08:53:38 pm
hot dries much quicker
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: gewindows on October 11, 2010, 08:57:06 pm
Better get me ladder out I guess.
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: david watts on October 11, 2010, 09:24:19 pm
Better get me ladder out I guess.
ladders are banned ;D had a wc tell me this last week ::)
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: geefree on October 11, 2010, 10:00:51 pm
When they dry , they dry,  never found time to time them. ;)
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: mikecam on October 11, 2010, 11:36:12 pm
im noticing that this happening as it gets colder and damper.

a day last week they were still not dry 3 hours later!! ::) ::)any of you guys resort to a bit of blading off?i do on a few kitchen windows for the old folk but dont normally.

i sure it could affect the clean taking so long to dry esp if its a bit windy as dirt can get trapped in the droplets thus drying out with spots!! ::) ::)


whats your thoughts guys as we approach the colder/damper weather?


regards


dazmond

Daz, you're saying they took ages to dry. How wet was the water?
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: mci services on October 11, 2010, 11:47:45 pm
im noticing that this happening as it gets colder and damper.

a day last week they were still not dry 3 hours later!! ::) ::)any of you guys resort to a bit of blading off?i do on a few kitchen windows for the old folk but dont normally.

i sure it could affect the clean taking so long to dry esp if its a bit windy as dirt can get trapped in the droplets thus drying out with spots!! ::) ::)


whats your thoughts guys as we approach the colder/damper weather?


regards


dazmond

Daz, you're saying they took ages to dry. How wet was the water?
;D very wet

dazmond don't worry in winter I have seen water on windows I cleaned at 3pm still at 7pm and I was horrified as I thought it was spotting but it was not it was just well wet, and the customer never notices as it is pitch black outside
Title: Re: windows taking ages to dry!!
Post by: d s windowcleaning on October 11, 2010, 11:53:11 pm
if we get a winter like last year, they wont dry at all, they will just FREEZE ;)
i love it when they freeze you go home and chill  ;D