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Title: What soap do you use for window cleanind?
Post by: doron on January 17, 2011, 09:23:50 pm
What is the best soap to use for wc?

tnx  :) ;) :D
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Post by: richard jagger on January 17, 2011, 09:26:56 pm
GG3 is the best
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Post by: Lee GLS on January 17, 2011, 09:29:29 pm
if you are in a hard water area use gg4 with a splash of fairy
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Post by: G Griffin on January 17, 2011, 09:37:28 pm
Fairy liquid. Or as we call it on here, Matt Bateman; because he`s a big fairy  ;D.
He wanted to adopt a child with Elton John, you know  :o.
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Post by: SB Cleaning on January 17, 2011, 09:44:26 pm
Imperial leather ;D
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Post by: Blue Frog Systems on January 17, 2011, 09:47:08 pm
Mild green
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Post by: chopsie on January 17, 2011, 09:51:16 pm
W5 washing up liquid  from Lidl.
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Post by: Richard Neal on January 17, 2011, 11:37:33 pm
Tried them all but come back to good ol Fairy  :D
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Post by: CLEANCARE WC on January 17, 2011, 11:46:58 pm
HEALTH AND SAFETY NOW RECOMMEND THAT WINDOW CLEANERS ONLY USE SOAP ON A ROPE  ;D
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Post by: tradclean on January 18, 2011, 12:11:57 am
fairy  ;D
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Post by: john the cleaner on January 18, 2011, 05:11:55 pm
carbolic
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Post by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on January 18, 2011, 05:24:26 pm
tried them all unger `soap quite good gg4`ok but the fairy liquid always is in my bucket
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Post by: doron on January 18, 2011, 05:37:00 pm
 Anyone tried T-525 from" buzil" ?
 Fairy liquid....I know ...is the basic for all w cleaners ...we use it here 2.

Thank you all 
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Post by: dazmond on January 18, 2011, 06:38:38 pm
i chop and change between squeegee off and gg3.both are excellent.ill stick to using fairy for the dishes!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: AC Window Cleaning on January 18, 2011, 06:50:36 pm
Fairy liquid.
Used the other "bling bling" stuff and fairy is the best value and results by far
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Post by: mikecam on January 18, 2011, 07:27:24 pm
Fairy liquid rots the rubber window seals and causes blown windows.   ;D
The thin film it leaves on the glass also causes dirt particles to adhere to it. So i use a proprietary brand like gg3, designed for the job.
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Post by: AC Window Cleaning on January 18, 2011, 07:31:27 pm
Fairy liquid rots the rubber window seals and causes blown windows.   ;D
The thin film it leaves on the glass also causes dirt particles to adhere to it. So i use a proprietary brand like gg3, designed for the job.
Do you have any experience or evidence to back that claim up????
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Post by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on January 18, 2011, 07:36:48 pm
been using fairy for ages cant agree with that mate
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Post by: jsb on January 18, 2011, 08:19:30 pm
ettore squeegee of . mixed with fairy ,

you dont get many suds with squeege of , so i add the fairy
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Post by: Craig - CW Window Cleaning on January 18, 2011, 09:18:06 pm
 I'm using WCW soap after trying pretty much everything else.
Your squeegee glides really well not too much foam up and its far cheaper than unger,gg3, squeegee off...
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Post by: timbo47 on January 18, 2011, 09:42:59 pm
Difficult to beat stardrops, been using it 30 years, just tried GG4 good but expensive
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Post by: tom2009 on January 18, 2011, 09:49:05 pm
HEALTH AND SAFETY NOW RECOMMEND THAT WINDOW CLEANERS ONLY USE SOAP ON A ROPE  ;D
;D ;D soap on a chuffin rope ha ha ha  ;D
Title: Re: What soap do you use for window cleanind?
Post by: Jackal on January 18, 2011, 10:06:34 pm
Fairy liquid rots the rubber window seals and causes blown windows.   ;D
The thin film it leaves on the glass also causes dirt particles to adhere to it. So i use a proprietary brand like gg3, designed for the job.


im happy with the dirt sticking to the fairy film left behind,my custy happy see me cuz there windows are dirty,unlike some custys who change the clean frequency cuz there windows dont get dirty as often now your using the correct product,why do yourself out of business  ::)
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Post by: mikecam on January 18, 2011, 10:50:57 pm
Fairy liquid rots the rubber window seals and causes blown windows.   ;D
The thin film it leaves on the glass also causes dirt particles to adhere to it. So i use a proprietary brand like gg3, designed for the job.
Do you have any experience or evidence to back that claim up????


just type ...will fairy liquid rot rubber (seals).........into google and read...............
the surfactants it contains does a loveley job of ensuring its salt content can slide down behind the rubber seal and do its job on the glass seals  ;D
 Or just pop a bit of rubber in a little pot of fairy and leave it and see what it goes like for yourself.
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Post by: steve rix on January 19, 2011, 12:00:47 am
Been using fairy for 15 years, had no problems at all. Dont use cheap liquid just pulls on the blade
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Post by: dazmond on January 19, 2011, 12:02:47 am
Fairy liquid rots the rubber window seals and causes blown windows.   ;D
The thin film it leaves on the glass also causes dirt particles to adhere to it. So i use a proprietary brand like gg3, designed for the job.


im happy with the dirt sticking to the fairy film left behind,my custy happy see me cuz there windows are dirty,unlike some custys who change the clean frequency cuz there windows dont get dirty as often now your using the correct product,why do yourself out of business  ::)

your just a conman and not a true professional window cleaner  C.O.W.B.O.Y!!!!!(with too little work!)

havent got a fortnightly round by any chance? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Jackal on January 19, 2011, 05:39:35 pm
no dazmond my round done every 5 weeks mate, iv got plenty of work,still always want more tho,you were only saying the other week that the windows on your round are always clean now your wfp,give it time and your custys might be asking you to go 8weekly  :'(
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Post by: tom2009 on January 19, 2011, 07:26:11 pm
no dazmond my round done every 5 weeks mate, iv got plenty of work,still always want more tho,you were only saying the other week that the windows on your round are always clean now your wfp,give it time and your custys might be asking you to go 8weekly  :'(
nothing wrong with 8 weekly - just need more customers  ;)
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Post by: Jackal on January 19, 2011, 07:31:49 pm
no dazmond my round done every 5 weeks mate, iv got plenty of work,still always want more tho,you were only saying the other week that the windows on your round are always clean now your wfp,give it time and your custys might be asking you to go 8weekly  :'(
nothing wrong with 8 weekly - just need more customers  ;)

id have all mine on 8 weekly if i could, but most wouldnt pay the extra 50% charge id want
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Post by: dazmond on January 19, 2011, 07:59:34 pm
no dazmond my round done every 5 weeks mate, iv got plenty of work,still always want more tho,you were only saying the other week that the windows on your round are always clean now your wfp,give it time and your custys might be asking you to go 8weekly  :'(

only joking jackal!i used fairy for 15 years!im defo noticing windows staying cleaner for longer with wfp but i dont mind cleaning very slightly dirty windows!its easier and quicker!

wfp does a very good job now i clean the frames as well.my custies are paying me to keep them clean so they never get dirty not like when i was trad with fairy!! ;) ;D

my cheaper very compact work is 4 weekly but a lot of new work is 8 weekly at better prices.in winter sometimes its 5 or 6 weekly on monthly work due to short days/weather.


i very rarely get anyone asking for 8 weekly on my compact estate stuff.


regards



dazmond
Title: Re: What soap do you use for window cleanind?
Post by: Malone Cleaning on January 19, 2011, 08:19:39 pm
Anyone tried T-525 from" buzil" ?
 Fairy liquid....I know ...is the basic for all w cleaners ...we use it here 2.

Thank you all 

We use Buzil 525 Window Master here in Germany now and again, It does a good job and smells lovely but Squeegee Off from Ettore is alot better value and does a great job too,  :)
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Post by: AC Window Cleaning on January 20, 2011, 09:48:34 am
Fairy liquid rots the rubber window seals and causes blown windows.   ;D
The thin film it leaves on the glass also causes dirt particles to adhere to it. So i use a proprietary brand like gg3, designed for the job.
Do you have any experience or evidence to back that claim up????


just type ...will fairy liquid rot rubber (seals).........into google and read...............
the surfactants it contains does a loveley job of ensuring its salt content can slide down behind the rubber seal and do its job on the glass seals  ;D
 Or just pop a bit of rubber in a little pot of fairy and leave it and see what it goes like for yourself.
Still no evidence or experience from those posters to support the claim though.
In one they say "oil and grease does aswell" Well why do they use grease to install the rubber into the windows when they make them then??!!
And as for blowing the window seals,again thats nigh on impossible as the glass sits on packers,thus above the water,which incidently drains off through 2, inch wide drainage holes either end of the aperture.
What makes them blow is warm temps inside and freezing ones outside-constant expanding and shrinking over the years eventually shrinks the rubber seal between the 2 panes.Trust me a bit of fairy every 4 weeks wouldnt affect it at all,its a very very thick seal.

I for one will always use fairy.It will take more than a couple of anoraks on car forums worried about rust to put me off lol