Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: clarkson on February 17, 2011, 02:36:59 pm
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Hi All
i am having a few upvc cleans come in. i thought it was a good time to check we are usiing the best methods.
If its just the black dust from road traffic and cobwebs we just wfp them well i love these cos its dead easy and the effect is good.
I f its more than that and more of a restoration we use a cladding brush to rub in tfr then pressure wash off maybe rinse with wfp as well if required.
any improvements on this or tips?
cheers
john
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results wise by hand comes up great as you can get in those annoying bits ...
of course safe and speed wise wfp with customers outside tap works really well!
i never used tfr on any jobs as yet, willl still get roughly the same results with or without a chemical.
any chemical will help with speed ... think ive just been lucky so far and my customers dont let them get so dirty ...
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Asked the same question myself not long ago, but wash up liquid and water does as good a job for me. Window frames/ sills that are badly discoloured try cif (you and I probably remember it as jiff) brings them up a treat. We hand clean off ladders as u can get in the fiddly bits around the brackets and use a pole on side verges for speed where there are no gutters and often ladder access is harder a that height. I think your doing right investigating the best/ quickest way because there is good money to be made at it.
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For real bad ones try Siroflex Solvent Cleaner or just a damp Magic Eraser. Worst of the worst then combine the two. Gloves a must if doing for any length of time.
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depends of the customer requirements..
general w/c clean is either straightforward wfp or if its really bad then non caustic TFR and wfp - both charged at 1st clean price which is 2x normal 4 wky.
if custy wants restoration ie... paint spots, silicone removal, whiteness restored etc... it's done by hand and charged as a builders clean rate/time
Darran
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Hi
I of course agree you cant beat getting up there and rubbing. i know one guy goes over everything with cream cleanser and then again to clean off and buff up .
its down to pricing. i would have thought its a long morning if not most of a day to clean a whole house by hand so what do you charge for a three bed semi on that basis.
cheers
john
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Hi
I of course agree you cant beat getting up there and rubbing. i know one guy goes over everything with cream cleanser and then again to clean off and buff up .
its down to pricing. i would have thought its a long morning if not most of a day to clean a whole house by hand so what do you charge for a three bed semi on that basis.
cheers
john
i do a few upvc cleans,both by hand and some by wfp with tfr.
doing by hand give the best result i feel if you are fussy,if you not to worried then wfp.
i charge from £70+ for a 3 bed-semi,which i can do most times of ladder in under 2hrs.
but the price normally goes up if they are really dirt.
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Hi
I of course agree you cant beat getting up there and rubbing. i know one guy goes over everything with cream cleanser and then again to clean off and buff up .
its down to pricing. i would have thought its a long morning if not most of a day to clean a whole house by hand so what do you charge for a three bed semi on that basis.
cheers
john
i do a few upvc cleans,both by hand and some by wfp with tfr.
doing by hand give the best result i feel if you are fussy,if you not to worried then wfp.
i charge from £70+ for a 3 bed-semi,which i can do most times of ladder in under 2hrs.
but the price normally goes up if they are really dirt.
ill second the price and time bit ... ;)
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Jenny clean non caustic Tfr. and Dr Power cream and hand clean for scuffs and marks.