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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Luke B on February 21, 2011, 07:14:58 pm

Title: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: Luke B on February 21, 2011, 07:14:58 pm

Ive read that if you have a monofilament brush you dont need to lift it off the glass when rinsing. Is this true and does it work ok not to?

How do you tell what is a monfilament brush from another type?

Also with fan jets is it also possible to rinse without lifting? I'm trying to make life easier for mysulf when doing 2nd or 3rd storey.
Cheers

Title: Re: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: dazmond on February 21, 2011, 07:30:18 pm

i always lift off to rinse.i use a semi flocked supalite brush though.just dont trust the finish if i leave brush on glass!!

ive only been wfp for 10 months.


what poles do you use?

Title: Re: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: richard jagger on February 21, 2011, 07:31:26 pm

The mono filament: if one looked at the bristles they are the same thickness from root to ends  as flocked the end of the fibre looks crushed. What I do with either type of brush I would wash the glass and to rinse I keep the brush at the top of the glass against and firmly against the glass as the water builds in the brush.With one swift movement pull the brush down against the glass.( not to much pressure on the brush)This moves a large amount of water down over the glass and will rinse any dirt that might be on the glass.Its like a flush movement.

Title: Re: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: windowswashed on February 21, 2011, 07:46:38 pm

Always rinse brush on, why use light poles then struggle rinsing brush off, defeats the object of using lighter, rigid poles to make work for oneself.

Title: Re: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: Luke B on February 21, 2011, 07:56:21 pm

Thanks! I'll try those suggestions...
I use a CLX for most 1st floor work, great pole; a Brodex gf 26ft for 2nd storey and a Wilko broom handle with handlebar grips for some ground floor!

Title: Re: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: pure tech on February 21, 2011, 08:40:26 pm

Another way to rinse is to rest one end of the brush on the glass and lift the other end. This makes it a lot easier on higher windows.

Title: Re: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: bobplum on February 21, 2011, 08:51:48 pm

so in a sense if you leave the brush on the glass........your cleaning twice? ??? ???

Title: Re: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: Smudger on February 21, 2011, 09:55:36 pm

i dont rinse any other way now - fan jets, mono brush, high flow rate.

apart from very big windows rinsing comprises of the brush sitting at the top of the glass with a sweep left to right and back again ( this produces a lovely curtain of water ) - job done.

Darran

Title: Re: Lifting brush to rinse or not?
Post by: mci services on February 21, 2011, 10:08:48 pm

yes listen to smudger turn up flow leave the brush on and let the magic water do its job