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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: nathanharrison on March 08, 2011, 06:17:34 pm

Title: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: nathanharrison on March 08, 2011, 06:17:34 pm

I had a disaster this afternoon, I cleaned someones windows that had just been replaced and putty was still soft. I didn't realise but I got putty all over my brush and then cleaned downstarls windows and left them all greasy and smeared. Customer was fine and said they would sort out the windows as they should have told me before to miss the new panes,

However, I've now got a very greasy brush head (gardiners super lite), any tips on the best way to clean it and get it back to new?

Please help as I need to use it tomorrow!!!!

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Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: dazmond on March 08, 2011, 06:25:35 pm

have you not got another brush? ;D ;D ;D


sorry mate not much help!never had this problem before!always got a few spare brushes though!! ;) ;D ;D


regards


dazmond

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: Lee GLS on March 08, 2011, 06:31:31 pm

try something like white spirits or meths, if that doesnt work you could try some petrol, if you do use something like this you will have to wash your brush in fairy to get rid of the cleaner, then clean out in water to get rid of any residue left in the brush.

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: nathanharrison on March 08, 2011, 06:50:05 pm

I've got 1 other brush but its on my 40ft'er I'd rather not be switching around, White sprit is probably a good idea tho

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: richard jagger on March 08, 2011, 08:10:07 pm

TFR or IPA will clean  your brush.

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: DaveG on March 08, 2011, 08:13:06 pm

Ive used white spirit a few times to remove putty from windows, so it might worth a try giving the brush a dunk in some

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: p1w1 on March 08, 2011, 08:44:49 pm

i had this problem once, ended up soaking it in neat tfr for the night and then rinsing it in hot soapy (very soapy) water a few times got it off.

paul

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: nathanharrison on March 08, 2011, 09:09:09 pm

I may be thick but what is tfr?

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: p1w1 on March 08, 2011, 09:31:57 pm

Quote from: nathanharrison on March 08, 2011, 09:09:09 pm

I may be thick but what is tfr?

Traffic film remover

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: ROBERT GEDDES on March 09, 2011, 05:14:10 pm

next time look before you clean  ;D ;D ;) ;)

Title: Re: HELP NEEDED - Putty on brush head
Post by: nathanharrison on March 09, 2011, 08:52:33 pm

Thanks Bob, very helpful!!!!!