Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AuRavelling79 on March 22, 2011, 07:37:42 am
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One of my custies in Avonmouth (Very mucky and dirty environment) has asked about cleaning the cladding on their industrial unit. It's a biggun by my standards being about 50 metres along each side and ranging between 18 and 25ft in height but the bottom has a metre high wall it all rests on.
I've tested it with a wfp brush and it scrubs up but is much faster with detergent.
I was thinking of wfping with stiffer brushes and their outside tap through a reel but how would you get detergent up?
I cannot use 240volt.
Or should I hire a couple of petrol power washers with detergent facility?
As always they want acceptable but cheapest and safest solution.
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5L PRESSURE SPRAYER FROM B&Q £16!
you can adjust the nozzle so it squirts high into the air! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Morning Gold,
stick with the WFP brushes - i find them the fastest and best way to clean cladding.
the last big cladding job i did was to set up some 25 ltr barrels of pure with TFR and pump this through the pole - starting at the top - this gave a great delivery then changed to the mains water supply as you wash down the trf goes to work.
Darran
(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b458/huxleyhobbs/Breydonbridgeend.jpg)
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i would convert an old pole with a pressure sprayer(like SAJ)to get it up there a section at a time and use a vikan rectangle mono for scrubbing it clean.better scrubbing power IMO.
REGARDS
DAZMOND
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Thanks smudger!
That looks very similar to the condition of what i will be quoting for - how long did that side take you?
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i would convert an old pole with a pressure sprayer(like SAJ)to get it up there a section at a time and use a vikan rectangle mono for scrubbing it clean.better scrubbing power IMO.
REGARDS
DAZMOND
I am looking at doing similar to saj, I am doing a lot more facias and cladding these days. I don't want to wreck my existing sprayer, so it is off to get a new one tomo.
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from what i remember under 2 hours - and that was with a bit of faffing around. etc..
the front of the building was about 25 meters long x 3 storeys and took approx 5 hours.
when i get a chance I'm going to try one of those in line soap dispensers by unger filled with TFR
Darran
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gold do you have a back pack or trolley.?????
if not i have a shurflo backpack you could use for the day,sat in cupboard,just call no problems
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nice jeans! and leather jacket, :P :P :P realy nice job
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gold do you have a back pack or trolley.?????
if not i have a shurflo backpack you could use for the day,sat in cupboard,just call no problems
You're a gent franky! But I have a backpack ta.
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I just mix the tfr with tap water and pour it into my backpack, or use it in my trolley, works a treat
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when i get a chance I'm going to try one of those in line soap dispensers
I was going to suggest one of those. I didn't know unger did them but I have seen them used for cleaning coaches and big artics. Very similar to wfp.
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anytime gold always willing to help,
apart from trippy ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Vince - well unger branded - probably a standard design from a chinese company about £30.
Darran
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I just mix the tfr with tap water and pour it into my backpack, or use it in my trolley, works a treat
hi malc
same as trippy and franky, you cannot go wrong ;)
ive got a harris pole with a sprayer attachment on,cheap and very effective 8)