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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: LHill on September 21, 2011, 02:41:56 pm

Title: Egg at height?
Post by: LHill on September 21, 2011, 02:41:56 pm: Came across some egg today about 30ft high, which I am told has been there for at least 2 years.

What would you suggest to clean it, without using a ladder or scraper?
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: Helen on September 21, 2011, 02:45:40 pm: Quote from: LHill on September 21, 2011, 02:41:56 pm
Came across some egg today about 30ft high, which I am told has been there for at least 2 years.

What would you suggest to clean it, without using a ladder or scraper?

From the inside, soak it well and then loads of elbow grease? ;D
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: LHill on September 21, 2011, 02:49:04 pm: Quote from: Helen on September 21, 2011, 02:45:40 pm
Quote from: LHill on September 21, 2011, 02:41:56 pm
Came across some egg today about 30ft high, which I am told has been there for at least 2 years.

What would you suggest to clean it, without using a ladder or scraper?

From the inside, soak it well and then loads of elbow grease? ;D

Sorry.. windows are not accessible from the inside.
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: LHill on September 21, 2011, 02:55:03 pm: Maybe Viro-Sol.. doodlebug.. whitepad.. on a trad pole..
do you think this will work?
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: richard jagger on September 21, 2011, 05:48:34 pm: Sounds promising.
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: the bfg on September 21, 2011, 05:54:26 pm: it needs to be scraped off, so either ladders or cherry picker
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: G Griffin on September 21, 2011, 06:30:53 pm: Egg at height is a nightmare. I find it very hit and miss; usually miss.
I find it much easier to egg a ground floor window with accuracy.
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: Rick Davis on September 21, 2011, 06:35:31 pm: Remove brush from pole, replace with soaped up applicator agitate egg deposit, fit scraper onto WFP scrap off egg, replace brush & wash in normal way. :)

Rickster
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: traps7 on September 21, 2011, 06:40:38 pm: I've found if it's been there that long it will come off easier, even wfp. Hot wfp would probably be even better.
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: james51174 on September 21, 2011, 06:59:35 pm: Quote from: G Griffin on September 21, 2011, 06:30:53 pm
Egg at height is a nightmare. I find it very hit and miss; usually miss.
I find it much easier to egg a ground floor window with accuracy.
lol very good
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: H S and Son on September 21, 2011, 07:01:22 pm: Soak with TFR.

Leave to soak for a minute or two.

Fix 6" wide scraper with unused blades to WFP using cable ties.

Scrape off.
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: LHill on September 21, 2011, 07:06:04 pm: I'm thinking I'll get the doodlebug from gardiners and the reach around..

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Plastic_Goosenecks.html

Apply TFR with the pad..

Then scrap off..
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: james51174 on September 21, 2011, 07:11:41 pm: reach around :P ;D :D sn****r
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: james51174 on September 21, 2011, 07:12:43 pm: that was supposed to read s n i g g e r ....but i guess there is a very PC swear filter on here?
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on September 21, 2011, 10:59:44 pm: Quote from: Matt. on September 21, 2011, 07:01:22 pm
Soak with TFR.

Leave to soak for a minute or two.

Fix 6" wide scraper with unused blades to WFP using cable ties.

Scrape off.

good idea that, never thought of scraper with cable ties on wfp ;)
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: G & M on September 21, 2011, 11:03:28 pm: we use bleach and washing liquid, soak and then scrub. seems to work ok
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: Dave66 on September 21, 2011, 11:55:17 pm: how would an egg end up at 30ft.. :P
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: LHill on September 21, 2011, 11:57:47 pm: Quote from: Dave66 on September 21, 2011, 11:55:17 pm
how would an egg end up at 30ft.. :P

A flying chicken ;)
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: pure tech on September 22, 2011, 04:53:42 am: Quote from: LHill on September 21, 2011, 07:06:04 pm
I'm thinking I'll get the doodlebug from gardiners and the reach around..

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Plastic_Goosenecks.html

Apply TFR with the pad..

Then scrap off..

I have two doodlebugs, one of which is trimmed down to about a third of its original size.
The small one works much better due to the extra pressure on the glass.
Also, the thin white pads work better than the thick ones again due to the extra pressure.
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: rah on September 22, 2011, 06:19:48 am: I had a similar problem some time ago, I just soaked brush , added a drop of fairy and some Oil-flo and worked it away, just remember to rinse well.

Rob.
Title: Re: Egg at height?
Post by: ascjim on September 22, 2011, 07:15:37 pm: Just keep scrubbing :S