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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Darren H on January 29, 2012, 08:50:23 pm

Title: Dirty black rubber seals with wfp
Post by: Darren H on January 29, 2012, 08:50:23 pm

Converting lots of customers over to wfp and have had no problems but i have yet to have a go at windows where the rubber seals leave black marks all over your scrim when wipeing around the edges.
If you scrub and use stacks of water does the black finally rinse out or are these just a no no because water hits dirty rubber and runs back down glass.

any advice would be great.

Thanks darren. 

Title: Re: Dirty black rubber seals with wfp
Post by: Ronnie Bryce on January 29, 2012, 10:05:34 pm

They will always leave spotting, mostly at the top for some reason. Peeps never see them, they are so small and faint. Just batter them with water initially. After 5 years I still get top seal spotting.

Title: Re: Dirty black rubber seals with wfp
Post by: Smudger on January 29, 2012, 10:33:37 pm

Get yourself some TFR or Virosol and spray the rubber - TFR works esp. well as soon as you start to scrub the
black crud runs like rivers but after a minute the water will run clear - then clean the frame and glass as normal
finishing with a good rinse - from then on you wont see any more black marks - even when returning to trad.

for this reason i treat all windows as above when it's a first clean and if you've rinsed enough they don't spot

Darran

Title: Re: Dirty black rubber seals with wfp
Post by: Darren H on January 30, 2012, 09:19:21 pm

Thanks for advice is tfr traffic film remover if so wheres the best place to get some and is there any paticular make i should get.

Thanks darren.

Title: Re: Dirty black rubber seals with wfp
Post by: Smudger on January 31, 2012, 07:44:40 am

i wouldn't get the cheap stuff off ebay - it's rubbish when diluted.

any cleaning supply shop should have some - make sure it's non caustic - local to me is a company called Hugh Crane
who supply all different chemicals to the cleaning trade.

i think halfords may sell it.

Darran

Title: Re: Dirty black rubber seals with wfp
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on January 31, 2012, 07:53:24 am

would this stuff help with milky frames too?

Title: Re: Dirty black rubber seals with wfp
Post by: Viktor on January 31, 2012, 07:54:59 am

http://www.google.co.uk/#q=virosol&hl=en&prmd=imvnsfd&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=sJ0nT8iIFMXf8gPh_ZjUAw&sqi=2&ved=0CCgQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=6f3a417c9caa78aa&biw=1152&bih=739

What a choice :)

I personally found Virosol very good, but I have only tried few brands.  

Thought this trick about seals is new to me, will have to give it a go.