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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: londoncleaners on January 30, 2012, 06:31:02 pm

Title: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: londoncleaners on January 30, 2012, 06:31:02 pm
Just more ideas we are looking for.

It's one of the least things we enjoy cleaning, as some can be partically hard and time consuming .

The pretty trellis found on most conservatory roofs, when they are very dirty what's the best way to get these clean with out damaging them, as they can be loose on times..

If it wells we try to stay off the roof where possible??
Thanks in advance.





We have done many in case perfect windows tries to throw a spanner in the works but I'm sure there are better ways than the way we clean

 :o :o :o
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: londoncleaners on January 30, 2012, 06:32:09 pm
If it helps that's was supposed to say
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: dazmond on January 30, 2012, 06:35:27 pm
tfr or ecover sprayed on with a 5L PRESSURE SPRAYER,leave for 5 mins then gently scrub and rinse with a sill brush(medium bristle).they are a pain but this makes em slightly easier!! ;) ;D ;D ;D



regards


dazmond
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: Llaaww on January 30, 2012, 06:36:47 pm
tfr or ecover sprayed on with a 5L PRESSURE SPRAYER,leave for 5 mins then gently scrub and rinse with a sill brush(medium bristle).they are a pain but this makes em slightly easier!! ;) ;D ;D ;D



regards


dazmond

ditto
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: colin purewater on January 30, 2012, 07:55:01 pm
They are called final's by the way!

And viro-sol is fantastic stuff! £20 for 10L
Of eBay spray it on and the muck just runs off!!

I mix it 12-1 and clean everything with it!

Car engines the lot great stuff
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: Window Washers on January 30, 2012, 08:01:18 pm
hand pump sprayer (b&q)
Harris pole 5m (b&q)
5mm tubing (b&q)
pressure washing liquid (b&q)


makes a 5m pressure sprayer  ;)

spray on leave couple of mins (makes sure it does not dry)

agitate with wfp brush, and rinse with garden tap attached to pole, re connect to pure for final finsh

Job done.

one con roof clean will pay for all the gear need to clean them  ;)

Ian
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: londoncleaners on January 30, 2012, 08:45:57 pm
Thanks all, this is great feed back, much better than all this monkey business going on
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on January 30, 2012, 08:49:05 pm
Great info, i want to get some of this stuff, was going to get a hand pump sprayer back pack 10 litre jobby, will do for conservatory roofs, and also i want to clean my caravan roof off and guess this should work a treat.

Thanks for that info guys........
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on January 30, 2012, 09:05:57 pm
They are called final's by the way!
And viro-sol is fantastic stuff! £20 for 10L
Of eBay spray it on and the muck just runs off!!

I mix it 12-1 and clean everything with it!

Car engines the lot great stuff

actually they are called ridge crestings  8) phineals are the bit at the end of the cresting like a mini flag pole, for want of a better discription.

fanjets help when cleaning these. thats my 2pence.
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: mike roberts on January 31, 2012, 06:36:29 am
actually its spelt 'finial'  ;D
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on January 31, 2012, 07:15:54 am
Get a sill brush for the pointy bits, one part rests on the conservatory whilst the other cleans them.

Fan jets are better than pencils on connys and fascias

5L sprayer from B&Q and some virosol mixed 24:1

Depending on the weather leave it on for about 10 mins (less on sunny days)

Be generous with the virosol..... i use around 5L diluted on a small conny

You dont need a pole unless your going to be cleaning fascias
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on January 31, 2012, 04:52:57 pm
actually its spelt 'finial'  ;D

LOL well you cant get them all right  ;)  ;D
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: daniel worgan on January 31, 2012, 05:14:24 pm
Pressure washer with adjustment,inline detergent and brushes on the end of your lance (you can buy  lances long enough without the need to use the fibreglass jobbies from northern tools ....)
The speed and finish is much better than wfp.... :)
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: Perfect Windows on February 01, 2012, 10:52:31 am
One thing that might be slowing your guys down is the order they are doing the work.  I spotted my guy doing this:

Clean one side of top decoration, then clean the glass on the top in front of it (i.e. doesn't move, just cleans glass below where he's done the top.)

Walks round to the other side, clean other side of top decoration, then cleans the glass in front of it, same as above.

Walks round to side one, realises it's covered in all the mess from doing the top on the other side and has to clean the glass again.

When questioned, he didn't seem to find anythig strange about it.


As for chemicals, I use Fairy - spread it about and leave it five mins and it's a doozy.  You don't have to worry about not letting it dry out either, as with TFR.

Vin
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: londoncleaners on February 01, 2012, 12:36:44 pm
Cheers vin
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on February 01, 2012, 03:16:30 pm
Cheers vin

make up, make up, never ever break up, if you do you'll catch the flu and that will be the end of you!  :-*  ;D
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: londoncleaners on February 01, 2012, 04:36:11 pm
????
Title: Re: Conservatory trellis/roof
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on February 01, 2012, 05:32:20 pm
????

It was a reference to you and Mr Perfect windows burying the proverbial hatchet. Only joking London Im not wanting to pick up where you two left off.