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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Richy essex on March 30, 2012, 07:24:07 pm

Title: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Richy essex on March 30, 2012, 07:24:07 pm: Really had problems with my beloved fairy liquid in the sun!! smeared up lines etc even had mop soppin wet but still bad all I can think is I needs new rubber and may of put to much suds in other than that don't know why so gna try this ecover gear lol is it better than fairy in these sunny conditions or are they all just much of the same??
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: colin purewater on March 30, 2012, 07:36:53 pm: Just use Ecover any way it Easyer to work with mate
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Jackal on March 30, 2012, 07:44:55 pm: whatever you use for tradding if you aint quick with the squeege you will get kicks on the glass, i still get some in the sun at times but just wipe with an unger microfibre and leaves no marks unlike scrim can do in the sun
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Richy essex on March 30, 2012, 07:54:14 pm: I guess your right mate just got annoyed as got cheap micro cloths as well lol ok for detailing carefully but nt for polishing out marks so was a mission in the sun this week gota get some betta gear lol
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Richy essex on March 30, 2012, 08:02:14 pm: Just read your Post again are the unger cloths any good do you use the massive ones when wet do they still work for detailing or not and how many do you use roughly per house as I seem to get through tons as soon as mine are wet they're useless lol
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: rah on March 30, 2012, 08:11:11 pm: When I was trad I switched to GG3 great stuff, if you get good with the squeegee you'll be able not to detail.

Rob.
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: elite mike on March 30, 2012, 08:23:24 pm: ecover is way better than fairy in any weather 8)
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: sean84 on March 30, 2012, 08:32:34 pm: I use Squeegee Off, seems a lot better than fairy its nice to work with. In the sun I work on 1 piece of glass at a time, rather than soak the whole window up.
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: zimzam on March 30, 2012, 08:50:53 pm: ya cant beat fairy. 8)
sounds like you used too much in ya bucket.
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: dazmond on March 30, 2012, 09:11:09 pm: ecover is the best detergent IMO.its the same as squeegee off.plenty of suds and slip with none of the residue.its excellent stuff and blows fairy clean out of the water!!fairy is just too sticky and it leaves a residue!!

try it lads you wont go back to sticky old fairy liquid!! ;) ;D ;D

regards

dazmond
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Jackal on March 30, 2012, 09:27:04 pm: Quote from: Richy essex on March 30, 2012, 08:02:14 pm
Just read your Post again are the unger cloths any good do you use the massive ones when wet do they still work for detailing or not and how many do you use roughly per house as I seem to get through tons as soon as mine are wet they're useless lol

theses ones, 6th cloth down the page, 80cm x 60 pack of 5 for £20 and i cut the cloth in half as i find it to big so you have 10 if you do same as me

http://http://www.soapnational.co.uk/acatalog/cloths.html

they are perfect from now until october time then i revert back to scrim as in damp/rain/cold weather i find them useless cuz they wet to easily and take forever to dry a window,i always have a scrim on me aswell tho,

as for your questions i dont use them for detailing the edge of glass, again they get to wet after half a house,i only use 1 or 2 scrim and microfibre per day but that depends how dirty you personally get them,for edgeing i use old scrims or bath towels cut up they work perfect for me but like mosts cloths (excluding microfibres) it takes a week or so to break them in first
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Richy essex on March 30, 2012, 09:51:21 pm: Thanks jackal for your help m8 much appreciated dazmond is all ecover the same I have only ever used fairy origanal was once told the others that contain anti bac etc would smear prob rubbish but always stuck to it is this the same with ecover or they all ok to use do u know they sell it on tesco now so I'm gna try some ??
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Dave Willis on March 30, 2012, 10:39:33 pm: I think you forgot to lol in that last post. Are you ok?
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Lee GLS on March 30, 2012, 10:47:07 pm: Quote from: Mark Etting on March 30, 2012, 10:39:33 pm
I think you forgot to lol in that last post. Are you ok?
lol
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: G Griffin on March 30, 2012, 11:00:07 pm: Wipe the window first with a wet microfibre. This gets rid of some of the dust, dirt, grease etc and cools the glass down, in direct sunlight.
It makes soaping up the window easier, too, whatever detergent you use.
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Richy essex on March 31, 2012, 12:48:47 am: Thanks mate I will try that man iv been laughing and laughing mr etting for so long I couldn't reply lol 8)
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Dave Willis on March 31, 2012, 06:43:33 am: ;D
Title: Re: Is ecover better than fairy in the sun?
Post by: Richy essex on March 31, 2012, 03:54:57 pm: I was really angry when I read your post but after Reading it again and realising that I had said lol slightly alot I saw the funny side 8)