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Title: right hand left hand
Post by: simon sturmey on April 26, 2012, 04:45:23 pm
I havent been at this game for long (since january).
i am right handed for everything and have found out that im better squeegeeing using my left hand espically using the fan method any1 else experiance anything similier ;D
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: richardlingard on April 26, 2012, 04:49:45 pm
if it works do it lol, you know your getting good when on big bottom windows/doors you use the aplicator in the left hand and the follow it with the squeegy in the right hand in one single sweep ;-) look up dog earing for channels meant to be really good, also i 100% recomend the proffesional blue glass cleaning cloths, lee at the window cleaning mag can get them for you, they are miles better than scrim and microfibre cloths in every way
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: bumper on April 26, 2012, 04:56:35 pm
yes i can use both hands when one gets tired i use my left hand,but i wipe my arse with my right hand ;)
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: richardlingard on April 26, 2012, 05:35:57 pm
also you can sit on your hand for 10 mins until it goes numb, i call it the stranger
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: paul saunders on April 26, 2012, 06:11:22 pm
if it works do it lol, you know your getting good when on big bottom windows/doors you use the aplicator in the left hand and the follow it with the squeegy in the right hand in one single sweep ;-) look up dog earing for channels meant to be really good, also i 100% recomend the proffesional blue glass cleaning cloths, lee at the window cleaning mag can get them for you, they are miles better than scrim and microfibre cloths in every way

They ARE microfiber!!
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: richardlingard on April 26, 2012, 06:51:32 pm
put one next to any microfibre you can find, i assure you it will out preform anything, although in kind i guess they could be classed as microfibre, they are unlike any i have felt or used
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: AJ on April 26, 2012, 07:28:31 pm
Use your left hand, it feels like someone else is doing it.
(painting the nails on your left hand helps too)
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: simon sturmey on April 26, 2012, 07:59:44 pm
i got some microfiber from wcw (thier own brand) i dont think thier that great imo gunna try out some unger 1s next see what they are like! :)
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: Jackal on April 26, 2012, 09:47:17 pm
i got some microfiber from wcw (thier own brand) i dont think thier that great imo gunna try out some unger 1s next see what they are like! :)

brought some myself from there wasnt that impressed,unger green were better imo
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: G Griffin on April 26, 2012, 09:54:48 pm
I havent been at this game for long (since january).
i am right handed for everything and have found out that im better squeegeeing using my left hand espically using the fan method any1 else experiance anything similier ;D

Only when I use a left handed squeegee  ;D.
It might be because you are a bit more deliberate with your left hand. 
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: H S and Son on April 26, 2012, 10:14:33 pm
I havent been at this game for long (since january).
i am right handed for everything and have found out that im better squeegeeing using my left hand espically using the fan method any1 else experiance anything similier ;D

You need to be able to squeegee with both hands, particularly when up a ladder, saves ladder movements.
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: H S and Son on April 26, 2012, 10:18:37 pm
Use your left hand, it feels like someone else is doing it.
(painting the nails on your left hand helps too)

That's a novel trick. I've sat on my hand for 10 minutes before now but never thought of painting my nails. Has anyone ever nicked those 'surgical' gloves they supply in garages? They help to a fashion :@)
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: bad trippy on April 27, 2012, 12:32:05 am
If you ever decide to go wfp, Gardiners do a great selection of right and left handed poles
Title: Re: right hand left hand
Post by: richardlingard on April 27, 2012, 06:47:45 am
forget all the other microfibre cloths go for the professional blue glass cleaning cloth, ask lee at the windowcleaning magazine, also he has a video on utube demonstrating it