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Title: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: magic moments on June 14, 2012, 03:37:54 pm
Hi have had a sh. T day, using an old vikan brush very worn today noticed that s lot of customers have scratches on there silks 3/4 nearly full length scrathes must of been caused by me,I have had no complaints yet but I'm replacing brush ,anything I can do or do any others have these scratches.
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: Dave Willis on June 14, 2012, 03:43:03 pm
Cloth and cream cleaner - magic.
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: magic moments on June 14, 2012, 03:54:21 pm
Will that do a good job at removing the scratches?
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: paul13 on June 14, 2012, 04:25:11 pm
Hi have had a sh. T day, using an old vikan brush very worn today noticed that s lot of customers have scratches on there silks 3/4 nearly full length scrathes must of been caused by me,I have had no complaints yet but I'm replacing brush ,anything I can do or do any others have these scratches.
Feel your pain m8, same thing happened to us, with vikan brush
didn't notice till was to late, about 20 houses later ::)
Will be interested to here how to lift the scratches.
Been told using cif cream works well, but some body else
told me after 6-12 months, sills look horrendous.
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: magic moments on June 14, 2012, 06:03:45 pm
Paul could be more then 20 houses,what the ciff makes the cills look bad?,well I'm going to visit the gardiners website and start investing in proper gear for a proper job.
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: matty72 on June 14, 2012, 06:39:47 pm
i have problem on some but none mention, did have one a while back used t-cut on sills and they came up nice
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: rg1 on June 14, 2012, 06:40:02 pm
Hi have had a sh. T day, using an old vikan brush very worn today noticed that s lot of customers have scratches on there silks 3/4 nearly full length scrathes must of been caused by me,I have had no complaints yet but I'm replacing brush ,anything I can do or do any others have these scratches.
Feel your pain m8, same thing happened to us, with vikan brush
didn't notice till was to late, about 20 houses later ::)
Will be interested to here how to lift the scratches.
Been told using cif cream works well, but some body else
told me after 6-12 months, sills look horrendous.

That's because Cif leaves scratches which at first are not apparent. It is only after a few months when the dirt gets into them that you can see them. ;)
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: magic moments on June 14, 2012, 06:43:28 pm
Is there anything better to use?
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: dazmond on June 14, 2012, 06:57:45 pm
MAGIC get a gardiners sill brush mate  and you wont get any more problems!i havent scratched any sills in 2 years of WFP to my knowledge so i cant help you there. ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: scud on June 14, 2012, 07:22:21 pm
  are these actual scratches into the plastic, or the grey lines you can leave with the brush stock?

  If it is the grey lines a mild - medium strength bleach solution will clean them up with a quick wipe over.

  Do  not use pure bleach though!!
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: magic moments on June 14, 2012, 07:49:38 pm
MAGIC get a gardiners sill brush mate  and you wont get any more problems!i havent scratched any sills in 2 years of WFP to my knowledge so i cant help you there. ;) ;D ;D


Daz can you post a link to the sill brush if you can?
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: Simon@ Clearview contractors on June 14, 2012, 08:46:19 pm
Get a tub of astonish, it's the best stuff I've seen yet.
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on June 14, 2012, 09:25:07 pm
DONT WORRY!!!....

all sills look scratch mate, weather theyve been clean wfp or not! see for yourself look around!!!
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: ben M on June 14, 2012, 11:07:19 pm
MAGIC get a gardiners sill brush mate  and you wont get any more problems!i havent scratched any sills in 2 years of WFP to my knowledge so i cant help you there. ;) ;D ;D


Daz can you post a link to the sill brush if you can?
http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Super-Lite_Radius-Sill_Brushes.html
 ;)
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: Richard iSparkle on June 14, 2012, 11:13:51 pm
Gardiner sill brush is great.

problem with vikan hi lo is its very easy to scratch the sill with the headstock as you are cleaning the bottom of the window.  if this is the case, and it was the case with us until we spotted what was happening) you need to adjust your technique to stop short of the sill as you clean the bottom frame.  however, on the superlite Gardiner sil brush the head stock is a lot smaller so you are far less likely to do so.  what is more, the Gardiner brush is so light, that even if you do touch the sill with the stock, you are far less likely to damage it.
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: Cliff perkins on June 15, 2012, 02:09:46 pm
Hi magic
I did this too when i started.change the way u clean so the brush stock never goes near the sill.
A sill brush is what u need.
Somebody posted on here to use cif and wire wall i havnt tried this yet but you could try it out on your own windows first.
Good luck
Title: Re: another newbie error(sratched sills)
Post by: Paul H on June 15, 2012, 03:46:29 pm
MAGIC get a gardiners sill brush mate  and you wont get any more problems!i havent scratched any sills in 2 years of WFP to my knowledge so i cant help you there. ;) ;D ;D

i was just about to start a post on preferred brushes

I take it this would be the 1 then to clean the windows & Frames sills etc..???...