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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: supernova77 on October 11, 2012, 05:06:44 pm

Title: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: supernova77 on October 11, 2012, 05:06:44 pm: Hi All,

I cleaned a couple of first cleans today in heavy rain.

Both customers were in, and both commented on how great the windows looked after I had finished...

I think the old stigma of "you can't clean windows in the rain" is slowly going away - I haven't had any customers not wanting their windows cleaned in the rain for a few years now.

What do you think?

Andy

PS. I got home and checked my bank account and both customers had paid via bank transfer already! More customers like that please! ;)
Title: Re: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: Window Washers on October 11, 2012, 05:17:38 pm: I just say to customers:

We clean in all rain, if it is pouring down please feel sorry for my guys, they laugh message made.

The stigma will always be there as people make up bs not to work in the rain, where we and many use it as a positive advantage ;D
Title: Re: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: landy2 on October 11, 2012, 05:29:25 pm: true andy i think that we are having so much rain people are getting a bit more understanding as they know its not stopped raining , i think with me now after so many years of not working in the rain it training myself to wor in the rain as they say you cant learn old dogs new tricks ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: John pearce on October 11, 2012, 08:14:26 pm: Quote from: landy2 on October 11, 2012, 05:29:25 pm
true andy i think that we are having so much rain people are getting a bit more understanding as they know its not stopped raining , i think with me now after so many years of not working in the rain it training myself to wor in the rain as they say you cant learn old dogs new tricks ;D ;D ;D
+ 1 + training your cutomers that you've not been cleaning in the rain for last few decades. john.
Title: Re: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: NJWindowCleaning on October 11, 2012, 09:15:48 pm: Its not the customers moaning about cleaning in the rain as its the misses that does, but now I am going out at 6am as got more commercials to do she up to moan..so happy days :-)
Title: Re: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: gary999 on October 11, 2012, 10:11:50 pm: i havent quite educated myself yet nevermind the customers.
if it starts raining when im already out i will stay out and keep cleaning

if its raining before i leave i go back to bed ;D
Title: Re: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: landy2 on October 12, 2012, 08:19:54 am: That's the way I do it , Garry
Title: Re: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: Ian101 on October 12, 2012, 08:35:26 am: I love doing 1st cleans in the rain ... heavier the better.

Chances are the windows / frames are minging and not been cleaned in months or even years so more water on em the better.

Prob so bad to start with EVEN if the rain does effect the finish (which it dont) the end result will be a 100% improvement on before.

Also educates your new customer that rain is not a problem to the end result.
Title: Re: First cleans in heavy rain
Post by: Steve H on October 12, 2012, 07:04:03 pm: are we talking wfp in the rain or trad???

i would say wfp should be fine as you are only using water and leaving them wet anyway - trad is a bit more difficult (for me anyway) when its peeing it down - some custys dont like it. In saying that you would get nothing done if you wait for our levely weather to appear ;D