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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Chris Cottrell on February 15, 2006, 10:21:24 pm

Title: Bad paintwork
Post by: Chris Cottrell on February 15, 2006, 10:21:24 pm

With paint this bad do you think I'll get a good result with wfp or do you think I should carry on trad with this?

Title: Re: Bad paintwork
Post by: DASERVICES on February 15, 2006, 10:36:37 pm

  I'd ditch it, trad or wfp these windows are a nightmare because the paint flakes
  get in the brush and are a pain to get out. Trad is also a pain as when you are
  blading the flakes wedge under your rubber so you are continually cleaning
  your blade.

  My advise ' DITCH IT'

Title: Re: Bad paintwork
Post by: Sir Squeaky on February 15, 2006, 10:52:25 pm

Yup. Press hard enough and they'll fall out.

They'll have to get new ones then.( you might not be their w/c any more though ;D)

Title: Re: Bad paintwork
Post by: Chris Cottrell on March 05, 2006, 08:54:26 pm

Took the bull by the horns this week did them with the pole

No probs Not  murmour from the customer also gave her the wfp exp letter went back later for the money  paid not a word

guess i was concerned for nothing

Title: Re: Bad paintwork
Post by: brett walker on March 05, 2006, 09:55:05 pm

I did one like this last month wfp  ???

Ill see what she says to me when i return this month
i was also a bit concerned but she kept on insisting she wanted it wfp as she had some hard to reach windows
you cant have it all  :-\

Brett

Title: Re: Bad paintwork
Post by: Count Phil on March 06, 2006, 04:20:23 pm

Yeah do them, you slowly wash away the flakey bits of paint forcing them to repaint. That's what I think anyway. You cant make them any worse and they dry just as well as freshly painted ones.

Title: Re: Bad paintwork
Post by: genesis_windows on March 07, 2006, 07:59:02 pm

yep, wfp them no worries. just rinse off after without touching the brush on the glass

Title: Re: Bad paintwork
Post by: Andrew Streetley on March 08, 2006, 07:48:42 pm

It's ok until they blame you for taking all the paint of their frames  :(

Got a couple on my round like this, they both milked on the first visit but have been fine since. I just try not to dislodge too much of the flakes. Customers are just happy to have them cleaned.

Title: Re: Bad paintwork
Post by: genesis_windows on March 09, 2006, 02:06:16 pm

maybe theres a sideline in painting them for you ;)