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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: callum macleod on March 15, 2006, 07:22:40 pm

Title: limescale on glass
Post by: callum macleod on March 15, 2006, 07:22:40 pm

hi i was at a house today that had what looked like limescale on the glass mostly at the top the windows have not been cleaned in at least 4 years could it be a build up of dirt or something ? i could not get it to come off! any suggestions? ???

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: Roy Harding on March 15, 2006, 07:30:13 pm

I have used Viacal bathroom lime scale remover, spray it on and it eats it away.

But some times you get marks on the glass from brick above and you cant shift it.
One customer has this and he could only remove it with a mild acid, but it comes back.

Roy

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: jeff evans on March 15, 2006, 08:20:50 pm

NOTHING BEATS PURE VINEGAR FOR LIME SCALE.

Cheers jeff.

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: windolene on March 15, 2006, 08:27:53 pm

Hi Jeff Evans,

I will give that a try.

Kevin WINDOLENE.

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: jeff evans on March 15, 2006, 09:01:38 pm

No probs Kevin,

 I allways carry a bottle in the car, in summer there are allways people that spray the windows when watering plants, and it leaves lime scale spots on the windows when it drys.

Cheers Jeff.

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: callum macleod on March 15, 2006, 10:28:10 pm

Quote from: jeff evans on March 15, 2006, 08:20:50 pm

NOTHING BEATS PURE VINEGAR FOR LIME SCALE.

Cheers jeff.

Any particular type of vinegar?

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: Sir Squeaky on March 15, 2006, 10:41:17 pm

Don't know if it's recommended by anyone on here, but I've heard a couple of people say petrol is good for removing stains on glass.

Don't smoke while you're at it mind! :o

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: jeff evans on March 16, 2006, 05:20:23 pm

Hi Callum.

No it doesent matter, i use malt vinager because thats thats what the wife buys for home use.

Lime scale is alkaline
Vinegar is acid.

Only one winner.

Cheers Jeff.

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: Mike George on March 16, 2006, 08:20:43 pm

I've got a badly scaled up window to sort out, and I'm going to try some vinegar on it, but I was wondering if the vinegar will run off before it's had a chance to react with the scale.

So I thought I might try mixing a little bit of wallpaper paste with it to make it gooey - anybody tried this?

(I know I can try it and see, but I don't want to look like a complete fool if it doesn't work and the customer is home!)

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: jeff evans on March 17, 2006, 04:21:03 pm

Mike.

Just put pure vinager on your applicator and rub the window with it.

Cheers Jeff.

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: Mike George on March 17, 2006, 06:58:45 pm

Thanks Jeff, I'll give it a try.

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: dish on March 17, 2006, 07:50:41 pm

Just found a link to the information on it:

http://www.titanlabs.net/mdr.htm

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: rah on March 18, 2006, 06:46:41 pm

i use crystal clear from the window clean centre, have tried mdr and personally i didn't rate it, but each to there own.


rob

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: Mr. S on March 18, 2006, 08:23:09 pm

I GOT SOME CUSTOMERS WHO EVERY MONTH HAVE LIMESCALE ON WINDOWS, WHICH I SCRAPE OFF. SHOULD I CHARGE MORE ON THESE, AND WHEN SUMMER COMES MORE WINDOWS GET LIKE THIS DO I CHARGE EXTRA? I NEVER HAVE UP UNTIL NOW BUT IT REALLY DOES BUG ME WHEN IT IS BECAUSE CLIENTS SEEM TO NOT BE BOTHERED TO FIX AN OVERFLOW OR A LEAKING GUTTER!

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THIS?

ALSO IF YOU ARE WFP HOW DO YOU SUGGEST PUTTING VINEGAR OR DESCALER ON GLASS, DOES IT AFFECT WFP?

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: Filllllll on March 19, 2006, 08:42:46 am

white vinegar works great.

no need to use the wfp if cleaned with vingar, and if, unlikely, its an upstairs window we're talking of then its a ladder job with a bit of elbow grease anyway.

Title: Re: limescale on glass
Post by: squeaky-clean 1 on March 19, 2006, 08:49:54 am

Hi riverside
we had problems with this on change over windows seemed ok with trad but showed lime scale worse with wfp we use mdr by hand and then wfp but rinse extra well 2/3 time ok from there.

Belinda