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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: billozz on October 01, 2014, 12:14:09 am

Title: leaded windows
Post by: billozz on October 01, 2014, 12:14:09 am

anyone had any probs with brushes lifting the lead from leaded windows we have had a few now and wondering what to do about it

Title: Re: leaded windows
Post by: dave0123 on October 01, 2014, 12:55:35 am

Use a soft brush gardiners sell a soft brush i cant remember its name but its good for leaded. Take a look on there website

Title: Re: leaded windows
Post by: billozz on October 01, 2014, 07:31:20 am

thanks for the reply, we bought the brushes and poles from Gardiners, i have to say i didnt realise that you needed to use different brushes depending on the window type

Title: Re: leaded windows
Post by: Immaculate windows on October 01, 2014, 07:35:30 am

scrubbing lightly left to right rather than up and down lessens the "catching" of the lead i find

Graham

Title: Re: leaded windows
Post by: gary999 on October 01, 2014, 07:57:25 am

Quote from: Immaculate windows on October 01, 2014, 07:35:30 am

scrubbing lightly left to right rather than up and down lessens the "catching" of the lead i find

Graham

+1

Title: Re: leaded windows
Post by: Ian Lancaster on October 01, 2014, 11:57:04 am

If they're factory fitted from new, they shouldn't lift - if they're still in guarantee the home owner should complain.

DIY leads -  ::)roll ;D

Title: Re: leaded windows
Post by: Perfect Windows on October 01, 2014, 12:45:31 pm

As a general rule, you don't need to put anything like the pressure on the brush that you might think.  Be very gentle.

If it's on horizontal and vertical lead, then just turn the brush head to an angle (20^o to 30^o should do it) then brush upwards and downwards as normal.  Stops the brush bouncing so much.

Vin