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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Frequently Asked Questions & Useful Resources => Topic started by: kenstar on April 28, 2006, 04:48:20 am

Title: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: kenstar on April 28, 2006, 04:48:20 am

someone please tell this born again w/c dont you lads and lasses use shammys first then scrim or has the micr cloth taken over from the shammy please write slow as i cant read very quick haha  ;D ;D

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: pjulk on April 28, 2006, 05:55:57 pm

Forget the shammy virtually no window cleaners use them these days there no need to.

When i first done window cleaning 20 years ago we used shammy's and scrim.

Now i just use scrim.

Paul

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: Londoner on April 30, 2006, 10:15:33 am

Shammy is a thing of the past but it still looks good to see a window cleaner using one. The customers think it makes you look the part.
Its bulls**t I know but it works on the customers. Use it for detailing before you use the scrim and it makes the scrim llast a lot longer. Develop a good technique for flicking out the shammy and the customers think you are the business.

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: David 'Duck' Clare on May 10, 2006, 05:02:05 pm

micro is def the way to go forward however!

i love scrim - shammy never had one except for the car!

but bought some micro about 6 weeks ago - this is great stuff, a bit weird at first but much quicker on the detailling!

DC

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: Fast 1 * on May 10, 2006, 06:14:27 pm

is this micro similar to scrim? what are the advantages?cheers

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: David 'Duck' Clare on May 10, 2006, 07:22:10 pm

micro is a high fibre weave cloth that is super absorbant and makes detailing dead easy

whereas scrim ...is well....scrim! its not a high fibre weave but it can be abused something rotten!

i dry up and do the nasties with scrim then 'polish' with micro

DC

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: captain lard on May 20, 2006, 08:25:58 pm

I started using scrim when I started doing windows in March,then I tried microfibre yesterday after reading comments on here and was well impressed by it,only bought three to try them out but will be getting more.

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: reah on May 22, 2006, 06:01:15 pm

Hey
soap national are doing 5 unger microfibers for £20.00
These are the large ones.

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: Sir Squeaky on June 03, 2006, 08:59:36 pm

I'm going to try microfibre soon.

Some swear by it, others aren't so impressed.
Guess I'd better see what the fuss is about. :)

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: TVCS on June 04, 2006, 05:48:39 pm

I use 2 types of microfibre.
One that looks like a towel and the other sort is a tighter weave. The towelling one isnt as good but it does sills and frames well.

I have never used a scrim so I couldnt compare.

Title: Re: shammys , micro or scrim
Post by: mfwindowcleaner on June 09, 2006, 02:46:49 pm

micro ...... used scrims for about 2 years then got a free micro from unger 2 years ago and have'nt went back