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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Gerald Ash on April 11, 2016, 06:17:16 pm

Title: Real leaded windows
Post by: Gerald Ash on April 11, 2016, 06:17:16 pm
Hi everybody. Still alive.
Could you wonderful people give an old git some advice.
I'm starting up again soon and have the chance of some work in a quaint little village in the Cotswolds.
Most of the houses have leaded panes as in the individual squares of glass held together with lead.
I know gentleness is an absolute must but what kind of brush would you use?
I thought of a Jetstream but the jets would wash dirt from the stonework above the glass.
Advice gratefully received.
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: Jonny 87 on April 11, 2016, 06:49:16 pm
Gardiners ultimate single trim flocked.

http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/water-fed-poles/brushes/ultimate-brushes/ultimatetm-flocked-brush-now-in.html


It's the best all round brush I've ever used, but on real leaded it's the best.

Just glides over with no judder.

Use a low flow rate on the true leaded as well, as they inevitably leak. Me personally I'd use the above brush with 3mill (wider) jets with a low flow rate. You will have far less problems.

Hope your health is improving and glad to hear your going to get back at dem Windows.

All the best.

Jonny.
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: elite mike on April 11, 2016, 07:31:03 pm
same as Jonny , fantastic brush  8)
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: Gerald Ash on April 11, 2016, 08:22:03 pm
Cheers guys, had a look and it looks good. Will order one soon as skint at present. Starting from scratch again but I know a lot more this time round plus have a couple of good mates in the game who will give me work.
Spent four months in hospital, been out a couple of months and still recovering but so bored in going mad.
Cheers again guys.
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: elite mike on April 11, 2016, 09:00:18 pm
good luck Gerald
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: Smurf on April 11, 2016, 09:06:37 pm
Onwards and upwards they say Gerald...All the best  ;)
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: dazmond on April 11, 2016, 09:54:37 pm
any flocked brush will do gerald.


best wishes


dazmond
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: Gerald Ash on April 11, 2016, 10:14:16 pm
Cheers. Elite Mike, you in my neck of the woods? Cracking song my sort of music. Drop us a line via private message.
Email. geraldash@icloud.com
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: elite mike on April 12, 2016, 06:01:36 pm
Cheers. Elite Mike, you in my neck of the woods? Cracking song my sort of music. Drop us a line via private message.
Email. geraldash@icloud.com

will do .
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: Tom White on April 15, 2016, 01:00:05 am
We do a lot of real leaded windows.

They all leak, but there's no way I'd hand-bash them.
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: Smurf on April 15, 2016, 08:00:33 am
We do a lot of real leaded windows.

They all leak, but there's no way I'd hand-bash them.

Morning Tosh, nice to see you're back posting.  :)
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: SeanK on April 15, 2016, 08:02:27 am
We do a lot of real leaded windows.

They all leak, but there's no way I'd hand-bash them.

Morning Tosh, nice to see you're back posting.  :)

+1
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: lal on April 15, 2016, 09:11:36 am
We do a lot of real leaded windows.

They all leak, but there's no way I'd hand-bash them.

Morning Tosh, nice to see you're back posting.  :)

+1

+2
Title: Re: Real leaded windows
Post by: Gerald Ash on April 15, 2016, 01:53:15 pm
Tosh, you're back. So am I 😊