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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lancashire cleanin on June 24, 2006, 09:05:49 pm

Title: Shamys
Post by: lancashire cleanin on June 24, 2006, 09:05:49 pm
Does anyone still use shamys?

I stopped using them over a year ago because I thought they were hard work. They became slimey and it was harder to buff off. Is this just me? I just use two scrims, one damp and one dry.
Ive heard of these micro fiber cloth things, are they any good?

Regards

Barry
Title: Re: Shamys
Post by: bumper on June 24, 2006, 09:24:37 pm
i just use a damp towel then buff it up with microfiber or just rag them with a scrim
Title: Re: Shamys
Post by: KJG on June 24, 2006, 09:36:44 pm
I still use them now and again as I feel naked with out one ??? However, the quality of them today is definately not as good as years gone by.

The new micros are very good. I use a terry weave as a substitute leather and a flat weave as a scrim.

The only things against them are they're easily damaged on rough commercial work and the daft light colours.
Title: Re: Shamys
Post by: sunshine windows on June 24, 2006, 10:02:00 pm
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The only things against them are they're easily damaged on rough commercial work and the daft light colours   

Completely agree with you on the colours. Bought a cheap pack of 3 from Wilkinson's to try them out and got a bright pink one a fluorescent bogey green one and a normal blue one.

Can't complain for a fiver though. Just using them as sill wipes cause i quite like using the scrim for detailing edges of panes.

Sunshine
Title: Re: Shamys
Post by: KJG on June 24, 2006, 10:40:57 pm
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The only things against them are they're easily damaged on rough commercial work and the daft light colours   

Completely agree with you on the colours. Bought a cheap pack of 3 from Wilkinson's to try them out and got a bright pink one a fluorescent bogey green one and a normal blue one.

Can't complain for a fiver though. Just using them as sill wipes cause i quite like using the scrim for detailing edges of panes.

Sunshine

Lol @ bogey green. How big were they from Wilko's?
Title: Re: Shamys
Post by: dougster on June 24, 2006, 11:33:21 pm
im here in Burnley in lancashire, and swapped over to microwipes six months ago. Will never go back, makes lite work of ledded windows. cheers dougster