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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ladders on February 07, 2007, 10:26:22 pm

Title: Powder coated aluminium frames
Post by: Ladders on February 07, 2007, 10:26:22 pm

Do any of you commercial pro,s do these.

I have a commercial job i do with these frames, what a pain in the butt they are, nearly always get runs & brush marks from the sides of the windows.

I always try to be surgical rinsing trying to keep the water just to the edge of the glass, going from top to bottom both sides of the frame.

Do any of you clean the frames on these ?

I try to keep off the frames as the brush seems to pick up something and smear it onto the window.

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks Jeff

Title: Re: Powder coated aluminium frames
Post by: Ladders on February 07, 2007, 11:24:09 pm

Chris  ;D ;D

Point taken, will change avatar if this helps, but would be pleased for any comments on original post.

Jeff.

Title: Re: Powder coated aluminium frames
Post by: chris@c.m.s on February 07, 2007, 11:30:15 pm

Removed now before the mods did, ;D I dont do commercial but wfp on oxidised powder frames is difficult all I can say Is what I have done on residential and thats rinse frames untill they run clear then do the window. 

Title: Re: Powder coated aluminium frames
Post by: Ladders on February 07, 2007, 11:50:58 pm

Cheers Chris will try that on a couple of windows on next clean. And thanks for your reply, no disrespect but.

Was hoping peeps like dave st ives , pro pole , jeff brimble , rosskasava , P&F , PJ , Maybe Alex .

These peeps have the experience. i know from the threads i have read on this site.

Just looking for a bit of advice, thanks Jeff.

 

Title: Re: Powder coated aluminium frames
Post by: craig jwc on February 08, 2007, 08:06:45 am

I do just as Chris posted.

Good scrub & rinse on the frames till they run clear.

Worked for me everytime.

Craig

Title: Re: Powder coated aluminium frames
Post by: Ian_Giles on February 08, 2007, 04:38:09 pm

First time off they are a real pain, but you just have to scrub and scrub hard on the frames, just keep washing the frames until they are running clear, as has already been said.

Do a few windows in this manner and then go back after gravity have done it's job and drawn the water down.
Clean and rinse the glass to finish.

On future cleans I've found I can usually get away with a quuick once over of the frames before spending a little more time on the glass than normal.
There still won't be any guarantees though, but you can usually do a decent job.

Ian

Title: Re: Powder coated aluminium frames
Post by: Ladders on February 08, 2007, 05:09:47 pm

Thanks Ian for your reply, just one question do you not find the brush picks up something of the frames.

If i touch the frames with the brush it seems to pick up some sort of contaminant from the frames. Are you saying that once all this is removed i will get a much better result.

Thanks Jeff.

Title: Re: Powder coated aluminium frames
Post by: WavieDavie on February 08, 2007, 10:02:41 pm

I'm happy to say that I've never had to clean this type of window, but can recognise and steer clear. Just in case, what's the best type of brush to use on these frames - a nice soft and fluffy double-trim, or something vicious like a Vikan single filament?