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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: simon knight on February 14, 2007, 09:45:02 am

Title: Smears
Post by: simon knight on February 14, 2007, 09:45:02 am: I know that if you use too much detergent and hand clean (eg: Georgian Windows) it's likely to look smeary in full sun. But does anybody know why too much detergent smears?

Also I occasionally get a white bloom on the glass(easy to polish off but irritating!). It's coming from the upvc frames but what actually is it and is it possible to avoid?

Cheers

Simon (bored and rained off yet again).
Title: Re: Smears
Post by: cleantech.co.uk on February 14, 2007, 11:58:17 am: detergent always leaves a residue behind, especially the ones with "good glide"

fairy is the worst offender.
Title: Re: Smears
Post by: Tosh on February 14, 2007, 05:34:51 pm: Quote from: simon knight on February 14, 2007, 09:45:02 am

I know that if you use too much detergent and hand clean (eg: Georgian Windows) it's likely to look smeary in full sun.

I use Squeaky's tip.

Get some Tesco's own brand window cleaner, lightly mist the windows (Georgian or leaded) and buff with a dry clean scrim or micro fibre.

Check how dirty the windows are first though; if they're still pretty clean; LIGHTLY, and I mean LIGHTLY mist them with the spray.
Title: Re: Smears
Post by: Sir Squeaky on February 14, 2007, 06:12:50 pm: Quote from: Tosh on February 14, 2007, 05:34:51 pm
I use Squeaky's tip.
:o :o Your welcome!
Title: Re: Smears
Post by: dai on February 14, 2007, 06:54:48 pm: The white bloom could be coming off the PVC frames. I have a few like this on south facing windows. A good scrub with WFP sorts it out.
I thought that chalky frames would become a thing of the past with PVC but old PVC can chalk too. Dai
Title: Re: Smears
Post by: simon knight on February 14, 2007, 07:47:41 pm: Cheers guys. I'll have a go at Squeakys method.
Title: Re: Smears
Post by: Clive McDonald on February 14, 2007, 07:56:13 pm: Dai, is this chalkyness on south facing frames the effect of sunlight fixing on years of window cleaners detergent overspill? That then runs off and causes the problem?
I am asking if that is what you are saying.
Title: Re: Smears
Post by: ac_cleaning on February 14, 2007, 08:05:47 pm: The problem could be the seals round the panes are leaking, so all the white bloom is coming out when you put water any where near them.