Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: davey c on April 05, 2007, 05:48:32 pm
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Well the fine weather has finally arrived 8) 8).
Long hot sunny days.............and the solution drying on the glass before there's time to squeegy it off :( :(. Does anyone have any ideas how to get round this?? Ive been using squeege off but by the end of today i was having to do the windows in 2 halfs (if you know what i mean) and it taking twice as long :( :(. What does everyone else do ??? ???
any advice would be much appreciated
Thanks in advance
Dave.
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work faster or buy a wfp
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Only do a couple of panes at a time,cor blimey mate it aint that hot yet is it.I know what you mean though it`s good init loads of time to catch up with work.
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work faster or buy a wfp
I suppose i should put more of an effort in and go faster ::) ::) then i might be able to afford a wfp :D
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Only do a couple of panes at a time,cor blimey mate it aint that hot yet is it.I know what you mean though it`s good init loads of time to catch up with work.
Believe it or not its actually hit nearly 30 degrees here :o :o in Whitby
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Believe it or not its actually hit nearly 30 degrees here in Whitby
Your avin a giraffe aint ya
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No word of a lie. Theres people sunbathing in their back gardens and on the beach!!
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Topless ? ;D ;D
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Topless ? ;D ;D
I wish ;) ;)
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I am soooooooo happy that I chose window cleaning, this past winter has been ok but this summer is shaping up to be a winner.... ;D
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must mean 30 degrees farenhite,they get there kit off uo the north east in any weather. ;)
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must mean 30 degrees farenhite,they get there kit off uo the north east in any weather. ;)
Your not wrong there ;D ;D
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I put loads of water on the windows, that works fine
Scrimit
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Use a backflip or Wagtail combi. Wash and blade in one go. Dai
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Just a temperature thing - when the forecasters' say (eg) 20 degrees C they mean in the shade. In direct sunlight it can be considerably more.
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It was warm today, had to wet the windows a lot and squeegee as fast as poss, was working on windows today that are split into 3 different panes due to the frame so ended up wetting the panes individually in the end when working in full sun because I couldnt go fast enough wetting them all at the same time. Lost a customer too as her son is doing them now, was a bit hacked off about that, where was he for the effin first clean last year or in the bloody sub zero temperatures in February. I asked to check it wasnt because I was doing a bad job and she said it wasnt but you still wonder. Her other son lives over the road and I do theirs and now I wonder am I going to lose them too.
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When the sun is drying out the glass faster than you can squeegee it, use a 2 handed technique.
Not necessarily the 'Turbo Terry' one though.
Wash the top of the glass then squeegee off the water above the applicator.
You are of course continuing to wash the glass beneath the squeegee as you go.
But you should only be having these problems in the height of summer :o
Ian
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work faster or buy a wfp
aye, wfp ;)
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this time of years worst for it i find, cos I've been using minimal water through winter and then you gotta get back in the habit of using more.