Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: tonylee on September 11, 2007, 07:04:42 pm
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hi all
have been asked to clean a conservatory roof that has pilkinson self cleaning glass (or hasent as its well crappy.)
has anyone cleaned one before as i do not want to damage the coating that they put on.
i use wfp.
many thanks.
tony
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I just clean as normal,this glass always looks rotton when i turn up to clean a house with it,i don`t know why they call it self cleaning.
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I clean a conservatoty roof that reputedly has this miracle stuff. No different as far as I can see. Just clean it wfp. The walls of the conservatory are a mix of hydrophobic and hydrophilic glass (hope I got the big words right ;) ;)) Seems to me that they whack in any old stuff and tell the customer what they think they want to hear. For example, self cleaning glass........... :-X
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the only people that seem to call it self cleaning are the sales people who are tryin to sell it ::)
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Surley if there was such a thing we would all be out of work?? mumbo jumbo
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Do NOT use a brush - use a microfibre washing wand and loads of water. Its got a photochromic micro thin coating that will take a few days to recover its magic after you give it a good bashing.
I would seriously explain it to the customer and get a disclaimer in wrting or you could have a claim on your hands.
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Lots of my customers have self cleaning glass,it`s called me LOL. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Jeff, I bow to your superior knowledge. What should I do? Customer asks me to clean "self cleaning" glass. Tell them no I can't because of the whatever film on it or I clean it?
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Lets have non of that bowing/sectret hshake/foot in the water stuff, Im the same as everybody else here -part nuts ::)
Well its down to if you want the job or not, pilks say only clean with a soft wet cloth and water, hence the micrfibre wand and plenty of water. I would explain your side of the situation to them, Pilks have a warranty which may be voided if incorectly cleaned. Then get them to sign a simple understanding that they are now aware of the self cleaning situation and wont hold you responsible etc or for any scratches that may already be there and get it signed or walk away.
Personally it may be self cleaning but doesnt usually work, in other words its an expensive cobble together salesmans wet dream
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We do a school and they have it
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Wow :) John thats got to be the best "Pic of the year", think I will carry it round to show the custys.
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John
Thats a cracking looking job, whats the h&s with working on roof like. Is that ananchor line i can see on the right.
Whats your h&s like to get that sort of work , would be interested.
Gary
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He probably took over from me cleaning the light bulbs on Blackpool Tower :)
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I think they stopped calling it "self cleaning" and changed it to "low maintenance " glass.
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Gary
To be honest they have not asked to see it . All they wanted to know is how much it would cost