Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: excelcrewe on September 17, 2007, 07:27:21 am
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just a thought , do any of you guys use waterless products to clean windows? what are pros and cons?
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i'd never heard of it before. Found this article.
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=74262006
The pro seems to be the windows stay cleaner longer.
The con is that they take longer to clean.
Do you have a link or info on where to buy this stuff from?
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I knew it. I've just wasted a fortune on wfp ::) ;D
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dont fear guys, if this waterless window cleaning does take of. we can use this weapon against them ;D http://www.carefreehomeshopping.co.uk/cleaning-products/waterless-window-gel.htm
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No matter how long the glass stays clean the frames will allways look c/ dirty 8)
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load of cr@p .. how can wax & clay clean your window.... will it clean of birdpoo or egg or spots of mud... a mark frm kids playing football...
I bet all it does is shine the window up ..and gives it a layer of greesy wax that the new dirt will stick to.. nice! Big con
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Surely someone must have more info on this form of cleaning, i dont doubt ant thing in this day and age.
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Ive just ordered some.
Will keep you posted.
Will use it on the inside if any good.
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they will be switching over to wfp VERY VERY soon after they discover how hard it is to rub and buff up all day long.
Why do it the hard way?
Come on.... can you honestly see them cleaning that way in a year's time? NO!
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waterless?
that would look good on my van, waterless ladderless window cleaner ;D
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they still use ladders hope they adhere to health and safety at work 2005 when apply the wax
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The bit i don't understand, if its that good and last that long, why would the customer require the serviced to be increased from 3 times per week, to 7!!!
Now i'm not the sharpest tool in the box, but if something is so good, why is there a need to increase, Maybe i should have studied a little harder.... :-\
Rob.
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It arrived...a small tub..... and mighty expensive.
Guess what it contains silicone polymer + glycol eithers. I thought it was clay bassed.
The stuff smells like a perfume factory.
Apply a small amount to a dry cloth...rub on in curcular motion then...wait.....wait...2 mins before buffing with a clean dry cloth......to a brilliant shine.
Cannot see it catching on with us unless you are doing a lot of indoor work.
The product helps keep dirt and grime from clinging to the window.
Boy you would be slow when doing outside windows. 8 mins for 4 pains...?
Im a sceptical old sod ;)
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Waterless window cleaning???
It's been around since the year dot.
What do you think we used in this country before squeegees took off?
The first thing I was taught as a raw tumbler was how to "rag".
Most of our work was London "three decker" schools, with zillions of "stamps" - tiny georgian style windows. The only practical way to clean them was with a scrim - admittedly damp, but only just.
A good two man team of "raggers" could do an entire school between them in a day, and that included all the insides and partitions as well!!
And they gleamed, at least until the night, when you could see every ragmark by the light of the street lamps ;D
Cheers,
Ian
PS - window cleaning with a wax based product? What do you think Windowlene is? And as for staying cleaner longer - the wax surface attracts dirt. Haven't you ever tried cleaning windows that the housewife has smothered with the stuff? That was the whole idea - they looked good for a week or so, and then they started looking terrible, so more Windowlene was used to make them look good again, so more Windowlene was sold!!