Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: irish_window_clean on December 05, 2007, 02:05:53 am
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hi guys new to this
i wonder do any guys was the van with p/water
i do it and looks ok
but my bumber seems to be going dull and the rst off the mouldinaround van the same
its only year old
would this cause this
and yes i have polish it good few times since i had va
many thanks great site
marty
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hi guys new to this
i wonder do any guys was the van with p/water
i do it and looks ok
but my bumber seems to be going dull and the rst off the mouldinaround van the same
its only year old
would this cause this
and yes i have polish it good few times since i had va
many thanks great site
marty
Yep wash my van nearly everyday with wfp
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hi, you dont wash the whole van using just pure water it's a waste if
nothing else. we wash the van and 2 cars with waste.
then after you've it rinsed have a watering can ready with pure
water pour that over the van/car job done.
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hi, you dont wash the whole van using just pure water it's a waste if
nothing else. we wash the van and 2 cars with waste.
then after you've it rinsed have a watering can ready with pure
water pour that over the van/car job done.
I will use waste water when I move as I will have a static for waste then do the same as you, but I hardly use any pure water as I wash van alot so takes about 3/4 mins to wash it
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hi guys new to this
i wonder do any guys was the van with p/water
i do it and looks ok
but my bumber seems to be going dull and the rst off the mouldinaround van the same
its only year old
would this cause this
and yes i have polish it good few times since i had va
many thanks great site
marty
Yes it will dull the plastics badly in time.
My rear bumper is badly faded because of spillage and drips when I'm working, and it's only 6 months old.
Also make sure you still polish it in between.
Brushing it takes the polish off pretty well.
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hi guys new to this
i wonder do any guys was the van with p/water
i do it and looks ok
but my bumber seems to be going dull and the rst off the mouldinaround van the same
its only year old
would this cause this
and yes i have polish it good few times since i had va
many thanks great site
marty
Yes it will dull the plastics badly in time.
My rear bumper is badly faded because of spillage and drips when I'm working, and it's only 6 months old.
Also make sure you still polish it in between.
Brushing it takes the polish off pretty well.
could always use a cilicone spray to give it back the shine ;)
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Or wd40. ;D
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Or wd40. ;D
or back to black ;)
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Or shoe polish(preferably black) ;D
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dubbin
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Pure water alone will not dull, damage or do anything to your van or trim that any other kind of water will do, it is no different to rain water.
Ian
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Hi Irish window clean,
I would be more concerned with the rust if the van is only a year old. What part of Ireland do you work? Im on the west coast.
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Pure water alone will not dull, damage or do anything to your van or trim that any other kind of water will do, it is no different to rain water.
Ian
Yes it does, have a look at the back of my van.
Brushing it definately does.
I've proved it.
When we get a decent day and I can be arsed I'll take some pictures to prove it. ;)
I'm not going down this road again, it's boring, and people think they know better than me. ::)
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Pure water alone will not dull, damage or do anything to your van or trim that any other kind of water will do, it is no different to rain water.
Ian
Yes it does, have a look at the back of my van.
Brushing it definately does.
I've proved it.
When we get a decent day and I can be arsed I'll take some pictures to prove it. ;)
I'm not going down this road again, it's boring, and people think they know better than me. ::)
I have to agree a little with squeaky, brushes will damage van, as it will damage the laquer (spelt wrong I guess) I cant see pure water being anymore harmful than acid rain IMO.
I have a ex valeter working for me squeaks.
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thanks very much for all the comments
and yrs pure water will dull plastic big time my year old van is in a mess with it
i have seen guys with 03 vans looking much better that my van
its a sights when u wash the van and see the rest dull
i did poish it 2 weeks ago
but shine does not stay and after a while u can see streaks in plastic
i mite do a insurance jpb on it and change all
many thanks again lads for the comments.
marty
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hi bluez
im in donegal n over to pure 7 months ago all goingot far from letterkenny
but moved to north in past 2 months
near omagh now
just moved over to pure 7 months ago
going well spent few years with build clean
so just moved on to houses now just have 60 on my list at moment
as i do powerwashing and landscaping
marty
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Pure water alone will not dull, damage or do anything to your van or trim that any other kind of water will do, it is no different to rain water.
Ian
Yes it does, have a look at the back of my van.
Brushing it definately does.
I've proved it.
When we get a decent day and I can be arsed I'll take some pictures to prove it. ;)
I'm not going down this road again, it's boring, and people think they know better than me. ::)
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well ian u wash ur van with pure and do the moulding and after 4 months u will see wat im on about
does not look good in a new van
it brings the paint work up great thast about it
im sorry i did this now it was the guy i bought my stuff off said it was good to wash the van
hmmmm
big no no
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try T-cutting it? should bring the paint work back up.
I used to work in a body centre sprayed cars etc and repaired dents etc. if you take your van there they will buff it up and this WILL work because it rotates so many times per min i carnt remember what it was thou. Shouldnt cost to much but it will look really great!!
this is what they do after its been painted! they sand the car down or panels again which have been painted very fine mind with sand paper then its buffed back up!
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hi dave0123
the paint works is great
its the plastic moulding all around the van is getting dull
and when u use back2 back to shine it its never the same
any ideals
marty
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hi guys looking for some work builders clean in around larbert area
met a lovely lass from that area
so woul d go over work and see her same time
at this work 8 yrs done build clean over 6 yrs in ireland
clean hard working irish guy
so if any guy can help me
it would b e great
thanks
marty
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Pure water alone will not dull, damage or do anything to your van or trim that any other kind of water will do, it is no different to rain water.
Ian
Yes it does, have a look at the back of my van.
Brushing it definately does.
I've proved it.
When we get a decent day and I can be arsed I'll take some pictures to prove it. ;)
I'm not going down this road again, it's boring, and people think they know better than me. ::)
What an earth makes you think water is going to damage your trim?
Its just pure water for goodness sake, it is NO DIFFERENT FROM RAIN WATER!!!
I'm not talking about the bristles of the brush marking anything, I'm talking only of the water.
The water we use isn't even anything like as pure as it can be.
for instance; The freezing point of the water we use for window cleaning is a little below zero degrees, the freezing point of VERY pure water is several degrees below zero, and that is not anecdotal, that is a fact!
Ian
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ian im not going to fall out with u over this
u think i just put this on here for the fun
i have a old van 1997 never had pure water on it and the plasic like new when i shine it
i can only tell u that wat ever the pure water is doing is making my plastic dull
one other guy on here has the same problem
i cant explain why its different from rain water well it has to be different other wize we would be using it
i like any other guys to share there views on this
all im saying ian ...its made my plastic dull
i look at vans 3 years old and they look great
thanks again for ur comments
m
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You are right mate, ignore the doubters who think pure water is magical.
I'll show you pictures of mine when it's dry. ;)
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Martin, that wasn't a dig at you...it was one at Squeaky!!
If you could capture rain water, particularly rain water that has been falling for 30 minutes or so, and you could also collect in a manner that would not get it contaminated then you could most certainly use it to clean windows with.
Plastic trim does dull with weathering, but the back bumper area will soon look ropey, hoses being dragged over, dirt gathering, feet stepping on it when you clamber into the back and so on.
If you want to prove that water at the purity level used by window cleaners can take the glaze off either plastic trim or paintwork, show me the SCIENTIFIC proof, I'm not interested in someone saying that they heard someone talking about something they read about someone who said....well, you get the picture.
I've read many times of people claiming that pure water is more aggressive than ordinary tap water (or rain water) really??
Give me a link to the neutral research papers and their conclusions and I'll eat my words.
We only measure the water purity in parts per million, truly pure water is measured in parts per BILLION!
A vehicle washed in tap water from a very hard water area...now that will cause more problems than a window cleaners pure water!
Ian
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ian ..thanks very much for ur help
i cant think off any thing else that would dull new plastic on van i dont wind back bumber with marks etc
as u said it jumping in and out
but with a van just over a year i dont know wat causing it
but were end it now lol
many thanks for ur mail any how mate
m
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Hi Irish window clean,
I would be more concerned with the rust if the van is only a year old. What part of Ireland do you work? Im on the west coast.
Hi Bluez,
Do you do any work in Kerry or is there any wfp being done there?Was in Killarney two weeks ago.
I was thinking of starting out there in the near future....Getting fed up here in the UK....lol