Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Oakley Windows on August 05, 2008, 03:02:23 pm
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Just been out today, had a gutter clean booked in, fortunately Mr Parcel Delivery Man delivered my much anticipated package of Ecover Truck Wash from Mr Gardiner about 20 minutes before I left.
So armed with my new cleaning fluid off I trundled out into the wet of an English Summer.
The gutters that were due to be done were pretty bad, not the worse, but with a good, thick, dark green covering of Algae. The sort that would require a stiff brush with possible real stubborn patches needed extra scrubbing and attention.
Anyway, to apply the Truck Wash I had one of thsoe garden sprayers, capacity of about 3 litres, and sprayed it on whilst I was up the ladder cleaning the gutters out. Came down, and then WFP'd the outside of the gutters.
I was really rather pleased with the result. After allowing it to soak into the lagae for no more than 5 mins the stuff came off really easily. Once over with the brush and then back again literally they were gleaming. Well impressed.
Ill be making a 20' foot lance to rig onto the garden sprayer I have so as to be able to apply this stuff with out laddres.
I used (heavens above) my new single trim superlight brush for the job, mainly as I figured it would be the best brush I have for getting up behind the gutters due to the bristle length and also as theyre the softest bristle I have the best for getting right in behind the gutter brackets. Also on the way home it occured to me that being that the bristles on this brush are fairly soft how easily the gunk came off the gutter, if it had been a Vikan I reckon the stuff would have fallen off with the brush just looking at it ;D
Well done Jeff, well sourced, cheers Alex.
Matt
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hi matt
do you think its better than tfr then?
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Im probably mistaken here, but I always thought TFR was for restoring frames, gutters etc to a previous condition by getting rid of that dull/greying effect that happens to them with age; not for removing algae/moss and grime etc.
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hi matt
i use it on anything that does not move ;D
to good effect ,have ordered some ecover off alex,after jeffs post on it
regards
mike
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Just been out today, had a gutter clean booked in, fortunately Mr Parcel Delivery Man delivered my much anticipated package of Ecover Truck Wash from Mr Gardiner about 20 minutes before I left.
So armed with my new cleaning fluid off I trundled out into the wet of an English Summer.
The gutters that were due to be done were pretty bad, not the worse, but with a good, thick, dark green covering of Algae. The sort that would require a stiff brush with possible real stubborn patches needed extra scrubbing and attention.
Anyway, to apply the Truck Wash I had one of thsoe garden sprayers, capacity of about 3 litres, and sprayed it on whilst I was up the ladder cleaning the gutters out. Came down, and then WFP'd the outside of the gutters.
I was really rather pleased with the result. After allowing it to soak into the lagae for no more than 5 mins the stuff came off really easily. Once over with the brush and then back again literally they were gleaming. Well impressed.
Ill be making a 20' foot lance to rig onto the garden sprayer I have so as to be able to apply this stuff with out laddres.
I used (heavens above) my new single trim superlight brush for the job, mainly as I figured it would be the best brush I have for getting up behind the gutters due to the bristle length and also as theyre the softest bristle I have the best for getting right in behind the gutter brackets. Also on the way home it occured to me that being that the bristles on this brush are fairly soft how easily the gunk came off the gutter, if it had been a Vikan I reckon the stuff would have fallen off with the brush just looking at it ;D
Well done Jeff, well sourced, cheers Alex.
Matt
Well pleased Matt and I'm glad it all worked out for you.
I bought a 3m Harris pole and stuck the little rose on the end of that, Just used a good length of tubing
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/HarrispoleTFR003Small.jpg)
You can uses the lance that comes with your sprayer like this
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/HarrispoleTFRnew007Small.jpg)
I have a trigger attatched to mine now an its brillan for conservatory roofs
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/HarrispoleTFR005Small.jpg)
Thanks for your fedback Matt ;)
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Thats the kind of thing Jeff, I was thinking about getting a Harris Pole and feeding it up through that, like the way the spray nozzle is attached.
Thanks.
Ill post piccys once mine is done.
Matt
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Jeff is that a Harris Pole in the top pic?
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Yea, I see, you said it was ;D
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I tried both methods with the Harris pole, but as I only need my set up for conservatory roofs and not guttering the rose one was much better for me.