Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Highrise on August 13, 2008, 08:09:35 pm
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Had a customer call me up today and complained about his sill's have been scrached by our brushes.... :-\
So I have been round to his house and looked at the problem, and this is it....
All the top windows are OK but the windows on the ground are not....
What has happened is, When we clean the bottom part of the window, we turn the brush side wise to clean the bottom of the window then turn the brush round again to clean the sill. So what has happened is the side of the brush ( Vikan) the hard plastic bit has over time damaged the sill (nice little surface and deep scraches) .... :'(
So now I have to fix the promlem or it will go through Insurance.
I will call the UPV Doctor in my area to see if they can buff the scraches out...
So a word of warning.... Be careful this dosen't happen to you and just have a close look at the window sills on your jobs.
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How can you not see this whilst cleaning?
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I can only belive that this has happened over the last year and thous being a build up.... ???
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You'll notice this on all your other jobs too. Green scourer time.
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I had that but it cleaned off with upvc solvent cleaner.
Woman pointed out scratches and I thought :o Tried the upvc solvent and they all came out, all it was were scratches in the build up over time of grey discolouring the sill. Trouble is once you start cleaning the sills it brings it back to white so you have to end up going over it all ::)
Hope it's this problem for you
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I wouldn't go to a PVC doctor as a first port of call. I have had this before and I just use a upvc restorer and a microfibre cloth. Buffs it out in no time. Under 5 minutes and they will be gone
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I had exactly the same on one house. Jif got it off.
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I really don't think jif will do it i did take a photo of the scraches i will have a look at the picture and upload so all can see.
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What are window sills lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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What are window sills lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D
yor silly sod...
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This is a very common problem it is the stock of the brush that is scratching the window sills
the best thing for this is a sill brush but they are a bit heavy to use
when gardiners bring their superlite sill brush out, problem solved
Brett.
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Can't you just be more careful tho? I know the Vikans are a bit bulky though, maybe try the new Gardiners Super lite?
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If you don`t have enough angle on the brush it will scratch the sills,just put the brush forward a couple of notches on the angle adapter.
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What are window sills lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D
yor silly sod...
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A little upvc restorer and they will be gone.
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I bought some of that wet and dry sandpaper. The extremely fine grade. I had a window sill full of scratches and paint. I think it was Jeff that put me onto the idea. Glad he did,cos they look brand new. Maybe give that a try(about £3 or so) If that fails, then call someone to come and do it. But that should work a treat. ;)