Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ma159 on October 28, 2008, 04:07:09 pm
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I know this is probably an old question but I am new - started in August.
I do trad and use a bit of fairy in the water. When I wipe round the edge of the window with a micrifibre it sometimes leaves an accumulation of dust in the corners - why is this???
Is it using fairy? Is it my clothes? Any ideas?
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Is it fibres from the microfibre?
I find they work better slightly damp.
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It is normally when I first start so the clothes are bone dry - should I keep them slightly damp?
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yes. But not too damp. They need wringing out as much as possible.
I found scrims even worse for leaving fibres on the glass.
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I was going to buy a scrim to see if that any better but wont bother - will keep with microfibre.
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Try washing them lol,and make sure you dry them on the radiator and not in the tumble drier.
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Yeah I do wash them and dry them on radiators!!! Also make sure dont us softener in washing powder
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Before you blade go round the edges with a good sill coth,there`s less to detail.
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Will try that tom - cheers
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When I joined this forum about three years ago, somebody recommended that cloths should be washed without any powder in the washing machine, because microscopic bits of powder clung to the fibres.
I've never used any additive in the machine, just water, and let the cloths dry naturally.
Works OK for me.
Baldeagle.
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When I joined this forum about three years ago, somebody recommended that cloths should be washed without any powder in the washing machine, because microscopic bits of powder clung to the fibres.
I've never used any additive in the machine, just water, and let the cloths dry naturally.
Works OK for me.
Baldeagle.
same here.. although i hardly use my scrims now im wfp.
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When I joined this forum about three years ago, somebody recommended that cloths should be washed without any powder in the washing machine, because microscopic bits of powder clung to the fibres.
I've never used any additive in the machine, just water, and let the cloths dry naturally.
Works OK for me.
Baldeagle.
Washing microfibres :
Wash at 60c max
Tumbledryer is fine
No ironing or conditioner.
This is the recommended washing by Unger.
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scrims are torture to break in sometimes.
what ya find best?>
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i never put powder in when washing micros, could be the source of your problem, tumble drying is good , and even recommened, it creates a charge between the 2 fibres used in micros, which is why micros are so good.
daz
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When I joined this forum about three years ago, somebody recommended that cloths should be washed without any powder in the washing machine, because microscopic bits of powder clung to the fibres.
I've never used any additive in the machine, just water, and let the cloths dry naturally.
Works OK for me.
Baldeagle.
100% agree with this post.
Tumble dry at wrong temp will melt micros, scrim dry natural (tumbledrying makes for hard work with the fluff that sticks to them. Micro's I have tried all the way, no power and natural dry I have found the best, if you want static when dry wipe tv screen as you turn it off.
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I've been using 60c wash with proper detergent and tumble drying for 1,5 years on my Unger microfibres, and only recently they have started to give up. I thought it was excellent. :)
I always had two cloths for frames and sills, and there was just no way (especially after first cleans) that they would get clean with no powder, even with lots of detergent, they sometimes still came out looking dirty.