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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ronnie paton on June 15, 2009, 10:23:09 pm

Title: first clean which brush?
Post by: ronnie paton on June 15, 2009, 10:23:09 pm

done a couple of sheltered housing schemes and was not happy with the end results, milky white water marks coming from seal on the top quarter of window, bottom three quarters wer perfect.

I presume its the detergent so i would like to know what brush people think are best forthese first cleans?

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: trevor perry on June 15, 2009, 10:52:14 pm

i find gardners supa light flocked the best as it seems to scrub better than the mono filament version.

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: P @ F on June 15, 2009, 10:57:21 pm

Surely its just the fact that its the first clean in donkeys , i cant say scrub scrub scrub rinse rinse rinse , going by your number of posts !   ;D

 Rich P @ F

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: NWH on June 15, 2009, 11:08:41 pm

SL flocked is the brush for that job.

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: ronnie paton on June 15, 2009, 11:10:27 pm

they have been cleaned but with by trad and there 4 storeys.

I understand that it can take a couple of cleans and have explained but i hate them not being at least satisfactory and some really arent.

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: P @ F on June 15, 2009, 11:14:43 pm

I would say oxidised frames that a mad w/c never touched , so it has to be a case of s.s.s. r.r.r. as earlier , bummer , but they will come good

 Rich   

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: ronnie paton on June 15, 2009, 11:16:45 pm

no pvc and like i say been cleaned regular but not by WFP

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: chris@c.m.s on June 15, 2009, 11:43:07 pm

Mineral stains on the glass perhaps? in fact if the others are OK then I'll almost bet on it ;) Unless your not rinsing the frames enough of course.

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: ronnie paton on June 15, 2009, 11:46:23 pm

no this is all the windows its a milky type run and spot, its comimg from the seals

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: chris@c.m.s on June 16, 2009, 12:15:46 am

I've only ever had one problem like that and I found there were holes in the upvc frames just above the glass that were dripping down some type of vent I guess. 

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: windowswashed on June 16, 2009, 12:22:20 am

Tucker or Vikan for 1st cleans as they have better scrubbing power for weight applied to the brush.

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: karygate on June 16, 2009, 07:16:28 am

it will be from the seals. scrub and scrub them until it starts to run clear and then you will get no problems. after a few months you may have to do same again as sometimes it comes back.

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: tomy jackson on June 16, 2009, 12:45:58 pm

SL DUBLL TRIM WITH HOT WATER

Title: Re: first clean which brush?
Post by: jouk45 on June 16, 2009, 01:07:22 pm

i would have thought hot water would increse the chances of the seals expanding and letting water in, especialy if they are old seals