Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: prestigeclean on June 20, 2009, 07:04:14 pm
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any tips on using this , and what are the 2 different cloths for ie the velcro 1 and the thin cloth help please i,m sure its obvious but clearly i,m dim lol regards alan
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use the velcro one on the pad ,the thin cloth i under stand is just like a micro wipe didnt buy the full kit just buoght what i needed and the parts to fit on my x-tel pole works fine nice peace of kit for insides
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use the velcro one on the pad ,the thin cloth i under stand is just like a micro wipe didnt buy the full kit just buoght what i needed and the parts to fit on my x-tel pole works fine nice peace of kit for insides
Robert what is the maximum height you would say this is effective at (when attached to an xtel pole) also can you say which parts are needed to fit to xtel.
Cheers
Neil
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you can buy the adapter from varitech regards alan
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i only have a 18 ft x-tel pole any heigher than that i dont know ,but the 24 ft pole gets a bit flexable after that
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any tips on using this , and what are the 2 different cloths for ie the velcro 1 and the thin cloth help please i,m sure its obvious but clearly i,m dim lol regards alan
Overall it works very well, no faster than an applicator and squeegee on really dirty windows, but slightly faster for regular fairly clean glass. For anything over 8ft you really need the 12ft extension pole that Vikan does for about £20.
I have found that for dirty windows you need to have a 'two-pad' approach. Fill the bottle with water and GG3 (or similar) and spray on the glass (or on the pad if you cannot reach the glass), work the wet glass with the first pad, I found that it was often easier to use the pad in a vertical position (rather than sideways like a WFP brush). Having done several windows wet, I then remove the wet pad and put on a dry one and go back over the glass 'polishing' them up. On lower level windows the standard thinner microfibre cloths work well polishing up sections by hand and generally wiping up behind yourself.
For windows that are regularly cleaned then a one pad approach works well - use a slightly damp micro-fibre pad and just polish the glass with it until there are no smears etc.
My summation is that it is a useful tool for the inside of communal areas that would usually need a ladder or are over stairs etc.