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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: tomlions on October 13, 2009, 04:19:46 pm

Title: frames
Post by: tomlions on October 13, 2009, 04:19:46 pm: hi all and thanks for the warm welcome i got on saturday when i joined.
as promised i want to keep anyone interested in my progress as i go along...
so yesterday and today i've started practicing, i'm going trad and got stuck in to the windows and door on our conservatory and i've got questions for you all already !!!

1. what do you use to clean upvc or wooden window frames ?

2. do you clean the frames before, during or after the glass ?

3. you use microfibre for detailing but what type of cloth do you use for the water coming from the window after you squeegee ?
any help would be very gratefully received.

tom
Title: Re: frames
Post by: Mike #1 on October 13, 2009, 04:23:14 pm: you can give frames a rub over with damp cloth , i use scrims on trad work as for mopping up and sill's i use old towels cut in half got about 3 bin bag's full should last for years
Title: Re: frames
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on October 13, 2009, 04:23:39 pm: If I was to clean the frames, (which when I was traditional I didn't bother as it took too long and the customers only wanted the windows cleaning)
I would just use a wet microfibre cloth.

Not sure what you mean for the second question tom.

Matt
Title: Re: frames
Post by: tomlions on October 13, 2009, 04:25:24 pm: sorry matt i'm a muppet, now i'v read it again it makes no sense !! you just do it as you go, sorry mate
Title: Re: frames
Post by: Mike #1 on October 13, 2009, 04:28:04 pm: frames before glass always
Title: Re: frames
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on October 13, 2009, 04:29:30 pm: Quote from: MB Window Cleaning on October 13, 2009, 04:23:39 pm
If I was to clean the frames, (which when I was traditional I didn't bother as it took too long and the customers only wanted the windows cleaning)
I would just use a wet microfibre cloth.

Not sure what you mean for the second question tom.

Matt

I meant the third lol
Title: Re: frames
Post by: tomlions on October 13, 2009, 04:31:13 pm: matt i mean the water that goes on to the sills
Title: Re: frames
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on October 13, 2009, 04:33:22 pm: just wipe them down with a used wet scrim or microfibre, then ring it out and keep it for the sils of the next house.

Matt
Title: Re: frames
Post by: tomlions on October 13, 2009, 04:37:42 pm: roger that matt, cheers mate
Title: Re: frames
Post by: Jonathan Spencer on October 13, 2009, 04:47:23 pm: I always give the frames a wipe before I squeegee the glass. lots of customers who I have picked up just because I spend an extra few seconds doing because they like the whole window looking clean. I just use the cheap microfibre clothes you can pick up from supermarkets.
Title: Re: frames
Post by: tomlions on October 13, 2009, 04:52:07 pm: cheers jonathon, sound advice
Title: Re: frames
Post by: Jonathan Spencer on October 13, 2009, 04:53:56 pm: Quote from: tomlions on October 13, 2009, 04:52:07 pm
cheers jonathon, sound advice

Also if you can sense that they are going to be a regular customer (you can sense in the end) give them a good scrub the first time you do them. Might take a bit longer the first time but the next time they are so much easier.