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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: evil genius on January 22, 2010, 09:04:10 pm

Title: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: evil genius on January 22, 2010, 09:04:10 pm

evening all.
got a question for you.
was out cleaning yesterday and while looking for new places to canvass i come across this nice culdisac with about 8 houses down it. all detached and looked at ;east 4 bedroom property's.

all of them has leaded windows. the leading was the type at 45degrees and each window had probably 30 sections/diamonds on them.

seems a good place to head as i no the area and there are no other wfp guys about at the moment and i cant see anyone wanting to so it trad.

so the question is, whats water fed like on these windows?
does it work well or are marks left on the glass from the lead?

thanks
ian

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: TC1 on January 22, 2010, 09:09:50 pm

Pure water seems to love leaded windows, well the ones I do anyway!! Just be careful with "old" windows, as they can be a bit fragile!!

Tony

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: Mike #1 on January 22, 2010, 09:45:46 pm

one thing to note with leaded windys if scrubbed really hard when bird muck is on it can lossen the lead a bit as i have found so now i use a softer bristled brush on leaded windys currently using gardiners flocked superlite

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: elite mike on January 23, 2010, 11:55:16 am

i used to avoid leaded and Georgian windows like the plague :o ;D

but they come up a dream with wfp :) 

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: Sir Squeaky on January 23, 2010, 12:12:54 pm

I agree, but make sure it's just stuck on lead, not actually separate pieces of glass on some old ones.

I did one and flooded the house. It runs through every piece!

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: Mike #1 on January 23, 2010, 02:50:22 pm

Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on January 23, 2010, 12:12:54 pm

I agree, but make sure it's just stuck on lead, not actually separate pieces of glass on some old ones.

I did one and flooded the house. It runs through every piece!
do a couple the same as above had no probs at all

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: landy2 on January 23, 2010, 03:02:33 pm

i had to go back trad for 2 weeks till the snow whent and i fixed the frost damaged parts to my system and it was hard work i dreaded doind the leaded windows they took ages now back on the pole and clean them in seconds

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: landy2 on January 23, 2010, 03:07:49 pm

had to go trad for 2 weeks hard work doing leads now back on the pole and they are so easy

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: michael papworth on January 23, 2010, 04:05:51 pm

WFP is perfect for leaded either stick-on lead strips or the real thing. No matter how bad the soiling, they come up beautifully.

Of course, with the real leaded lights you need to be careful not to apply huge pressure. But if you're doing wfp properly, you only scrub gently anyway.

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: evil genius on January 23, 2010, 04:59:29 pm

thanks for the positive reply s folks.
ill definitely be heading there to offer my services very very soon

thanks
ian

Title: Re: WFP and leaded windows
Post by: ccmids on January 23, 2010, 07:51:01 pm

wfp on leaded is the biz mate , no more scriming them ;)