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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steven Shoreditch on March 19, 2010, 12:15:47 pm

Title: Stiff cloth
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on March 19, 2010, 12:15:47 pm
 ;)
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: Llaaww on March 19, 2010, 12:34:11 pm
if they are new, you would need to boil them for a while. They have a coating on them which stops them from rotting in the warehouse, and you need to remove it. soaking in bleach also works but changes the colour.  8)
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: lozsing on March 19, 2010, 12:36:41 pm
Put them in a really hot wash in the washing machine a few times and use them for sill cloths a few times to roughen them up.
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: jeff1 on March 19, 2010, 12:40:11 pm
And don't put any detergent in with your cloths
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: chopsie on March 19, 2010, 01:11:23 pm
And don't put any detergent in with your cloths
thought it was no conditioner  ??? or is that microfibres
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on March 19, 2010, 02:27:55 pm
 ;)
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: paul rulton on March 19, 2010, 02:32:09 pm
ok i'll try washing them. we have an old wshing machine - would it be ok to put a few stones (pebbles) in the wash with them?
just a hot wash m8  ;)
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on March 19, 2010, 05:14:44 pm
 ;)
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: jeff1 on March 19, 2010, 05:46:16 pm
And don't put any detergent in with your cloths
thought it was no conditioner  ??? or is that microfibres
They will already have enough detergent in them from the detailing
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on March 19, 2010, 11:09:28 pm
 ;)
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on March 19, 2010, 11:47:55 pm
What can I do to make my new scrims soft? They won't soak up anything.


Stop cleaning them in viagra lol




Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: Window Washers on March 20, 2010, 04:29:30 am
What do you mean detailing?
when you wipe the edges of the glass, and mop up any fastest window cleaner marks on the glass.

I would boil wash you scrims a few times as said, then use as sill cloths if you can, if not 5/6 boil washes will break them in a little, break them in meaning they will start to work correctly and suck up water, pre washed scrims are a joke they still need washing, you could always try some microfibre clothes from unger or contico you can use them straight out the packet, I 99% of the time use the micro cloths now. but used scrims for years and no soap no softner no tumble dryer. 40d wash or 50 on micro scrim high as possible
Title: Re: Stiff cloth
Post by: paul rulton on March 20, 2010, 10:38:39 am
What can I do to make my new scrims soft? They won't soak up anything.

Stop cleaning them in viagra lol

i used viagra eye dopps when i was a doorman.... made me look hard  ;D