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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: daz1977 on April 08, 2010, 09:00:58 pm

Title: dirty upvc
Post by: daz1977 on April 08, 2010, 09:00:58 pm
been doing a house now about 9 months and had no complaints,  the prob i have is the upvc never looks clean to me,  i wash it every month and leave no dirt on it,   but it never looks clean,  its like a dull white,  any tips on how to bring it good, i am wfp
Title: Re: dirty upvc
Post by: formb on April 08, 2010, 09:03:37 pm
Is it all dull or is it the mastick/glue?
Title: Re: dirty upvc
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on April 08, 2010, 09:08:27 pm
Unless the customer is willing to pay for this mate i would leave it as it is. They are a dull white colour because they havent been cleaned in a long time.

Options are

to tfr the frames, scrub & alot of rinsing (tap water best - then polish off with pure)

or get up the ladders and scrub with something like doKtor power (JML product hat works a treat on upvc )

Either of the above may bring it up nice and white or not (depends on how bad they are really)
Title: Re: dirty upvc
Post by: daz1977 on April 08, 2010, 09:10:38 pm
they wasnt cleaned for years,  i just thought if it was easy might try it on this house, so i got it for future reference

the upvc is dull, like a off white
Title: Re: dirty upvc
Post by: formb on April 08, 2010, 09:13:09 pm
they wasnt cleaned for years,  i just thought if it was easy might try it on this house, so i got it for future reference

the upvc is dull, like a off white

There are chemicals you can buy. But they are properly unpleasant.

http://www.directa.co.uk/site/scripts/product_browse.php?product_id=16900&category_id=889
Title: Re: dirty upvc
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on April 08, 2010, 09:13:58 pm
Leave it alone daz... your not talking an extra 10 min job. If the customer asks, then i'd price a job like that on an hourly basis. The colour might be past the saving part
Title: Re: dirty upvc
Post by: Frank pole on April 08, 2010, 09:26:01 pm

T-Cut -all day! Nothing better!
Title: Re: dirty upvc
Post by: lovewindows on April 08, 2010, 11:13:24 pm
Just done inside a conservatory, not a massive one but took me 5 hrs, nicotine stains , came up really well and custy dead chuffed, used soap powder and a sponge followed by baby wipes , hard work but paid work. if you want to clean them up you gotta charge.
Title: Re: dirty upvc
Post by: actualcleaning on April 09, 2010, 05:32:52 am
Daz if you have been doing the windows for a long time then i would clean one sill and frame right next to the front door and point it out to the customer that with a full clean the rest of the house would come up the same...BUT AT A PRICE.
But only do this if you think the customer will go with your suggestion....and dont do as suggested and use t-cut it is way to harsh on the manufacturers finish.
And charge well for the job  ;)