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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: RO-Sheen on April 21, 2010, 06:46:02 pm

Title: lead coming off windows
Post by: RO-Sheen on April 21, 2010, 06:46:02 pm

One of my customers has mentioned that the lead has started to peel off her windows but not blaming me for it (im wfp)

I told her I would ask you guys what product is best for sticking it back down. Any ideas?

Title: Re: lead coming off windows
Post by: dmlservices on April 21, 2010, 06:51:51 pm

this used to happen to me when i was trad, the only way i found was to reapply a strip of new lead, tried sticking it back down , but always peeled of,
clean window where you need to apply new lead well, i used a solvent cleaner

daz

Title: Re: lead coming off windows
Post by: RO-Sheen on April 21, 2010, 07:08:11 pm

cheers mate

I just took over from a trad window cleaner so wondering if it was down to him being a bit heavy handed with the squeegee!
Of course it might be me scrubbing too hard. Will never know! its 'curly' decorative leading so not as straight forward as 'diamond' leading. Was just wondering if there was a suitable glue.

Title: Re: lead coming off windows
Post by: dmlservices on April 21, 2010, 07:17:38 pm

more likely to be the former , my scrim uesd to snag on any lead that was not stuck down right , used to try to watch out for it next time ,but always ended up catching it again >:(

not moved any since moving to wfp though

daz

Title: Re: lead coming off windows
Post by: john tomkins on April 21, 2010, 07:37:23 pm

as long as you dry glass before using it.... a dab of araldite works fine.

Oh yes and I'm wfp and have pulled quite a bit off over the years :o

Title: Re: lead coming off windows
Post by: RO-Sheen on April 21, 2010, 07:40:43 pm

thanks, will try that

Title: Re: lead coming off windows
Post by: actualcleaning on April 21, 2010, 08:16:36 pm

I carry a roll in the van that i used on my house.i Just use that when a customers comes off...at a cost :)