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excelcrewe

  • Posts: 48
waterless window cleaning
« on: September 17, 2007, 07:27:21 am »
just a thought , do any of you guys use waterless products to clean windows? what are pros and cons?
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mark dew

  • Posts: 2901
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2007, 07:45:37 am »
i'd never heard of it before. Found this article.

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=74262006

The pro seems to be the windows stay cleaner longer.
The con is that they take longer to clean.

Do you have a link or info on where to buy this stuff from?

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Pole2pole

  • Posts: 783
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2007, 08:25:52 am »
I knew it. I've just wasted a fortune on wfp  ::)  ;D
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jouk45

Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2007, 08:43:55 am »
dont fear guys, if this waterless window cleaning  does take of. we can use this weapon against them  ;D   http://www.carefreehomeshopping.co.uk/cleaning-products/waterless-window-gel.htm
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Pure H20 Cleaning Services

  • Posts: 101
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2007, 08:48:19 am »
No matter how long the glass stays clean the frames will allways look c/ dirty  8)
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Neil_A

  • Posts: 347
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2007, 10:07:04 am »
load of cr@p  .. how can wax & clay clean your window.... will it clean of birdpoo or egg or spots of mud... a mark frm kids playing football...

I bet all it does is shine the window up ..and gives it a layer of greesy wax that the new dirt will stick to.. nice!  Big con
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ronnie paton

  • Posts: 3245
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2007, 01:03:37 pm »
Surely someone must have more info on this form of cleaning, i dont doubt ant thing in this day and age.
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Rob.Hall

  • Posts: 1094
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2007, 01:50:34 pm »
Ive just ordered some.

Will keep you posted.

Will use it on the inside if any good.
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visiontechnician

Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2007, 03:17:08 pm »
they will be switching over to wfp VERY VERY soon after they discover how hard it is to rub and buff up all day long.

Why do it the hard way?

Come on.... can you honestly see them cleaning that way in a year's time? NO!

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LWC

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Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2007, 07:17:45 pm »
waterless?

that would look good on my van, waterless ladderless window cleaner  ;D
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the gedi

Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2007, 09:13:29 pm »
they still use ladders hope they adhere to health and safety at work 2005 when apply the wax
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rah

  • Posts: 670
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2007, 12:43:07 am »
The bit i don't understand, if its that good and last that long, why would the customer require the serviced to be increased from 3 times per week, to 7!!!


Now i'm not the sharpest tool in the box, but if something is so good, why is there a need to increase, Maybe i should have studied a little harder....  :-\

Rob.



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Rob.Hall

  • Posts: 1094
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2007, 01:50:21 pm »
It arrived...a small tub..... and mighty expensive.

Guess what it contains silicone polymer + glycol eithers. I thought it was clay bassed.

The stuff smells like a perfume factory.

Apply a small amount to a dry cloth...rub on in curcular motion then...wait.....wait...2 mins before buffing with a clean dry cloth......to a brilliant shine.

Cannot see it catching on with us unless you are doing a lot of indoor work.

The product helps keep dirt and grime from clinging to the window.

Boy you would be slow when doing outside windows. 8 mins for 4 pains...?

Im a sceptical old sod  ;)

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Ian Lancaster

  • Posts: 2811
Re: waterless window cleaning
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2007, 07:02:31 pm »
Waterless window cleaning???

It's been around since the year dot.

What do you think we used in this country before squeegees took off?

The first thing I was taught as a raw tumbler was how to "rag".

Most of our work was London "three decker" schools, with zillions of "stamps" - tiny georgian style windows.  The only practical way to clean them was with a scrim - admittedly damp, but only just.

A good two man team of  "raggers" could do an entire school between them in a day, and that included all the insides and partitions as well!!

And they gleamed, at least until the night, when you could see every ragmark by the light of the street lamps ;D

Cheers,

Ian

PS - window cleaning with a wax based product? What do you think Windowlene is?  And as for staying cleaner longer - the wax surface attracts dirt.  Haven't you ever tried cleaning windows that the housewife has smothered with the stuff?  That was the whole idea - they looked good for a week or so, and then they started looking terrible, so more Windowlene was used to make them look good again, so more Windowlene was sold!!
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