[barry80]

Hi guys! I had a new custie next door to where I was working ask me to clean there windows I said yes , well after I finished cleaning them with wfp, she told me they was surposed to be self cleaning glass windows. But they were filthy so seems to me self cleaning glass dosent work.    The  thing is, after I cleaned them today do you think they will dry ok....im a little worried  Many thanks Barry. p.s couldnt stay to check as I was in rush to get to next job appointment. 

[RO-Sheen]

Hi Barry
self cleaning glass is better than normal glass but its not perfect. He have recently had an extension built and part of the roof has self cleaning glass and so far it is still 'reasonably' clean (In case you are wondering why a wfp window cleaner got this glass, its because it is a thermal glass that keeps the heat in and it just happens to be self cleaning too - Im not really lazy  )
My Brother had a sun room built a few years ago and all of the windows are self cleaning but I have to say they are manky!! This is because the roof overhangs the windows by about 2 foot so the rain water does not reach the top half of the window. Rain water is needed as this will rinse the broken down dirt of the window.

There is no reason why they wont dry ok. As long as you scrub the frames, then windows then rinse well you shouldn't have a problem. These windows are no different to normal windows as far as us cleaners are concerned!
Adie

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

Its a gimick that Pilkington use to up the price of their glass.
If you read the small print it states they still need to be hosed down and brushed with a soft brush now and then.
The glass itself is hydrophylic, which means the water sheers down the pane rather than bead so to flush the glass, they also put a chemical on the glass to help break down organic material, but its all rubbish, it can't break down traffic film or bird muck.



Matt

[RO-Sheen]

Its a gimick that Pilkington use to up the price of their glass.
If you read the small print it states they still need to be hosed down and brushed with a soft brush now and then.
The glass itself is hydrophylic, which means the water sheers down the pane rather than bead so to flush the glass, they also put a chemical on the glass to help break down organic material, but its all rubbish, it can't break down traffic film or bird muck.



Matt

I agree with most  of that, It is a gimick and the sales people make it out to be the bees knees. I have some customers with the glass that till needs doing yearly, but I have a couple of customers that have normal glass and that is alot worse!
Regarding the bird muck, It does break it down with the help of the sun and the rain does wash it away eventually. For the first few rainfalls it does leave a residue (like a footprint) but in time it does go...........At least, on my roof it does!
I havent had any experience with traffic film, I am lucky enough to live in the Oxfordshire countryside so only see traffic when the vicar is having a tea party! 

[Mike #1]

custy got self cleaning glass in some new windows they had fitted seem to get dirtier than normal glass