[lee sobol]

What's the best way to clean leaded windows ? yesterday I cleaned a house some with new and some with old leaded windows. I used a squeegee initially then used a microfibre cloth to wipe the whole window then used another microfibre cloth to polish them for a final gleam clean. I think in future it would seem best to ditch using the squeegee in favour of the cloths, anyone have some best Idea's ? I dont have a water fed pole system.

[adixon]

the only thing i trad now is bungalows i wfp the rest of my work the best way i find is to use my applicator (T bar) to slightly wet the window quickly not as much as if it was plain glass then clean with microfibre and polish off with scrim hope this helps always works great for me others may have different ideas

andy

[Justen Uff]

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[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

What's the best way to clean leaded windows ?

WFP is the best for leaded, however traditionally I used to have a srcim in the bucket then ring it out wash the windows with this then used a dry scrim to polish. Oh the rag & polish technique, it'll make your arms ache loads, I had 2 days that were nothing but rag & polish 



Matt

[lee sobol]

I'm not doing too bad then with my technique, just need to speed it up a little then, maybe leaded windows are something to avoid in future using trad methods

[Ian101]

I came on here with exact same question when I first started as I used to avoid leaded but dead easy really .. wet them with the tbar a little then use a damp microfibre for initial wipe then bone dry microfibre for final polish ... try the microfibres from windoe cleaning warehouse .. big blue ones about a fiver each but definately worth it.

[Ian101]

tip ... just be careful about the edges of the lead being loose i.e. not glued down as you can rag it off before you know it and then it will be all twisted and mangled !!

[[GQC] Tim]

Either wfp or microfibre cloth and window cleaning spray.

[lee sobol]

thanks for all advice and tips, btw yes I did find I managed to mangle some of the old leaded windows oops..... am also looking to buy a round in Burgess Hill if anyone knows of anything available out here please let me know

[KESSA]

the only thing i trad now is bungalows i wfp the rest of my work the best way i find is to use my applicator (T bar) to slightly wet the window quickly not as much as if it was plain glass then clean with microfibre and polish off with scrim hope this helps always works great for me others may have different ideas

andy

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[Sunshine/Cleaning]

The best way I have found is to use microfiber and slightly diluted window cleaning spray. Spray then polish off with the micro fibre. I usually dilute the spray first.

[Joe Lauzon]

First thing you need is a good quality microfibre.  Not the light green unger rubbish that gets water logged so quickly.  If your talking a 4 weekly clean, and the window are not that dirty just do the following.

Couple of swipes with the mop end on each window, leaving a water/washing up liquid solution on the window.  No more that what you need, just enough or you will waste time drying.  Then get your microfibre and 3 or 4 passes up and down and it comes up A1.  It takes a matter of seconds.  Much quicker than the usual trad technique, even WFP.

I clean lightly dirty windows (normal and leaded) like this all the time.  Its a lightening fast method that produces good results.  Keep the squeege in the holster. 

[Sunshine/Cleaning]

Whatever you do dont use washing up liquid on leaded in the summer you will struggle to get them to polish up well.

[Joe Lauzon]

I came on here with exact same question when I first started as I used to avoid leaded but dead easy really .. wet them with the tbar a little then use a damp microfibre for initial wipe then bone dry microfibre for final polish ... try the microfibres from windoe cleaning warehouse .. big blue ones about a fiver each but definately worth it.

Yeah, we are on the same page.

What make are they Ian?  I used to buy Paragon, and still use their old light blue cloth, but they have changed their supplier I heard.  They now supply a thinner less absorbant dark blue cloth I hear.

[Joe Lauzon]

Whatever you do dont use washing up liquid on leaded in the summer you will struggle to get them to polish up well.

Just a little helps, but to much is a big hindrance I agree.  All experience really.

[Joe Lauzon]

Yes Ian, these are what I am using, just from a difference source.

http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/cloths/wcw-microfibre.html

They are the poop, magical almost I thought when I first got them. 

[Sunshine/Cleaning]

Plus if you use the end of your applicator you will no doubt get dirt from it on to the window, hence the reason I use spray.

That said many years ago I finished one job, last one of the day, using my sleeve as all my scrim was wet. So you can use anything and get away with it!!

[bobby p]

use a damp scrim to buff . then it shines like the day it was new.   ive gained a few customers who want trad only as they found couldnt get a decent result from w/f/p method .

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

i know lad can be tricky get yourself some gg4 allclean website do this put some in your bucket and on lead put some on ya wet micro cloths thgen polish with clean scrim go with the grain of the lead top to bottom not side ways

[Ian101]

Yes Ian, these are what I am using, just from a difference source.

http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/cloths/wcw-microfibre.html

They are the poop, magical almost I thought when I first got them. 

thats them Joe only difference is thet were a fiver each when I bought them....  at £2 each going to order a load more .. fantastic cloth for leaded and detailing