[kikjason]

heard that if you use screenwash it stops the windows from
 freezing up...anybody tried it ..worked friday and windows were freezing up never had that before,,worked saturday and they were fine dont know if it was wind chill factor..got to work next week no snow in sheffield just freezing cold..anybody know how much screenwash you use?ps useing traditional methods

[cozy]

We are trad too. We get screenwash concentrate and mix it 1 to 10 or we get readyixed to minus 30 and use it 50/50.
 The water MUST be cold though. In Krautland we tend to get colder air temps than UK. So we always work with cold water.

[kikjason]

do you put washing up liquid in as well?

[chopsie]

is that right cozy,the water must be cold? Thats where i been going wrong then. Used hot water with screewash in and it froze on all windows  :

[Chris Cottrell]

we tend to use concentrate when we do trad this time of year we also put the normal amount of GG3 in too

[cozy]

Yes the water needs to be as cold as possible. Wind will make some difference too. Shop windows are cleaned using the 1/4 method. Clean a quater of the window at a time. Top right first, then bottom right second, top left then bottom left, if you see what I mean. A shot of fairy or GG3/4 or whatever you use needs to be in there too. Not too much though as suds freeze faster than water.

[chopsie]

cheers cozy,will give it a whirl tomorrow

[cozy]

No probs mate, if you get through the day, you may come back on here to worship the "All knowing" one.

[dazmond]

i use lukewarm water if possible with a few good glugs of concentrated screenwash and either gg3 or squeegee off.i hate the blue dye and smell of screenwash but it keeps me earning!!i try and keep my hands away from the stuff and wear gloves!!i dont think screenwash is that good for us somehow!!

i soap one window at a time with extra water than i would normally use and squeegee it off straight away to minimize freezing.if it still freezes then its time to go home IMO.

[kikjason]

tried screenwash tday still freezing on windows but not as bad as water..could scrim the ice off worked till 9.30 till 3.30 earned a few quid..put fairy liquid in ..bad move better without any in