[outdoor restore]

Have to quote for a fairly large site external and internal window clean.  One building on site is a circa 16C grade 1 listed building with leaded windows (originalish, I would think).  Ground floor windows are about 12' high.  Would think the internals have not been touched for a couple of years or more.
What is best method for the internals? Am thinking microfibre and pure water from spray bottle.  Anybody any experience of vikan easyshine or similar on leaded?  Had advise to try flocked wfp brush with very little water - any views?
Any help much appreciated and thanks in advance.

Neil

[Dave Willis]

If it's that old it's going to be a nightmare. They will leak like a sieve if you wfp the outsides. I did one last year and the pressure of the brush would bow the whole window inwards. Price it well, it's going to be a long job on the insides.

[outdoor restore]

Thanks for that

[P @ F]

I did a church a while back, poled the outside did the inside with spray bottle pure and lots of rags , tried the easy shine route first but was no good due to support bars every 2 foot top to bottom , if it has these then your easy shine pad will snag constantly .

 Rich

[outdoor restore]

I did a church a while back, poled the outside did the inside with spray bottle pure and lots of rags , tried the easy shine route first but was no good due to support bars every 2 foot top to bottom , if it has these then your easy shine pad will snag constantly .

 Rich

I don't think there are any support bars, each window is about 3' x 2' high with sandstone sills and frames in banks of three vertical.  My query with the easy shine is will it make good contact with the glass or just ride over the lead.  If it is possible to use easy shine on a pole it would save a lot of time, there are between 500-600 windows in this building.
Neil

[Darranvps]

Unfortunately you need a leather and a scrim, both of which takes a lot of practice to perfect, and is best learnt from an experienced user.

The scrim - best get grade 2 - needs washing and beating many times before it will be any good to use!

The leather needs to be the correct wetness for the window - depending on how dirty it is.

leather a section of the window and then scrim it dry!
Making sure that you get into all of the corners and ensuring that you leave no streaks!

Good luck

[outdoor restore]

Unfortunately you need a leather and a scrim, both of which takes a lot of practice to perfect, and is best learnt from an experienced user.

The scrim - best get grade 2 - needs washing and beating many times before it will be any good to use!

The leather needs to be the correct wetness for the window - depending on how dirty it is.

leather a section of the window and then scrim it dry!
Making sure that you get into all of the corners and ensuring that you leave no streaks!

Good luck

Thanks for that