[Nameless Drudge]

How long in others experience does it take to stop overcleaning windows with wfp?

I`ve packed in early today and blaming the wind but thats an excuse,really i am feeling the pace with catching up and feel worn out. I know i am overcleaning but most of my cleans havn`t been done since the beginning of November and they are new customers(bought work) that have been previously splash and dashed so frame tops  etc. are not in good order,in fact they are mostly minging..Results are good and people are happy(price rise when i have cleaned 3 times).

            However i have this feeling i might be getting the same results with probably half as much effort,i guess its a confidence thing that will come with time or at least i hope so or there will be some nice wfp kit for sale!

[ClearVue Solutions]

Im only new to this game too, been doing it for a year, but I don't think you can overclean the first time round. If you get it done properly, hit all the sills/frames well, and rinse well, the second time u should be well away. If custs get funny, I say if your not 100% happy I'll come back and do them again.

Never had a call back or lost a cust using pure water.   

[Lee GLS]

I did a first clean yesterday with a trolley so I was being economical with the water, I didn't touch the frames and didn't spend much longer than on a regular clean and the came up spotless, so next time they will hardly need anything. It's made me realise I doNt need to clean so much.

[Ian101]

Hi Sean ... like u im new to the wfp up until early nov i was trad with the odd hard to reach window done with my trolley went wfp when i bought a round with van and system ... i think its a gut instinct feeling ... and like u i think ive been over rinsing so been backing off the rinsing and scrubbing and all ok so far ... rekon u get a feel for it which reading ur post i think u have already as u know ur overcleaning.

[james44]

Lee tell me your joking, you did not clean the frames on a first clean

[Lee GLS]

Lee tell me your joking, you did not clean the frames on a first clean

Why would i be joking, it isnt necessary to clean the frames, you just need to be more accurate with the rinsing.

I only clean upvc frames, and these were wooden barn windows so i decided for speed and water consumption i would leave them, i was able to check the work afterwards because i clean the insides and everything was fine.

Arnt you trad anyway james?

[james44]

Ah you didn`t say in your first post they were wooden

Am Wfp and trad lee!

[Lee GLS]

oh james another thing, i tried your technique of not detailing the edges when doing the insides trad, it worked great, i have been wasting time for the last 7 years wiping the edges, i think my problem was using worn out rubbers, so i treated my squegee to a new rubber  , cut it close to the channel, and i only wiped the top of the glass, i wish i did this when i was trad 

[gto]

my round most of the windows are already clean form last time, but as most of the customers are at home i still give them a good clean so it looks like they are getting ther monies worth.

if there not at home i give they a quicker, brush and rinse.

[james44]

oh james another thing, i tried your technique of not detailing the edges when doing the insides trad, it worked great, i have been wasting time for the last 7 years wiping the edges, i think my problem was using worn out rubbers, so i treated my squegee to a new rubber  Grin, cut it close to the channel, and i only wiped the top of the glass, i wish i did this when i was trad  Cry

Yes and the more you do it lee the faster you will become!

I change my rubbers everyday turning it over halfway through the day worn rubbers slow you down but then again i do alot of trad.