[Smudgeoff Cleaning Services]

I had a big job on today with large very old sash windows,and had a big problem with major spotting in the top corners of the top sections and the topcorners of the bottom section. The tds reading from the hose was a bit high for me at 007.

I need some advice as this job should of been 3.5 hrs but took me 6hrs due to the problem.

Cheers all

[britishwill]

I bet the paintwork is what I call chalking.

If you rub your finger along the paintwork if your finger has a white residue your are going to have problems...

I had this on a national trust type house and no matter what I did I had huge spotting problems. I found out that the paint was so old and they use a lead based paint to keep it authentic.

The only way I managed to get them almost up to standard is by going back to trad methods.

I had to give in, in the end as it was more hassle than it was worth.

Hope this helps

[Smudgeoff Cleaning Services]

Thanks

Daz

[Spruce]

I had a big job on today with large very old sash windows,and had a big problem with major spotting in the top corners of the top sections and the topcorners of the bottom section. The tds reading from the hose was a bit high for me at 007.

I need some advice as this job should of been 3.5 hrs but took me 6hrs due to the problem.

Cheers all

I have an old building converted into residential flats with single glased Sash windows. They initially gave me grief as well. I found that it was better to do a run of windows in sections to begin with. I just cleaned up to the top of the glass and keep away from the top frame on the upper window. At the same time I carefully cleaned under the top frame with the water on low. Whilst doing the rest it allowed the top windows to drip dry and once they were ok, I then did the bottom section of the window. Once I had down this a few times over the months, I was then able to do the window as a complete unit.

Funny enough, the problem started all over again when the frames were painted a year or so ago, but they have since settled down.

Spruce

[Alex Allen]

I had a big job on today with large very old sash windows,and had a big problem with major spotting in the top corners of the top sections and the topcorners of the bottom section. The tds reading from the hose was a bit high for me at 007.

I need some advice as this job should of been 3.5 hrs but took me 6hrs due to the problem.

Cheers all

I do loads of these typres of window
if that was a first clean i dont think you will have a problem future cleans

[Llaaww]

I would say it is old oxidised paint. It will come good after a good thorough clean or two.


I remember a sash window nightmare, though not my own thankfully.

I was working on an old art school in Bath. The sash windows were easily 7ft + tall. I had to really stretch to reach the tops (pre wfp).

I was working with "Boner", not the lickiest of people that day. There were 4 of us and we all picked a floor each to work on. Boner decided that the top floor was favourite as the windows were smaller and there were less of them.

Half an hour into the job and boner comes belting, nearly falling down the stairs. He was as white as a sheet and shaking (not too unusual for boner), he was terrified. After calming him down enough to find out what was going on we discovered that he had seen a ghost, and got seriously spooked.

After we had finished rolling about laughing, it was time to get back on the job. Boner flat refused to go back up the stairs, so two of us fetched his gear and set him on a lower floor while we went up for the tops.

Before we got out of the room there was a huge smash of glass, and as we looked round, there was Boner, even whiter than before and trembling in his boots. The first window he came to he flicked the latch and thop came whistling down like a guillotine, and smashed every single pane of glass.

We decided that he could just go for a stroll around the town to soothe his nerves.

A real sash window nightmare............

[Smudgeoff Cleaning Services]

Bloody hell. Total nightmare

cheers all very helpful..

[Blue Frog Systems]

Dont worry about 007 tds Darren.... i use 009 and have no problems