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JackieW

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Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« on: June 03, 2012, 09:47:51 am »
When I used to clean windows some years back I used to use a scrim cloth. Overall not very satisfactory. They are not meant to get too wet.

I am currently using 'shamwow'. I find it very good as it wrings out very easily and is dry/damp to just the right amount for me. But it doesn't last that long. I am now running out of the supply my wife gave me to try and so was wondering what do you guys think is best for wiping cills.

Thanks

Panorama

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2012, 10:05:27 am »
I just use the cheap micro fibre cloths from Asda, you get about 4 for a daft £1

dave f

Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2012, 10:09:58 am »
just use a old scrim keep ringing it out simples have a spare one tied to your ladder rack so when you travel to next job its nearly dry .repeat the prosess

Gordon_Taylor

  • Posts: 394
Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2012, 10:44:43 am »
I get the yellow microfibre cloths from costco, bag of 36 for about£13 the last lot i bought. Fantastic really absorbent and you just stick them in the washing machine.

Gordon
Quality is doing it right, even when no-one is looking.

aftab

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2012, 10:57:14 am »
Iv used eurrow waffle weave cloths, brought them off e bay.  They are ultra absorbent and dry quick. 

A@R WINDOWCLEANING

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2012, 11:46:04 am »
Went to my local pub and got 20 old bar towels off him perfect for the job

Tom White

Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2012, 12:21:44 pm »
It seems to me that CIU has got a bit flabby and I have a sense that everything that is possibly related to window cleaning has been covered and we've hit a doldrum - a mid life crisis - and now we're reduced to "What cloth do you use to wipe sills with?"  

I think we need a bit of wind to fart us out of it.

What's the best squeegy, whose got the biggest squeegy (me I think about 30 inches somewhere in my shed), IBCs, tanks, pumps, batteries, poles, pole hoses, what van to use, what car to use; bad customers, good customers and famous customers, and will the economy collapse due to the inherent problems with the Capitalist system?  We've wrung the ruddy life out of it.

Is there anything left for the CIUgenius to pronounce upon?

And are we so devoid of imagination we're reduced to looking at a post that asks, "What cloth do you use to wipe sills with?"

(A prediction for spreadbetters: The next reply will be "no")

Sigh.

I used to just use a dirty wet scrim; I'd keep it in my rear pouch along with a bottle of soapy water that I'd use to wet my applicator with, 'cos I was to lazy to cart a bucket of water around with me.

bumper

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2012, 01:17:25 pm »
i use towels, and get wife to wash them evey week

dave f

Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2012, 02:03:17 pm »
must be an infux of newbies wi imaganation or cant think for them selvs imo ;D

EandM

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2012, 02:11:58 pm »
I think it's the heat  :)

ben M

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2012, 02:20:47 pm »
i use old kids clothes!  ;D

Tom White

Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2012, 02:50:11 pm »
These fit in the hand snugly and make good sill wipes:


dave f

Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2012, 04:43:08 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Tom White

Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2012, 04:46:45 pm »
i use towels, and get wife to wash them evey week

Do you wash them prior to your Sunday bath or after?

dave f

Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2012, 04:59:43 pm »
good soapy wash ring em out then a good spin

G Griffin

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2012, 05:06:39 pm »
i use old kids clothes!  ;D

How old would you recommend?

I use a small microfibre (WCW one). They are fairly cheap, last ages and can be used as a normal cloth before they get too wet.
I used to use a very small squeegee to blade the sills before wiping them down. That was when I had a lot of wiping down to do  :-\ but it does save your cloths, a bit.
The blade can also be used for small openers or detailing squeegee for trad work.
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gavinb

Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2012, 05:15:19 pm »
poundland microfibers why bother with anything else .

PurefectWindowCleaning

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2012, 12:44:15 am »
Care homes replace their bath towls every so often, I find these perfect once cut into 4.

A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2012, 01:19:44 pm »
got a old pair of my wifes undies  in the car fantastic for cill cleaning mate ;D

Llaaww

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Re: Trad question. What cloth do you use for wiping cills?
« Reply #19 on: June 04, 2012, 04:57:08 pm »
These fit in the hand snugly and make good sill wipes:



These are good for stubborn marks

if it is dirty it is fair game