[Cleaner Windows]

i use pulex rubber and tools by unger and plain ol fairy liquid with tap water in my bucket.
i was told when i started pulex was the best to use..do you think this is true and why?
and are the proper cleaning fluids you can buy actually any better than fairy liquid.

also, does anybody use the special sorts of water(is it distilled or de-ionised or something) i mean like..what difference would that make to cleaning a window as i never really seem to get any complaints about the windows i clean, apart from the occasional smear that i missed!!

your views would be appreciated   many thanx

[jouk45]

dennis, alot of folk use gg3 and gg4 mixed with pure water for to clean the glass instead of fairy,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Window-Cleaning-High-Performance-GG3-GG4_W0QQitemZ4460641412QQihZ001QQcategoryZ11702QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Cleaner Windows]

dennis, alot of folk use gg3 and gg4 mixed with pure water for to clean the glass instead of fairy,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Window-Cleaning-High-Performance-GG3-GG4_W0QQitemZ4460641412QQihZ001QQcategoryZ11702QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

but why jouk why? is it any better and why is it better?

[jouk45]

i dont use it dennis, but the other guys that use it, swear its the best they have ever used,

[jeff1]

dennis, alot of folk use gg3 and gg4 mixed with pure water for to clean the glass instead of fairy,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Window-Cleaning-High-Performance-GG3-GG4_W0QQitemZ4460641412QQihZ001QQcategoryZ11702QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

but why jouk why? is it any better and why is it better?

Good glide, less suds and overall a better Job.
ask homer looks like he uses it for better slip.

[Andrew McCann]

Hi dennis

We use Pulex normally. Bought some SYR rubbers and to be honest were very impressed with them. Its just a pain to get them oround here.

We also use pure water for our solution...  what a difference!!!! We use a detergent that we get form a guy that comes up here every Friday. Its called Evans High Class.  Its fabulous to use and it even smells nice. Not expensive at all either. We use very little detergent because of the pure water and detailing is almost a thing of the past. In fact all we do is apply... quick wipe round the edges with a scrim (it can be almost wet) then whip over with the squeegee. The results ARE better and they last longer.

Cheers

Andrew


Juyst seen Jeff's lil quip..  LOL    

[Cleaner Windows]

Hi dennis

We use Pulex normally. Bought some SYR rubbers and to be honest were very impressed with them. Its just a pain to get them oround here.

We also use pure water for our solution...  what a difference!!!! We use a detergent that we get form a guy that comes up here every Friday. Its called Evans High Class.  Its fabulous to use and it even smells nice. Not expensive at all either. We use very little detergent because of the pure water and detailing is almost a thing of the past. In fact all we do is apply... quick wipe round the edges with a scrim (it can be almost wet) then whip over with the squeegee. The results ARE better and they last longer.

Cheers

Andrew


Juyst seen Jeff's lil quip..  LOL    

thanks for the detailed answer, good hard facts!! cheers dude..and i hear jeff uses it for better slip too lol

[Cleaner Windows]

Dennis, Fairy is probably the worst liquid you can use for window cleaning (it's designed for cleaning dishes not windows). There are loads of alternatives which are specialy made for the job. Having a great cleaning solution makes the day go quicker! Any half decent supplier will have a selection to choose from, get and try them all over a few months, it will hardly break the bank but could make all the difference.

surely fairy cant be that bad eh? lol i hope not..ive been using it for about 6 years or so hehe

[jeff1]

. Bought some SYR rubbers

i hear jeff uses it for better slip too lol 

Yes I do but I don't use those rubbers though 

[Andrew McCann]

Ya smutty lot   

This is one for Daff to jump into I reckon  lol

Re detergents...  tried em all..  From Fairy (YUK) through to Ettore squeegee off, GG4 and 3.. the 3 to go with the pure water, Glimmergleam. et al.  The best by a long way for quality and value is the Evans High Class.. especially with the pure water. Deals with nicotine etc no prob at all. If anyone is interested in giving it a go I am happy to put the number of the supplier up for you. The only issue would be that you would be best to buy 4 x 5ltr containers of it..  that way the shipping wont be too bad per container.  A lot of my WFP customers buy it this way. They all seem very happy with it.

Cheers

Andrew

BTW the Mrs likes the slip on it as well     Oii!! before you start she does sometimes clean windows 

[Cleaner Windows]

Ya smutty lot   

This is one for Daff to jump into I reckon  lol

Re detergents...  tried em all..  From Fairy (YUK) through to Ettore squeegee off, GG4 and 3.. the 3 to go with the pure water, Glimmergleam. et al.  The best by a long way for quality and value is the Evans High Class.. especially with the pure water. Deals with nicotine etc no prob at all. If anyone is interested in giving it a go I am happy to put the number of the supplier up for you. The only issue would be that you would be best to buy 4 x 5ltr containers of it..  that way the shipping wont be too bad per container.  A lot of my WFP customers buy it this way. They all seem very happy with it.

Cheers

Andrew

BTW the Mrs likes the slip on it as well     Oii!! before you start she does sometimes clean windows 

lol i better not say anything rude then eh!!

[Cleaner Windows]

Ya smutty lot   

This is one for Daff to jump into I reckon  lol

Re detergents...  tried em all..  From Fairy (YUK) through to Ettore squeegee off, GG4 and 3.. the 3 to go with the pure water, Glimmergleam. et al.  The best by a long way for quality and value is the Evans High Class.. especially with the pure water. Deals with nicotine etc no prob at all. If anyone is interested in giving it a go I am happy to put the number of the supplier up for you. The only issue would be that you would be best to buy 4 x 5ltr containers of it..  that way the shipping wont be too bad per container.  A lot of my WFP customers buy it this way. They all seem very happy with it.

Cheers

Andrew

BTW the Mrs likes the slip on it as well     Oii!! before you start she does sometimes clean windows 

andrew..what is pure water anyway..is it just distilled? and if it is or not..can i make it myself or do you have to buy it? thanks

[Andrew McCann]

Actually distilled water is pure.

Us WFP users use reverse osmosis and/or deionisation resin in vessels to purify our water for WFP purposes.

You can buy very cheap units to get a decent enough supply of pure water to use on trad..  such as this one...  it has everything you need to make plenty of water.. and it has a free TDS meter thrown in for the time being ( The TDS meter measures the water purity.)

http://www.ro-man.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/22/products_id/190


Cheers

Andrew

[paul mather]

I use Glass Gleam 3. Just a quick squirt in a bucket makes your blade glide over the glass. I still like to put fairy on my applicator, I suppose old habits die hard.If you use some in a spray bottle it brings leaded windows up a treat.
But I'm waiting on my new WFP system from Gardiners which is being delivered tomorrow so hopefuly my  use of GG3 will soon be cut back.

[Sir Squeaky]

I've just started with Pulex rubbers.
Good and bad points really.

They don't get cut up and leave lines like the Ungers used to, but......
Definately not so smooth and fast on the glass.

They also get "blunt" and streaky pretty quick.
Don't know if I'll stick with them or not.

Could do with a fast rubber that lasts, but that might be asking too much.

Rog.

[Morph]

might be asking too much.

Rog.

You usually are

[chris@c.m.s]

Hmmm personally I cannot understand why anyone uses gg3/4 everyone praises it but I found it was terrible the only way of getting any slip on that stuff is by using about 10x the recomended dose "and I tried it with pure water" for me squeege off is the best all round apart from the tracks it can leave, but fairy I feel is the best for newbies. Oh and the Ettore blade I got sent after Windex seems good too "Yep I only just tried it".      

[Cleaner Windows]

Ya smutty lot   

This is one for Daff to jump into I reckon  lol

Re detergents...  tried em all..  From Fairy (YUK) through to Ettore squeegee off, GG4 and 3.. the 3 to go with the pure water, Glimmergleam. et al.  The best by a long way for quality and value is the Evans High Class.. especially with the pure water. Deals with nicotine etc no prob at all. If anyone is interested in giving it a go I am happy to put the number of the supplier up for you. The only issue would be that you would be best to buy 4 x 5ltr containers of it..  that way the shipping wont be too bad per container.  A lot of my WFP customers buy it this way. They all seem very happy with it.

Cheers

Andrew

BTW the Mrs likes the slip on it as well     Oii!! before you start she does sometimes clean windows 

yeah you could give me the suppliers number if thats o.k...p.s how much of this stuff do you put in a bucket ful of water?

[KJG]

Am I the only one that uses ammonia?

[JohnL]

never been able find - or source a supply for cloudy ammonia

JohnL