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leee

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sill cloths
« on: June 05, 2007, 08:29:22 am »
hi guys i use microfibre cloths to do the detailing on my windows but what coths do you guys use to wipe the sills down with as at the mo i am using my window cloths but it seems stupid as they get dirty.

can you wash the sill cloths with the microfibre ?

any help please

many thanks

Leee
LEEE C - WINDOW CLEANING

SherwoodCleaningSe

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Re: sill cloths
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2007, 08:44:00 am »
I use heavy duty sill cloths that I got from soap national, they are about a little bigger than a flannel and work well.  I wash all my cloths together scrim microfibre and sill with no ill effect.

Simon.

Spursboy1972

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Re: sill cloths
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2007, 09:12:54 am »
Iused to use those but now I use a cheaper microfibre from window cleaning warehouse. I think they are a pound each. They last for ages and have a great absorption rate.
Clear Vision~"The Difference is Clear"

Southampton- Hampshire

D.Salkeld_Ltd

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Re: sill cloths
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2007, 10:07:11 am »
Lee,

Have a look around markets, pound shops etc and find some decent "Terry" hand towells.  You might be better cutting them in half and getting them hemmed.  A pack of say 5 hand towells may cost you £10 ish.  Cut in half is 10 cloths.  They should last you a year or so :)

Another alternative is Bar towels..........Scrounge a few of your local ;)  But I find they don't last as long as hand towels.

David
Not Perfect - But Honest

Re: sill cloths
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2007, 10:07:21 am »
I found some micro cloths in the ponden mill ( I think thats what it was called) they were 50p each buy 1 get 1 free and they are great quality

Londoner

Re: sill cloths
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2007, 10:44:27 am »
I buy unbleached calico from a local fabric shop and cut it up. Anything is good enough for sills but a lot of man made fibres aren't really absorbent enough.

Never use the same cloth for detailing and wiping sills. Grains of sand from the brickwork above the sills will fall out or wash out and end up on the sill. When you wipe the sill the sand gets on your cloth. If you then wipe glass with a gritty cloth its going to scratch the glass.

KJG

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Re: sill cloths
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2007, 11:28:04 am »
Morrisons blue terry weave microfibres, quid each. I get the missus to sew 4 together.

darran higg

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Re: sill cloths
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2007, 07:35:17 pm »
ikea white hand towels 39 pence each brill for sills or detailing after they have been washed a couple   
of times   daz

Jeff Brimble

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Re: sill cloths
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2007, 07:38:55 pm »
Pity Icky ya (Welsh) dont sell more stuff for window cleaners  :'(

dave0123

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Re: sill cloths
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2007, 10:20:26 pm »
I just use the hand towel's to soak up very good as well!

Never tried the sill cloths but mite get some just 2 try out  8)

Dave
Dave.

DASERVICES

Re: sill cloths
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2007, 11:18:43 pm »
Tea towels my misses no longer needs are very good.

Londoner

Re: sill cloths
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2007, 11:47:50 am »
I saw some good towels very cheap in Matalan.

Top tip though never take your wife when you go to buy towels from Matalan. You won't get out for another hour and you will be at least £100 down.

When that happens the towels aren't so cheap anymore.

Luke Johnson

Re: sill cloths
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2007, 11:59:52 am »
I use a microfibre from Home and Bargain, they come in a little net with fitness written on it, they cost 99p, they are made as towles for the gym but they are amazing for window cleaning, I wet it at the start of the day and then it just soaks up excess water, removes grime and it doesn't drag dirt around, it just sticks to the cloth. I'm not joking go out and get one, they are different to anything else I have ver used. My dad is hooked on them now