[simon knight]

Bought some new scrims a few weeks back. Have boiled them/used them at least 1/2 dozen times...they're still not broken in...or anything like!

Any ideas?

[Sir Squeaky]

Should be fine by now.

[simon knight]

I know...never had this before.

They absorb water very grudgingly...and they feel waxy to hold.

Same supplier...same scrim....perhaps a bad batch?

[Sir Squeaky]

Have you tried microfibre?
Perhaps you don't like them, but if you haven't I'd recommend giving them a go.

It's all I use now.

[simon knight]

Have you tried microfibre?
Perhaps you don't like them, but if you haven't I'd recommend giving them a go.

It's all I use now.

Yeah I've tried them and it must be said that for buffing-up they're good...but I like the feel of a big cloth in my hand when it comes to detailing.

And you must admit a well-broken in scrim is far more absorbent.

I'm gonna boot me new scrims round the garden for a bit then give them yet another boil...if they're still crap I'm gonna bin em and change my supplier.

[Dean Aspects]

What i used to do with new scrim is use them as a rag to mop up the water off of the sills etc do this for a week and they are usually fine after that
Man im glad i dont have to do that anymore

Dean

[Ryan Phillips]

if i have problems breaking them in i put them in the washing machine on a hot wash with an old pair of trainers, does the trick very well

[Spiceworld]

Has anyone on here had problems with new scrims going into holes BEFORE they are worn in?

The last lot i brought are all doing it but my supplier swears they are the same scrim as always. He did tell me that they are making them with a lot looser weave than they used to.

Richard

[Alex Wingrove]

heres my tip, soak them in daz for 24 hours, lots of daz this way gets all the brown horrible dye out, then wring them out wash them at 70o with daz again, and then when you use them flick them and you would if you was whipping someone with it, after a few days of this every time you wring out the scrim, you stretch the fibres and break them in.

also they might have a double folded edge, unpick this and re hem it, makes the world of difference

[d s windowcleaning]

go wfp & forget about the scrims works fine for me  .

[simon knight]

Cheers Alex I'll give that a go.

Dave, even wfp must have to resort to scrim now and again.

[d s windowcleaning]

since going wfp i aint used 1 scrim . a beer towel for wiping down stairs sill . i have around 80 worn in scrims do you want them ?

[Alex Wingrove]

daveshaw

yes i do, i keep losing loads, and they are worth more than gold dust

[simon knight]

Yep me too....please!

[NWH]

With scrims keep washing and washing and washing them,any excuse to put them in the machine they go in when there new.Don`t put them in with other clothing they will cover them in flick.

[d s windowcleaning]

simon how do i contact you as i will send some to you .

[simon knight]

4 Eliot Gardens
Roehampton Lane
London
SW15 5NB

Give me your address and I'll send you £30 for you to buy a new wfp brush or donate to a charity of your choice.

[Alex Wingrove]

ill pay the same for 40 aswell, unless that was for all of them, if so dont worry, simon needs them more

[simon knight]

No for me 40 will be enough!

[d s windowcleaning]

simon will put them in post for you . just pay some thing towards cot death as i lost a baby to this . will put some in the post on wensday for you . so you shoould get them for friday , alex dont forget im crazy but if you want some let me no where they need to go .