[Gleaming windows]

A customer of mine made an interesting comment yesterday when I went to clean the windows on his place.

He's a retired fella, one of these chaps who has a garage full of hand tools from the previous century and doesnt sit in front of a computer. He paints his white picket fence yearly and replaces the posts every 5 years, because he has nothing else to do. Re-paints with primer and gloss paint his windows frames on a 'as necessary' basis. You get the picture! He likes to maintain his property.


He said yesterday, 'Since youve been using that pole business to do my windows I havent had to get up the ladder to sort out my frames this year'. I said well thats an interesting point, thanks!


He then said he reckons its because the frames get cleaned every visit the traffic pollutants dont get a chance to lift or peel the paintwork.

He's been there 33 years too, so that says something.

[s.hughes]

From my knowledge it dosnt help paint, in fact its not good for it as its so corrosive. If theres bad paint or its peeling then the pure water gets in and really rots the wood. look at the way it rots through metal hense the special paint inside vans.

Interesting point though

[Sean Dyer]

you talking about hydrochloric acid or water??

Rain water is the same stuff, you dont see people melting

[Gleaming windows]

 

RO water.

[Sean Dyer]

From my knowledge it dosnt help paint, in fact its not good for it as its so corrosive. If theres bad paint or its peeling then the pure water gets in and really rots the wood. look at the way it rots through metal hense the special paint inside vans.

Interesting point though

RO water.

just pointing out that pure water isnt that "corrosive" Its just pure water?

[Gleaming windows]

Gotcha. 

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

matt
all traffic pollution causes corrosion you cleaning the windows will dilute the effect of this pollution you should sell it as a positive selling point to all your customers you will get the best windowcleaning award

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

nicked a couple of customer off 2 scruffbags down the road this week charging 22 quid for a semi any sdvise on a filter system for me wfp system

[dai]

An interestig point. I thought that the varnished frames on one of my regular commercials was fading due to WFP, they certainly look duller next to the panes where  they get scrubbed more.
No traffic polution on this job, it's on a marina.
Maybe it's just wearing away, as they haven't been revarnished in years.

[HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)]

nicked a couple of customer off 2 scruffbags down the road this week charging 22 quid for a semi any sdvise on a filter system for me wfp system

buy them some new clothes

[Helen]

From my knowledge it dosnt help paint, in fact its not good for it as its so corrosive. If theres bad paint or its peeling then the pure water gets in and really rots the wood. look at the way it rots through metal hense the special paint inside vans.

Interesting point though

So rain water or gungy water from overflowing gutters etc wouldn't get into the bad frames then? Purified water is not corrosive, but has an acidity value equal to white vinegar or lemon juice, which are frequently used for all sorts of cleaning. As for insides of vans. wouldn't matter if purified or ordinary water, if not protected will still rust. Matt's customer was happy as he did not have to maintain his frames this year, because instead of the grime etc being pushed into the paintwork by trad methods, it was lighlty brushed off and rinsed off by WFP methods... Simples

[Murdie window cleaning]

nicked a couple of customer off 2 scruffbags down the road this week charging 22 quid for a semi any sdvise on a filter system for me wfp system

my advice would be to not nick customers from other window cleaners, but if they or some other cleaner does it to you then you can't have any complaint

[Ian_Giles]

I don't think pure water has the same acidity value as lemon juice!!!!!! nor white vinegar either!!!
Not by a mile.
It does have to capacity to absorb more carbon dioxide, and thereby become a just about measurable version of carbonic acid....but nothing like the acidity of vinegar or lemon juice Helen!

Ian

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

dont do it as a rule but they done it to me before so evens  then