[anderclean]

just a quick one guys....

Can any one say of a sure fire way to get your scrim completely fluff free.......

and can one bad piece contaminate a bunch in the machine??

Rob

[anderclean]

is this just something we have to live with.........

or am I the only one ? ! ?

[STEVE71163]

Hi Rob,
         I think it is something we just have to live with. Once they are worn in they are fine.

Steve Lowe

[Neil]

I put four new scims in the machine the other week and bunged it up
The wife went nuts and I spent a hour draining the drum and cleanining the filters.

[Majestic]

Have you tried using huck towels instead of scrim , its finished off around the edges, and are  about 2ft x 10 in  you can get them in pack of 3 for about £3.50

[Neil]

Hi Majestic
What are Huck towels? How do they compare to scrim
and where do you get them?

[Majestic]

Hi Wylie,
They are like the towels you get on a roll in toilets , , they wash great and do as good a job as scrim,  I got mine from wintecs , I dont know if the forum sponsor stocks them . I would give them a try for about £3.50 you cant go wrong

[Neil]

Thanks Majestic
I think I will give it a try I could do with some more cloths and I hate "breaking in" scrim. my hands are still a bit girlie after a few years in an office :

[Majestic]

Hi Wylie
Mine were the same for a while , have you tried using a cream ,  in this cold weather I always put on a  hand cream , keeps them like a babys bum  and stops them cracking  

[karlosdaze]

I suffererd with hand cracking in the uk, now not so much. There is an article about this in "European cleaning" this month:-
http://www.europeancleaning.com/
Its free, and even when they notified me that they couldn't send it due to costs, I'm still receiving it.

I still use "Germolenes" new skin, which coats the finger ends, however be warned, if the "razor" cuts are too far gone, it aggravates the problem. Available from all good chemists, I have it brought over for me.

[Paulcoz33]

What do you all use your scrims 4,I myself use the squeedge and then leave it no complaints to date.However i want your views see im a perfectionist,all i use is the scrim for the edge am i doing wrong? but there is 1 thing that gets my back up is i use the applicator and when i start to use my squeedge i seem to get drag marks how do i stop this happening ; something tells me im doing something wrong!

[STEVE71163]

Hi Paul,
          How do you clean leaded glass then

Steve

[Paulcoz33]

Steve well yes i use the scrim then,i use the applicator then dry off with a towel then use a srim

[STEVE71163]

Hi Paul,
          You like giving yourself hard work dont you :
If you use a rat tail and then follow with a scrim you will find they come up fine.

Hope this helps

Steve

[Paulcoz33]

Steve, this is what im saying mate fairly new to this so all help is gratefully received thanks

[STEVE71163]

Hi Paul,
          If i were you i would take a look at all the old posts and if you can not find the answers their is plenty of guys on this forum that have loads of experience.

Good luck

Steve

[Mikey Warner]

Hi Paul/Steve, The way i do leaded as i have one house full of it is i have a grade "b" scrim (don't ask me why??) only very slightly damp (with gg4) and a grade "a" scrim to polish up with and i seem to zip through it in no time at all, of course not as quick as a plain window and squeegie but a damn site quicker than I expected

I think i use a grade "b" scrim cause i'm sure i heard somewhere they got a bit more bite?? i dunno  :

Mikey

[Paul Higgins]

Bones,

I also use the same method with the same zip through results.

Higgs

[g_griffin]

Mikey,

         You only have ONE house full of lead?
   It should be " Bones The Lucky Window Cleaner".

                Gerry.

[paul w]

yep bones       i do same and has allways worked well for me   paul :