[ian1965]

Whats the best equipment you would advise for a New Kid ( perhaps not kid!) on the Round. Dont want to spend a fortune- live in the sticks as well.
Cheers
Ian

[krave]

Ladders, bucket and lid and general trad tools. 5000 leaflets and a couple of hours each day canvassing.

Good luck!!

[jonnyald]

i started with a Quickie squeegee from B and q    AND did 3 solid months with that kiddy and  never once changed the blade .  not one complaint neither !     now i  use a WAGTAIL  which is a great squeegee and change the rubber evry day  .  


you are starting at the best time of the year matey , dont delay  is my tip- just hit the streets,or the country lanes in your case  

[krave]

Why would you say now is best mate, All the winter quiters before the summer boys?? Which I suppose makes them the same things lol.

I picked up a lot of work rather easily last january and hoping for the same now.

[ccmids]

were are you ian1965

[ian1965]

were are you ian1965

Nearish to Swindon
And thanks to all for advice.

[jonnyald]

Why would you say now is best mate, All the winter quiters before the summer boys?? Which I suppose makes them the same things lol.

I picked up a lot of work rather easily last january and hoping for the same now.

 its springtime ,as good as,and  sunrays are shining into houses is hi-lighting the filthy state of the windows. you come along knocking at this time and your onto a winner

[wizard]

Google: "Window cleaning coach" and take alook at his advice.I think he works from Swindow very wise chap and his web is helpfull.

[wizard]

Go to this web page he has a list of equipment lots of good advice.Good luck
http://www.windowcleaningcoach.com/

[Ian Lancaster]

Go to this web page he has a list of equipment lots of good advice.Good luck
http://www.windowcleaningcoach.com/

I cam across this page too, and I was impressed till I got to this bit:

For a big pane of glass you want to do horizontal squeegee strokes and then after each stroke dry off the rubber in your squeegee channel on your scrim/microfibre/cloth/t-shirt before doing the next stroke. A lot of windows cleaners don't bother with the drying off part to save time.

If you're intending on doing a really top rate job I think you need to dry the rubber off because when I don't I always end up with a series of water lines left behind on the glass. After squeegeeing the whole window you can run a dry cloth around the edges of the glass where the glass touches the frames to clear up any water that has been left there.

Most customers will expect you to do the sills because quite a lot of dirt collects there. I also give the frames a wipe as well if they look dirty.

Sometimes your squeegee channel will be too long to do horizontal strokes because a window isn't tall enough and this means you will have to do vertical strokes instead. After wetting the window with my T-bar I run a dry cloth across the top of the window then between every stroke I dry the squeegee rubber. You can then do the edges afterwards just as you would with horizontal squeegeeing.







Surely before he sets up as a coach to tell others how to do the job, he ought to learn how to use a squeegee :

[ringo1968]

Ladders, bucket and lid and general trad tools. 5000 leaflets and a couple of hours each day canvassing.

Good luck!!

     Do the leaflets really help ? A guy told me that mostly leaflets are ignored at best and face to face was the only way to garner customers. I have started canvassing myself- it is hard on the feet !!!