[markheaney2]

can anyone please tell me the exact procedure for cleaning old leaded windows at the moment i am washing them with the wand then wiping down with a damp microfibre cloth and then finishing off with a scrim any help would be welcome

[Gurdy]

Hi! I clean lots of leaded windows round my way. Most of the time done with reach and wash system. If done by hand i use a damp soapy cloth the buff them up with a clean dry unger micro fibre cloth. . Very very fast and leaves them spotless.

[rg1]

Does reach & wash work ok on leaded windows?

[Gurdy]

Water fed pole is superb on leaded windows.

[niceandclean]

Hi! I clean lots of leaded windows round my way. Most of the time done with reach and wash system. If done by hand i use a damp soapy cloth the buff them up with a clean dry unger micro fibre cloth. . Very very fast and leaves them spotless.

Same here, those unger micro fibre clothes are brilliant for leads.

[markheaney2]

so if you do a big house with leaded windows how many cloths would you go through because the microfibre cloth you finish off with must get wet quickly

[niceandclean]

If you have a lot, just dab your applicator on the glass in a few places, rub over with a scrim, then buff up with the green unger MF. Can do a large house with both cloths.

[markheaney2]

thanks for the info ive got 130 large leaded windows to do on monday massive house

[markheaney2]

ok then maybe monday tuesday wednesday some triple ladder work as well ???no im not worried at all           maybe just a bit

[niceandclean]

ok then maybe monday tuesday wednesday some triple ladder work as well ???no im not worried at all           maybe just a bit

Good luck 

[markheaney2]

thanks mate

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

thanks for the info ive got 130 large leaded windows to do on monday massive house

jus wfp it

[paul rulton]

Hi! I clean lots of leaded windows round my way. Most of the time done with reach and wash system. If done by hand i use a damp soapy cloth the buff them up with a clean dry unger micro fibre cloth. . Very very fast and leaves them spotless.

this guy is bang on the button 4 trad lammys quote is also bang on 

[tom2009]

Water fed pole is superb on leaded windows.

does it matter what sort of brush you use? I've just got a wcw backpack with a vikan brush and have been asked to quote for a house with lots of leaded windows and am just slightly worried that the lead may get knocked about by the stiffish brush. (WFP novice as you can tell)

[Ian Lancaster]

Water fed pole is superb on leaded windows.

does it matter what sort of brush you use? I've just got a wcw backpack with a vikan brush and have been asked to quote for a house with lots of leaded windows and am just slightly worried that the lead may get knocked about by the stiffish brush. (WFP novice as you can tell)

Washing it with a brush is nowhere near as rough treatment as rubbing it with scrim/microfibre etc

[stucooper]

Hi all , as well as wfp window cleaning i am also a traditional leaded light  maker with over 25 years exprience when making new leaded lights i use a floor scrubbing brush with very stiff bristles to cement the glass into the led came however depening  upon the age of the leaded lights the lead can become very thin and tissue like. I first heard of wfp on a leaded light job where the architect spcified cleaning the leaded lights using pure water hence my window cleanng career began
to summerise i would only ever use wfp to clean LL just turn down the water a bit more than usual as they often leak and be gentle with the brush as they can bend and deform it is also worth noting that i have had to repair / replace hundreds of LL where the lead has been badly damaged by window cleaners rubbing too hard with a cloth and lifting /bending and eventually breaking the lead cames
not trying to be bias in any way you use the method that suits you


chers stu

[Sir Squeaky]

Water fed pole is great on stick-on lead on new windows.
But I used it on an old house with proper leaded ones and it nearly flooded the bedrooms.

Make sure they're not the old individual panes ones.

[windolene]

Hi! I clean lots of leaded windows round my way. Most of the time done with reach and wash system. If done by hand i use a damp soapy cloth the buff them up with a clean dry unger micro fibre cloth. . Very very fast and leaves them spotless.

Hi,

Attention.

Never ever use soapy water with a cloth on glass, I thought that was the first thing learnt for every window cleaner. When the sun shines you will see nothing but smears, guaranteed.

Only ever use just tap water or window cleaning spray from cloth or spray bottle, then buff dry with scrim or microfiber.


Kevin WINDOLENE.

[simon knight]

Hi! I clean lots of leaded windows round my way. Most of the time done with reach and wash system. If done by hand i use a damp soapy cloth the buff them up with a clean dry unger micro fibre cloth. . Very very fast and leaves them spotless.

Hi,

Attention.

Never ever use soapy water with a cloth on glass, I thought that was the first thing learnt for every window cleaner. When the sun shines you will see nothing but smears, guaranteed.

Only ever use just tap water or window cleaning spray from cloth or spray bottle, then buff dry with scrim or microfiber.


Kevin WINDOLENE.

Even window cleaning sprays often leave smears. Spray bottle filled with pure water does the trick for me.

[geoffreyspecht]

i just use a dry scrim to clean leaded windows