Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: GB Window Cleaning on July 28, 2011, 08:51:25 pm
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plus my just arived today, unused slx30 with RED extreme superlight standard brush!
jeez these brush are soo small compared to what im used to :o there like a tooth brush ;D
is the pointy end ment to be a glass scapper ???
this pole is sooo light i love it already and i havnt even used it yet ;D
anyway more pics on the way please tell me what you all think!
thanks everyone
GB
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and more pics...
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well done mate! enjoy it and make some good money
would look great with some blue protecta kote on the floor ;)
give me your pole!!! >:(
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and more :)
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more pics 8)...
van ready for some mucky windows :P
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nice pole!! in the pic, might need more than just a bottle water thats on the floor tho mate ;D
sign writting next then??
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well done mate! enjoy it and make some good money
would look great with some blue protecta kote on the floor ;)
give me your pole!!! >:(
yeah i was hoping to get the blue protectacote but at least black wont show any muck!
ive still got another 1ltr can of the stuff im gonna one day get round to "touching it up" with this other can
MY pole :P ;D
thanks mate!
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nice pole!! in the pic, might need more than just a bottle water thats on the floor tho mate ;D
sign writting next then??
;D not sure about sign writting ??? ive thought about it but never came to a conclusion! but i do need lots and lots more well paid work!
i want to try my and at industial and comersial too if youve any suggestions on getting this type of work?
tar ;)
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Sign written van is a good way of getting domestic work, its cheap advertising
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getting into any com work thats isnt gone to nationals isnt easy, sometimes its just being in the right place or knowing the right people...
target local com work not the national chains as your wasting your time, try pub, local hotels that arent national chains etc ...
get some flyers done for some only targets ...
give gaz a bell at printmarketuk - really good!! and is a very good price
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You might not want the purifier in the van when winter comes
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Sign written van is a good way of getting domestic work, its cheap advertising
okay thanks mate, i'll seriously look into it i recon now ive got all the tackle 8)
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getting into any com work thats isnt gone to nationals isnt easy, sometimes its just being in the right place or knowing the right people...
target local com work not the national chains as your wasting your time, try pub, local hotels that arent national chains etc ...
get some flyers done for some only targets ...
give gaz a bell at printmarketuk - really good!! and is a very good price
i see, so costa coffee and the likes of are all with the big nationals, and i need to target the local schools etc?
thanks for the info!
i prefer to canvass than leaflet but if you recon its worth a shot?
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Sign written van is a good way of getting domestic work, its cheap advertising
okay thanks mate, i'll seriously look into it i recon now ive got all the tackle 8)
it wont cost much either mate, keep it simple - it always works best. vans with too much writting on just arent clear enough and too the point.
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You might not want the purifier in the van when winter comes
hmmm ??? i plan on quilting everything and having an electric blow heater in the back at night as well as covering the wholw van with a tarpoline! goos ideas? ???
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Sign written van is a good way of getting domestic work, its cheap advertising
okay thanks mate, i'll seriously look into it i recon now ive got all the tackle 8)
it wont cost much either mate, keep it simple - it always works best. vans with too much writting on just arent clear enough and too the point.
yeah, i was trying to figure out whats a good contrast to red? blue? black? white?
and was thinking of sim,ple as you say, like GB Window Cleaning, residentiol, commercial & indusrial. folled by my phone number. nice and simple easy to read and stands out, you know!
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getting into any com work thats isnt gone to nationals isnt easy, sometimes its just being in the right place or knowing the right people...
target local com work not the national chains as your wasting your time, try pub, local hotels that arent national chains etc ...
get some flyers done for some only targets ...
give gaz a bell at printmarketuk - really good!! and is a very good price
i see, so costa coffee and the likes of are all with the big nationals, and i need to target the local schools etc?
thanks for the info!
i prefer to canvass than leaflet but if you recon its worth a shot?
schools can also be a tough one at times, as most use council list window cleaners but you can get lucky at times.
try local office blocks.
care homes
local hotels
estate agents
hairdressers
pubs
community centre are a good one
etc etc etc ...
if you went into your local city centre it would be quicker to say the companies that dont use national cleaning companies than the ones that already do
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Sign written van is a good way of getting domestic work, its cheap advertising
okay thanks mate, i'll seriously look into it i recon now ive got all the tackle 8)
it wont cost much either mate, keep it simple - it always works best. vans with too much writting on just arent clear enough and too the point.
yeah, i was trying to figure out whats a good contrast to red? blue? black? white?
and was thinking of sim,ple as you say, like GB Window Cleaning, residentiol, commercial & indusrial. folled by my phone number. nice and simple easy to read and stands out, you know!
business name
contact numbers
email or web site ...
then a list of services, with maybe your main one as big as pos window cleaning
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getting into any com work thats isnt gone to nationals isnt easy, sometimes its just being in the right place or knowing the right people...
target local com work not the national chains as your wasting your time, try pub, local hotels that arent national chains etc ...
get some flyers done for some only targets ...
give gaz a bell at printmarketuk - really good!! and is a very good price
i see, so costa coffee and the likes of are all with the big nationals, and i need to target the local schools etc?
thanks for the info!
i prefer to canvass than leaflet but if you recon its worth a shot?
schools can also be a tough one at times, as most use council list window cleaners but you can get lucky at times.
try local office blocks.
care homes
local hotels
estate agents
hairdressers
pubs
community centre are a good one
etc etc etc ...
if you went into your local city centre it would be quicker to say the companies that dont use national cleaning companies than the ones that already do
thanks for the list there, im gonna get onto some phone canvassing for these type of jobs i recon! i feel phone canvassing is better for business jobs rather than just walking in!?!?
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Sign written van is a good way of getting domestic work, its cheap advertising
okay thanks mate, i'll seriously look into it i recon now ive got all the tackle 8)
it wont cost much either mate, keep it simple - it always works best. vans with too much writting on just arent clear enough and too the point.
yeah, i was trying to figure out whats a good contrast to red? blue? black? white?
and was thinking of sim,ple as you say, like GB Window Cleaning, residentiol, commercial & indusrial. folled by my phone number. nice and simple easy to read and stands out, you know!
business name
contact numbers
email or web site ...
then a list of services, with maybe your main one as big as pos window cleaning
okay, thanks ;)
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Have a play on this site to see what colours suit your van
http://www.thesignbuilder.co.uk/
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Have a play on this site to see what colours suit your van
http://www.thesignbuilder.co.uk/
brill! im on it ;)
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look at my van and pole everyone ;D ;D ;D
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cream stands out well on red mate
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cream stands out well on red mate
okay, tar mate
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ive always fancied getting one of those vans. then can have a union jack sticker on it somewhere / thats if they are really made in the U.K. ?
(IV a peugeot,still feel a bit of a traitor driving in it, even after 2 years )
if your van was mine,id paint those raised strips on the roof in white to highlight them ,and bring attention to the ladder
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ive always fancied getting one of those vans. then can have a union jack sticker on it somewhere / thats if they are really made in the U.K. ?
(IV a peugeot,still feel a bit of a traitor driving in it, even after 2 years )
if your van was mine,id paint those raised strips on the roof in white to highlight them ,and bring attention to the ladder
;) ;D
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looks ok what size is the tank? looks a bit small is it a 250l? i wouldnt have the ro in the van one frozen night and its damaged,
you need a bulkhead and a pole holder on the roof!
you have the wrong connector for your hose reel so no doubt it leaks you need the proper elbow one, fix the reel down in the back far better than lifting it in and out all the time apart from that good effort
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looks ok what size is the tank? looks a bit small is it a 250l? i wouldnt have the ro in the van one frozen night and its damaged,
you need a bulkhead and a pole holder on the roof!
you have the wrong connector for your hose reel so no doubt it leaks you need the proper elbow one, fix the reel down in the back far better than lifting it in and out all the time apart from that good effort
tank is 350 ltrs
"you need a bulkhead and a pole holder on the roof!" whats a bulkhead?
im not sure what you mean about having the wrong connector for my hose reel?
if i fix the reel into the van i wont benifit from my external hose ports!
thank for the response
GB
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looks ok what size is the tank? looks a bit small is it a 250l? i wouldnt have the ro in the van one frozen night and its damaged,
you need a bulkhead and a pole holder on the roof!
you have the wrong connector for your hose reel so no doubt it leaks you need the proper elbow one, fix the reel down in the back far better than lifting it in and out all the time apart from that good effort
oh yeah, asfor ro freezing i plan on using an electric heater and quilts in the winter, not sure how im gonna stop to hose to the van freezing though??? or the waste hose for that matter!
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tank is 350 ltrs
"you need a bulkhead and a pole holder on the roof!" whats a bulkhead?
im not sure what you mean about having the wrong connector for my hose reel?
if i fix the reel into the van i wont benifit from my external hose ports!
thank for the response
GB
350 same as me couldnt tell from the picture,
a bulkhead seperates the cab from the load area, and pole holder holds your poles
here is mine
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/markberesford/DSCF1125.jpg)
i have fixed my reel down with some quick release clamps so can be taken out or left fixed down, good as i rarely take my reel out (less work) and stops it from moving around when driving.
the connection you need for the reel is this http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/brass-male-hose-connector-with-34-female-thread-swivel-elbow-p-387.html its allows the connection to spin round as your reel spins, using a normal hozelock connect will start leaking very quickly
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oh yeah, asfor ro freezing i plan on using an electric heater and quilts in the winter, not sure how im gonna stop to hose to the van freezing though??? or the waste hose for that matter
why not just have a storage tank in a garage and then transfer the pure water accross into your van therefore removing the risk of water freezing overnight and damage to your ro? with what happened last winter water was freezing in the back of my van during the day not just at night,
plus its more weight for your van to carry extra wear and tear diesel etc not worth it IMO
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thanks for that mate,
my tank looks exacly the saem as yours! baffled 350lt ;) but mine is boted to the van floor in a steel cage and not strapped in!
im still not sure what benifit having a bulkhead seperation would give me? i dod have a metal grid one but i took it out!
yeah i could do with something like you have for a pole holder though!
that hose connection you linked looks good though! think i might get a brass one because yes, my plastic one leaks already!
GB
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oh yeah, asfor ro freezing i plan on using an electric heater and quilts in the winter, not sure how im gonna stop to hose to the van freezing though??? or the waste hose for that matter
why not just have a storage tank in a garage and then transfer the pure water accross into your van therefore removing the risk of water freezing overnight and damage to your ro? with what happened last winter water was freezing in the back of my van during the day not just at night,
plus its more weight for your van to carry extra wear and tear diesel etc not worth it IMO
i know what your saying but i dont have room in the garage to store anything
as for winter freezing i will have to give up working on freezing days i suppose ??? and keep the heater in the van on until im sure the temp is above freezing ???
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trust me a bulkhead is a must! security as well no one can see whats in the back and makes it harder for theives! not only for protection in an accident, you dont exactly want to be hit by hosereel in the back of your head! its also for the noise as well when i drive in my van its really quiet you can hardly hear the water sloshing in the back
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trust me a bulkhead is a must! security as well no one can see whats in the back and makes it harder for theives! not only for protection in an accident, you dont exactly want to be hit by hosereel in the back of your head! its also for the noise as well when i drive in my van its really quiet you can hardly hear the water sloshing in the back
okay i'll consider that! thanks
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i store my RO in the garage and at the moment carry it out to the van when filling, when it comes to winter i will find a way to get the hose under the door and into the van. or buy a transfer pump and more 25l containers.