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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jonnyboy on February 05, 2004, 06:50:20 pm

Title: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: jonnyboy on February 05, 2004, 06:50:20 pm

:)Hi, wondering if any of you guys can help with this.  I'm kinda new to this arent't chammies better than scrim for wiping up excess water.  If not, why not ?  ;D

Cheers,

Jonnyboy

Title: Re: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: allseasons on February 05, 2004, 07:22:58 pm

SCRIM
I only use dry scrims for touching up or polishing the glass, and I don’t like chammies they end in holes and bits that I can’t use.

I use old rags, cheap tea towels or cloths to mop up any water I leave on the sills or frames.  

Title: Re: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: paul on February 05, 2004, 10:46:07 pm

i use scrim all the time its personal preference :P

Title: Re: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: T_W_CONTRACTS on February 05, 2004, 11:25:03 pm

i use towling thats been recycled by local authority
hospitals ect for mopping up it cant be beaten ;)

Title: Re: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: Simon_King on February 05, 2004, 11:51:44 pm

I like microfiber cloths. Used to use a lot of scrim but I feel that microfiber is better. Mrs likes it too cos it do'snt clog the washing machine filter like scrim does. Does anyone agree?

Title: Re: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: g_griffin on February 06, 2004, 12:19:42 am

I`ve thought about trying huck towels but believe they`re a bit  small.
So I thought maybe get two stitched together by machine (not mine  :-* ) this will be bigger and cheaper than scrim and less breaking in.
 Has anyone any ideas or see a problem ? Maybe too big  :-/.
        Cheers,

        Gerry.

Title: Re: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: Londoner on February 06, 2004, 01:08:16 pm

I use both depending on how much liquid you are taking up.
I was always taught that leathers were for drying and scrim was for polishing it off afterwards.
when I first started using this discussion group I was suprised to see other WCs used scrim for drying.

I have always bought unbleached calico from shops that sell fabrics for dress making. It works out about 50p a cloth. I believe scrim is the old sailors name for calico.

Title: Re: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: jontydog on February 06, 2004, 05:52:21 pm

Scrim because it is all I have ever used and the bloke I used to work for did too

Title: Re: CHAMMIES OR SCRIM
Post by: Rob_B on February 06, 2004, 06:00:38 pm

Scrim definately. Keep away from huck towels they are rubbish. You are lucky if a huck towel lasts for a full house before getting too wet.