Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Lee Burbidge on January 07, 2014, 02:43:06 pm
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New WCM TV film out... hopefully something for everyone here wether you trad or wfp.
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Cracking video,
I wish i could wagtail top windows to perfection...gonna practice after seeing that.
Quality little film.
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Good watch ;D
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Great video :)
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;D
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I think I'm going to go back to using a wagtail as well.
Interesting video - thanks Lee.
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Great video :)
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Good vid
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Cracking video,
I wish i could wagtail top windows to perfection...gonna practice after seeing that.
Quality little film.
I too plan to practice using the wagtail for internals for this summer. I am defo gonna try and master it ;D
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I think I'm going to go back to using a wagtail as well.
Interesting video - thanks Lee.
You are very welcome ;)
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Who is "Wogga"? ??? ;D
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Who is "Wogga"? ??? ;D
The Kiwi didnt get that pronunciation right lmao
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Hi
Who is the old person filming?
Bryan
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great video lee.everyone had a laugh as well! :)
i wouldnt use a wagtail though on customers windows.all that soap was sending me into a panic!! ;D ;D
i wouldnt bother with outside pole hose either.it looked a right pain!
we all work different but IMO you cant beat an extreme pole with AD with inside pole hose and carbon gooseneck.so fast and light.
id wfp all them houses in the video tops and bottoms.all frames,doors and ledges with a fast flow of hot water.£8-50 for that house with large conny?id charge £12-£15 and clean it by myself in 15-20 mins including frames.
the wagtail looks like a good tool for shop fronts and inside large plate glass windows though but i wouldnt use one on outside windows.
best wishes to you all
dazmond
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wow wagga is a window cleaning god lol
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great video well worth a watch
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Good Video Lee, well done.
One important point I noticed was that Wagga didn’t have a big and eye catching Advert on his van. Just a small stick on Ad at the back of his van.
This is only my view, but if wagga wants to attract more customers, he should have a good Ad on his Van as well as his high vise west ? :)
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great video lee.everyone had a laugh as well! :)
i wouldnt use a wagtail though on customers windows.all that soap was sending me into a panic!! ;D ;D
i wouldnt bother with outside pole hose either.it looked a right pain!
we all work different but IMO you cant beat an extreme pole with AD with inside pole hose and carbon gooseneck.so fast and light.
id wfp all them houses in the video tops and bottoms.all frames,doors and ledges with a fast flow of hot water.£8-50 for that house with large conny?id charge £12-£15 and clean it by myself in 15-20 mins including frames.
the wagtail looks like a good tool for shop fronts and inside large plate glass windows though but i wouldnt use one on outside windows.
best wishes to you all
dazmond
I would charge £30 for most of those houses ;)
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Ooooohhh by the way next time you are filming, Advertise good window cleaning gloves as well. Like these ones :
http://www.windowcleaningresources.co.uk/proflex-818od-waterproof-gloves-with-outdry/
These are Top Dogs :)
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Good to watch, keep it up lee!!! It would be nice to see more vids with others company's
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Lee, you should do 1 with whizz bizz! An evening out canvassing.
Would be an eye opener for some who are scared to knock.
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Good Video Lee, well done.
One important point I noticed was that Wagga didn’t have a big and eye catching Advert on his van. Just a small stick on Ad at the back of his van.
This is only my view, but if wagga wants to attract more customers, he should have a good Ad on his Van as well as his high vise west ? :)
That reminds me, I must order one of those high vise wests!! ;D ;D
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An AD and a carbon gooseneck Dazmond?
You've got so much to learn Grasshopper.
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Hi
Who is the old person filming?
Bryan
lmao
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Good to watch, keep it up lee!!! It would be nice to see more vids with others company's
All coming :)
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Lee, you should do 1 with whizz bizz! An evening out canvassing.
Would be an eye opener for some who are scared to knock.
We have already discussed this with him and we have potentially Skeffington Hall for the backdrop should it go ahead :)
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great video lee.everyone had a laugh as well! :)
i wouldnt use a wagtail though on customers windows.all that soap was sending me into a panic!! ;D ;D
i wouldnt bother with outside pole hose either.it looked a right pain!
we all work different but IMO you cant beat an extreme pole with AD with inside pole hose and carbon gooseneck.so fast and light.
id wfp all them houses in the video tops and bottoms.all frames,doors and ledges with a fast flow of hot water.£8-50 for that house with large conny?id charge £12-£15 and clean it by myself in 15-20 mins including frames.
the wagtail looks like a good tool for shop fronts and inside large plate glass windows though but i wouldnt use one on outside windows.
best wishes to you all
dazmond
Hi Dazmond, where do you live. I would prob charge 15.00 for that house. Wagga's 8.50 - would that be because he is in an area with the highest unemployment figures in the Country ?
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wow wagga is a window cleaning god lol
;D
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Nice one lee.
Enjoyed that video. Is there another part or did you condense it to the 45 mins?
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great video lee.everyone had a laugh as well! :)
i wouldnt use a wagtail though on customers windows.all that soap was sending me into a panic!! ;D ;D
i wouldnt bother with outside pole hose either.it looked a right pain!
we all work different but IMO you cant beat an extreme pole with AD with inside pole hose and carbon gooseneck.so fast and light.
id wfp all them houses in the video tops and bottoms.all frames,doors and ledges with a fast flow of hot water.£8-50 for that house with large conny?id charge £12-£15 and clean it by myself in 15-20 mins including frames.
the wagtail looks like a good tool for shop fronts and inside large plate glass windows though but i wouldnt use one on outside windows.
best wishes to you all
dazmond
Hi Dazmond, where do you live. I would prob charge 15.00 for that house. Wagga's 8.50 - would that be because he is in an area with the highest unemployment figures in the Country ?
No I am lee and I would charge £12.
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Nice one lee.
Enjoyed that video. Is there another part or did you condense it to the 45 mins?
In the end I dumped footage to bring it down to a nice 45 minute ish. Your right to condense it a bit :)
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Nice video :)
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Nice video :)
;)
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Great watch. I like the idea of going out with companies.
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The Wagtail Orbit - I've never heard of that before.
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The Wagtail Orbit - I've never heard of that before.
The Wagtail Orbit is new we have an interview with its creator Willie Erken of Wagtail in the Oct - 2013 issue of WCM and a users review in Jan - 2014 issue. You can find this here : http://www.windowcleaningmagazine.co.uk/html/magazines.html
Also, even newer is the the Wagtail Jetstream - the latest wfp device from Willie Erken. I am test driving it this weekend. A micro fibre pad with raised jets above the working area and the usual wagtail pivot action. An interview with Willie Erken on this tool is also in Jan - 2014 issue..... hope that helps.
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i like waggas wagtail pivot on the brush
after watching the vid, will getting a wagtail orbit for
wet and windy days when i give the glass a basic drying
should speed me up no end.
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Really enjoyed the video loved his top tip with the water bottle.
Come down and spend a day with us coping with the toughest trading conditions in the country?
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Really good video :)
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Thanks for posting. Enjoyed it.
Wagga and son are much quicker doing trad with Wagtai than WFP. Very skilled.
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Thanks for posting. Enjoyed it.
Wagga and son are much quicker doing trad with Wagtai than WFP. Very skilled.
I notice that they didn't clean the frames or maybe where they are the frames don't really get very dirty?
Today I've been cleaning windows and frames that were minging and encrusted with salt. I don't think that a wagtail, or a mop and squeegie, would do a good job and especially if it was done that quick.
I've found my wagtail at the bottom of a cupboard so I'll be giving it a go when I do shops this Friday. Plus the water bottle - I don't know why I've never thought of that before.
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good video. not convinced about no detailing on the windows. ive got all my blades dog eared & still have to detail some bits.
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Good video I agree.
Few points id like to make...
1 - Does Tristan always wear casual clothes?
2 - Those houses down here would be £15 easy
3 - Does Wagga always pole upstairs and trad downs?
4 - The commecial unit (1st job), do you always do the windows in that way? Id clean the top row first then go back and do the second row.
My main point is, and this is for you aswell Lee: - I am shocked that you did not ask permission before filming. I wouldnt even take a photo without asking permission. I know Tristan said the customer was out and that he knocked first, well in that case you dont film what so ever.
Just my thoughts
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Thanks for posting. Enjoyed it.
Wagga and son are much quicker doing trad with Wagtai than WFP. Very skilled.
I notice that they didn't clean the frames or maybe where they are the frames don't really get very dirty?
Today I've been cleaning windows and frames that were minging and encrusted with salt. I don't think that a wagtail, or a mop and squeegie, would do a good job and especially if it was done that quick.
I've found my wagtail at the bottom of a cupboard so I'll be giving it a go when I do shops this Friday. Plus the water bottle - I don't know why I've never thought of that before.
The water bottle and wagtail method is quite good but if you are cleaning reasonably dirty windows you have to remember to give the wagtail pad a clean every now and again.
Squirting water on the pad lubricates it but doesn't clean it and it gets clogged up after a while.
So it will need rinsing out occasionally or sometimes I give it a quick scrub with a clean cloth.