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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pete_Riley on June 30, 2004, 08:34:17 pm

Title: 2 questions in one guys
Post by: Pete_Riley on June 30, 2004, 08:34:17 pm

Hi all,firstly I have an ettore pole which extends to about 18ft.I am absolutely crap with it si I would like to know how anyone else uses theirs.I have tried with washer then squeegie and you dont want to see the results.I have recently tried it with a scrim in the fixi-clamp and I still aint happy.Any tips would be helpful thanks.Secondly I am looking to buy an estate car to use for my window cleaning and private use.Which is the best road to go down regarding tax etc.People tell me its best to buy on credit so you can claim so much of the repayments back from tax.Any help again thanks.

Title: Re: 2 questions in one guys
Post by: Peter Fogwill on June 30, 2004, 09:16:23 pm

Practice practice practice, and even more practice.  

Try holding the squeegee in your hand cleaning a bottom window you can reach, move the squeegee around as if it were attached to your pole, if you can get good results this way then you should get good results when it's on the pole.

Before water fed poles I used poles with squeegee for all my high window cleaning, so it can be done.

Peter

Title: Re: 2 questions in one guys
Post by: karlosdaze on July 02, 2004, 04:13:50 am

Have you tried a "backflip" or a "ledger"?
As Peter says - practise.

Title: Re: 2 questions in one guys
Post by: Pete_Riley on July 02, 2004, 11:52:35 am

whats a ledger guys

Title: Re: 2 questions in one guys
Post by: WavieDavie on July 02, 2004, 09:33:45 pm

http://www.windows101.com/shop/index.php?cPath=59&osCsid=03bd415d2a5cdb36a078ab60f2e36a3d

For blading right down to the bottom of the window when you're using an extension pole and the sill gets in the way.  You can also use an angle bracket on the end of the pole, set to whatever angle you wish.