Interested In Advertising? | Contact Us Here
Warning!

 

Welcome to Clean It Up; the UK`s largest cleaning forum with over 34,000 members

 

Please login or register to post and reply to topics.      

 

Forgot your password? Click here

WES

  • Posts: 47
paint spots
« on: July 30, 2010, 08:36:32 pm »
had a couple of house's where there's paint spots on the glass, should i scatch them off??? quite time consuming.

AuRavelling79

  • Posts: 25149
Re: paint spots
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2010, 08:41:17 pm »
had a couple of house's where there's paint spots on the glass, should i scatch them off??? quite time consuming.

If you get paid.
It's a game of three halves!

the bfg

Re: paint spots
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2010, 08:50:47 pm »
no just leave them if they are paint spots, 

Slash

  • Posts: 1875
Re: paint spots
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2010, 09:20:18 pm »
I had one yesterday and used my 6 inch Unger scraper after moping the window,piece of cake! ;D

Smudger

  • Posts: 13428
Re: paint spots
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2010, 09:31:25 pm »
if its a first clean and the custy is paying they are taken off.

if existing custy dcides to paint the glass between cleans then it stays on.

Darran
Never argue with an idiot, they will only bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience

tony talbot

  • Posts: 258
Re: paint spots
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2010, 10:53:37 pm »
i never touch paint spots you scratch the glass you could end up paying for a new window. its the job of the decorator to remove them why should you take the risk?

bobby p

Re: paint spots
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2010, 11:00:11 pm »
mostly i take them off .i use a triumph 6incher  scraper .ive never mentioned it to customers

Gav Camm lammy 283

  • Posts: 7520
Re: paint spots
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2010, 11:05:43 pm »
iv always taken em off im a window cleaner ;D
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Richard Neal

  • Posts: 1737
Re: paint spots
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2010, 12:16:41 am »
iv always taken em off im a window cleaner ;D

Same here ;D
Im not scared of heights, just falling from them.
mrwindowclean@hotmail.co.uk

Gav Camm lammy 283

  • Posts: 7520
Re: paint spots
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2010, 12:36:25 am »
gud on you rich  ;)
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Martin ccs

Re: paint spots
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2010, 10:27:10 am »
just take them off - if its so bad it may take a fair bit of time then just be honest to the customers and charge another £5 or something.

or if u think the customer wouldt pay it then maybe out of courtesy just do a window or two per clean - no time wasted then and after a few cleans its sorted.

guess just depends how bad it is

tacky

  • Posts: 1575
Re: paint spots
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2010, 04:38:56 pm »
if their is quite a bit on window .just do a bit every clean . as said on previous post it can b time consuming .

Jonathan Spencer

  • Posts: 315
Re: paint spots
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2010, 05:00:51 pm »
just take them off - if its so bad it may take a fair bit of time then just be honest to the customers and charge another £5 or something.

or if u think the customer wouldt pay it then maybe out of courtesy just do a window or two per clean - no time wasted then and after a few cleans its sorted.

guess just depends how bad it is

This is what I tend to do.  I whack a quid on for the orginal quote, then each time I clean I get the paint off one pane.  Make out you are doing the customer a favour.

Jimmy1

  • Posts: 289
Re: paint spots
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2010, 05:07:04 pm »
iv always taken em off im a window cleaner ;D

I agree, its the little things like that that make you stand out from the crowd and earn you a great reputation.

Dave Anderson

  • Posts: 787
Re: paint spots
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2010, 07:02:47 am »
Paintspots, water marks from hoses stay where they are...I do not touch them at all....

For our business that is part of the t&c's.

The more I know the less I know I know ...

dazmond

  • Posts: 23871
Re: paint spots
« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2010, 09:59:30 am »
likes been said if its really bad paint spots on most of the windows i would charge extra just like i would if a custy has an extension/new roof  and windows are really dirty.

if its the odd spot here and there on downstairs windows i would scrape them off no problem at no extra charge.


dazmond
price higher/work harder!