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kenstar

  • Posts: 30
shammys , micro or scrim
« on: April 28, 2006, 04:48:20 am »
someone please tell this born again w/c dont you lads and lasses use shammys first then scrim or has the micr cloth taken over from the shammy please write slow as i cant read very quick haha  ;D ;D
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pjulk

Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2006, 05:55:57 pm »
Forget the shammy virtually no window cleaners use them these days there no need to.

When i first done window cleaning 20 years ago we used shammy's and scrim.

Now i just use scrim.

Paul
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Londoner

Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2006, 10:15:33 am »
Shammy is a thing of the past but it still looks good to see a window cleaner using one. The customers think it makes you look the part.
Its bulls**t I know but it works on the customers. Use it for detailing before you use the scrim and it makes the scrim llast a lot longer. Develop a good technique for flicking out the shammy and the customers think you are the business.
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David 'Duck' Clare

  • Posts: 189
Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2006, 05:02:05 pm »
micro is def the way to go forward however!

i love scrim - shammy never had one except for the car!

but bought some micro about 6 weeks ago - this is great stuff, a bit weird at first but much quicker on the detailling!

DC
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Fast 1 *

  • Posts: 667
Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2006, 06:14:27 pm »
is this micro similar to scrim? what are the advantages?cheers
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wildstyles

David 'Duck' Clare

  • Posts: 189
Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2006, 07:22:10 pm »
micro is a high fibre weave cloth that is super absorbant and makes detailing dead easy

whereas scrim ...is well....scrim! its not a high fibre weave but it can be abused something rotten!

i dry up and do the nasties with scrim then 'polish' with micro

DC
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captain lard

  • Posts: 304
Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2006, 08:25:58 pm »
I started using scrim when I started doing windows in March,then I tried microfibre yesterday after reading comments on here and was well impressed by it,only bought three to try them out but will be getting more.
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reah

Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2006, 06:01:15 pm »
Hey
soap national are doing 5 unger microfibers for £20.00
These are the large ones.
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Sir Squeaky

  • Posts: 8341
Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2006, 08:59:36 pm »
I'm going to try microfibre soon.

Some swear by it, others aren't so impressed.
Guess I'd better see what the fuss is about. :)
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TVCS

  • Posts: 884
Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2006, 05:48:39 pm »

I use 2 types of microfibre.
One that looks like a towel and the other sort is a tighter weave. The towelling one isnt as good but it does sills and frames well.

I have never used a scrim so I couldnt compare.
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mfwindowcleaner

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Re: shammys , micro or scrim
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2006, 02:46:49 pm »
micro ...... used scrims for about 2 years then got a free micro from unger 2 years ago and have'nt went back
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