[atoddyone]

hi to one and all well i was out and a bout to day working like a dog
when i came a cross 2 windows in this one propity that semed to have a film on them on mater what i did i just could not get it off looked as if id cleaned them with a d drety rag my tds was 00 so that was ok and my brush was clean  i did try it with 2 other brustes but to no avale
so on i went and low and be hold the same thing hapen on the next houes witch is just ove the road any help with this its as if thers wax on the windows all help welcome with open arms 

[Clear Vision]

Your not alone!

I have come across this before and I still don't know what causes it. I have seen me take the applicator and squeegee to the glass 7-10 times untill it come good.

Cant explain it.

I thought I was the only one who had this problem and thought I was going nuts!

This happens to me on average 2-3 houses a year.

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[craig jwc]

Are there trees next to these buildings?

I have a couple houses which always seem to have the sap from the trees on.

It will come off with a really good scrub and rince.

Or are these 1st cleans or new windows?

I have had a few where the protective covering has been left on the glass.

Craig

[atoddyone]

hi crag no ther no 1st cleans and yes ther are trees but i dont think its sap iv seen sap befor this like some thing iv bnot seen befor if i clen them down it seems come on the the glass it a bit like snail grease but its not if you get me its all over the window and when drys it like a i sed as if iv cleaned them with a rag

[Clear Vision]

You know when you t-cut or polish a car? It looks like that before you buff it up!

There is no trees beside these houses!

I have been cleaning one for 4 years and it happened to me last month.

Its weird

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[mick40]

i was told by someone its caused by birds.Are there any swallows nesting near the house.?

[Clear Vision]

Yes im sure there are some birds nesting nearby.

Personally I cant see that making it happen, but hey I could be wrong?

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[craig jwc]

I've posted something like this before, but have you asked the customers if they have sprayed anything on their windows.

I had a job last year i think it was where the customer insisted they hadn't put anything on the windows, but for some reason they wouldn't come good like they normally did.

They admitted in the end that they had bought a spray from Betterware i think that was supposed to make your windows self-cleaning.

Obviously it didn't work but this left marks like you decribed.

Craig

ps. just seen the posts as i was posting this and i have heard nesting birds can cause this

[mick40]

i do a big house and the only place the windows are oily is at the front where the birds are nesting.it was the owner (a twitcher) who told me its the birds that cause it.

[pjulk]

I have had this just the once.

It was a regular customer and never had any problems with her windows.
One day i cleaned them and a dormer window looked as though it was all greasy as the water was not flowing how it normally does.
Anyway i just scrubbed and rinsed well.
When i had finished i told the customer that there was something weird going on with he glass.
It turns out her window was smashed the night before and it was actually a tempory piece of perspex put in and the glazier was comming back later that day to put a new piece in.

Paul

[gaza]

PAUL is that your new van? what happenned to your little ford 55?

gaza