[pylofm]

Hi all.....Well the time is here....

As of tommorow morning I am officially a window cleaner.....have been preparing for the last two months and have my first cleans and 4 estimates to do....

Thanks to all have helped by answering my questions and generally showing me that kindness and the will to help are still very much human traits.

I am starting with the WFP and will still use trad where required.

Once again thanks to all....Now I am scared that i'll not get it right.

Now be prepared for the whinging and wining from me.....

Any last suggestions from anyone?

[Sarah Sarill]

Good luck for tomorrow pylofm.

Take your time, make sure every job is perfect and get friendly with all your customers. 

Just keep at it and before long you'll be an old pro giving advice and help to others here.

Sarah

[robbie14000]

plyofm, good luck it,s a great industry to be in.
Be professional polite,curtious and do a good job and you won;t look back.
Regards Robbie  - Clearshine - Harrogate

[Trevor Knight]

plyofm, good luck it,s a great industry to be in.
Be professional polite,curtious and do a good job and you won;t look back.
Regards Robbie  - Clearshine - Harrogate

Agreed !

Have a great day, take ya time and enjoy it.

Best of luck,

Trev

[mgba_78]

Hi

Good luck, ive been going 5 weeks now and its great!!!!

You never know you may have to make your first executive decision by giving your self the day off if the weather here is anything to go by today

just make sure you dont under quote your 4 customers, at the start i thiink i should have asked more for some of my first customers but as i was new and didnt have much work i sort of under quoted, not by much but it will all add up if your not careful.

Andy

[zeusjazmin]

wish you good luck,for every bad day you have you will have lots of great ones

[pylofm]

Well thanks for the words on encouragement.....Am off into the brave new world soon.....

Cheers
Dave

[john tomkins]

Have a good one mate

[Grafters Cleaning Services]

go get em!

[pylofm]

Well bugger me....I do believe that I may well like this w/c lark....Just got 2 more customers, one prepaid, the other said yes on the spot...

Well my lunch break is coming to a close......

Back out...WFP.....oh yeah baby...I'm hooked

Thanks for all you advice and encouragement...made me feel good leaving for 'work' this morning, 2 more quotes this afternoon...more leaflets to go out.

 

Dave.

[geefree]

well done dave .
i will be following you this week, go get em!.... tell you what i wish i had bought a bucket on a belt now , im practicing on my own windows, its supposed to be a waterproof pouch but im wet through..lol.. one more thing when i dip my wash thing (lol) in the bucket it drips everywhere, water everywhere.... thought it would be less hassle, should have a squeeze handle on it, is the trick just to touch the top of the water in the bucket. ?

[Jake]

gazzasp8

Dont know about other guys on here, but i never put water in the bucket on a belt, just 'ring' out your T-bar, and water will collect in the bottom any way, just 'wet' up when needed. no need for water sloshing about every where! 

Sounds like a great 1st day pylofm, good luck mate

                                       Regards....Jake

[Fast 1 *]

you ve gotta have a bucket on a belt,gazza.Fill a window cleaning bucket up half way,dip your applicator in the water,squeeze off excess water,then place in the bucket on a belt,and like jake has said,water collects in the bottom.

[pylofm]

....What a day...4 quotes to do and walked away with all 4....Happy is me

[geefree]

well done dave, bet you buzzing... and tired , how many did you clean...  the guy in the shop said best to buy pouch lads... wet through ...will get bucket on belt now, mind you, having said that if i pop my squeegie in the bucket on a belt wont it only wet the end?...

[Fast 1 *]

gazza.  You completely wet the applicator(mop)first,then place it in the bucket on a belt,so in effect the mop is wet through.Some water will collect in the bottom of the b.o.a.b,so you can jiggle it about a bit to wet the end up a bit.Of course,you still need to wet it up properly now and then from a proper window cleaning bucket.I dont know about anyone else,but i have never used a pouch.All the window cleaners i have met,use the bucket on a belt.

[geefree]

cheers fast one, i will get one of those , why the guy advised me against it god only knows, even with minimum water my leg is wet, even though he said was waterproof, im off on my first cleans today, nervous, but exited too , little worried about looking edgy up the ladders until i can flow like a professional 

[pylofm]

Hiya Gazza, get out there and just enjoy it..have been out this morning and just completed my 2 first cleans with the WFP am secretly scared that they wont be fantastic but this is all part of the learning curve I suppose....The girlfreind has been out canvassing for the past 1.5 hours, she got 1 'maybe'....but she has vowed to keep on...

Yep bucket on a belt - fantastic peice of kit, basic and simple...wish I had thought of it...

Good luck with the cleans and good luck to all the newbies here who are starting up.

Dave.