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andrew.ralph@homec

SCRIMS
« on: October 20, 2006, 09:19:56 pm »
HI STILL DOEING TRAD COULD ANYBODY TELL ME THE BEST WAY TO BREAK SCRIMS IN AND SHOULD USE MACHINE WASH AND TUMBLE DRY CHEERS ANDY
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P®oPole™

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2006, 09:21:23 pm »
Boil them a few times ;)

and use them for anything in there early life. Take new ones to wipe sills, frames etc you will allways be breaking in scrims mate its an ongoing process.

Good Luck

ProPole
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welmac

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2006, 09:21:52 pm »
used to boil wash mine!
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dai

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2006, 10:26:19 pm »
Boil wash as has been said. I used two scrims for any hand work. One wettish one to wash, and a damp or dry one to polish. All new scrims had to first serve their time as a wash leather. It won't take long to ware them in this way
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shammy davis jnr

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2006, 01:15:45 pm »
i break mine in gently over time  ie i release one our two into the van every now and then and binn two old ones that way the guys have no choice but to use them   after a week our so they are tops  ;)
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tatman

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2006, 02:26:51 pm »
when you hot wash all your dirty scrims throw you new ones in every time even if they aint dirty mate. Wear them in. You want them on 90d hot wash with power but no softner or lenor etc. ;D
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Cleaner Windows

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2006, 09:49:32 am »
some say dont use softener, and some say dont use powder....im confused lol

which one is it and why?...anyone know?
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Paul Coleman

Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2006, 09:56:08 am »
Quote from: andrew.ralph@homec on October 20, 2006, 09:19:56 pm
HI STILL DOEING TRAD COULD ANYBODY TELL ME THE BEST WAY TO BREAK SCRIMS IN AND SHOULD USE MACHINE WASH AND TUMBLE DRY CHEERS ANDY

A lot of places sell them pre-washed for a small extra payment.
I used to boil them but after a couple of years I started doing it differently.  I just used to lay a couple in the bottom of the bucket I was using until they became more pliable.  It meant working with water containing the dye from the scrims but this wasn't a problem.  I did change water for leaded and georgian windows though where there needed to be scrim contact with the glass.
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S_RICHARDSON

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2006, 08:40:08 am »
boil them a few times and then use them as mopping up scrims for a bit to make hold more water
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Ian_Giles

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2006, 11:18:28 am »
I agree with the boil wash brigade, buy a few at  a time, slap them in on a hot wash with powder.
Use for frames and sills and for any grubby work you don't want to use a broken in scrim on.
I agree with chucking them in the washing machine when you do your other scrims too.

I have used this method for 22 years and never had a problem, tumble dried them afterwards too, and that help get rid of the lint.

But for me the microfibre cloths have totally replaced scrim, not the cheapo ones from the likes of Wilko's or B & Q, but the large flat weave cloths.
They are ready to use straight from the packet, and what you will do with 10 wipes with a scrim you'll do with 3 or 4 with a microfibre.

They are only a fiver a go, half the price they were 2 years ago.

Some will always stick with their scrims, nowt wrong with that, they all do the same job in the end, but if you haven't tried out Microfibre cloths I recommend that you do!

Ian
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Sir Squeaky

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2006, 11:24:33 am »
Get to work Ian. :o
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Ian_Giles

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2006, 12:10:29 pm »
Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on October 25, 2006, 11:24:33 am
Get to work Ian. :o

I was up at 5am, knocked out Cas gwent and the flats next door...been home a couple of hours...happy to have the rest of the day off ;D

Well actually I would have been..if only that rain had come in an hour later!! :'( :'(

By the time I was ready to go in for a 6:45am start it was starting to rain heavily. as you well know this is work I can do in the rain...but heavy rain?
Not for me, if I'm half way around and it starts then fair enough, I'll finish what I'm doing, but I'm blowed if I am going to start it unless I really have to :o

Now if it had been a dry day like yesterday I would also have done those other offices down the bottom end of town and I'd have finally broken the daily target I've set for myself ;D
But if the weather isn't TOO bad for tomorrow I might even get all my Thursday shops done as well :o

But the odds are our bloody weather will screw things up and my work will be spread over Friday as well...more rain Friday too isn't there? :'( :'(

Good job there is a hosepipe ban in place isn't it?
We'll have some real problems ahead if we don't get some proper rain soon! ;D ;D ;D


Ian
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Sir Squeaky

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Re: SCRIMS
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2006, 02:05:18 pm »
Quote from: Ian_Giles on October 25, 2006, 12:10:29 pm
But the odds are our bloody weather will screw things up and my work will be spread over Friday as well...more rain Friday too isn't there? :'( :'(
No, apparently tomorrow's fine, and a few showers maybe on friday.

Today's the only real bad day. Thank god!
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