[sussex187]

hi dunno why but found leaded lights  this year a real chore mainly cos of real damp air couple that with most of my jobs being on seafront and loaded with salt cos seems to be more wind than normal so last week i started using meths pure from a spray bottle problem is when you do as many leads as i do it can become expensive altho i think is price worth paying cos time saved probably evens it out was just wondering if anyone else has some bright ideas of any methods and please dont say pole cos even when i do switch to pole i will still do bottoms trad {not saying everyone should just my opinion} so anyone got any tips for lead in damp weather ?
thanks

[windowwashers]

hi dunno why but found leaded lights  this year a real chore mainly cos of real damp air couple that with most of my jobs being on seafront and loaded with salt cos seems to be more wind than normal so last week i started using meths pure from a spray bottle problem is when you do as many leads as i do it can become expensive altho i think is price worth paying cos time saved probably evens it out was just wondering if anyone else has some bright ideas of any methods and please dont say pole cos even when i do switch to pole i will still do bottoms trad {not saying everyone should just my opinion} so anyone got any tips for lead in damp weather ?
thanks

I am guessing you are trad cleaning them, as wfp is a piece of cake on leads.

when I was trad I used to use a spary bottle myself with a little fairy in it (that is now a swear word to me) 

[NWH]

When you switch don`t say it`s for tops only cos it won`t be for long trust me,i know you don`t want to hear it but WFP goes through leads like a hot knife through butter,rub rub and rub you`ll never get em spotless with scrims-microfiber cloths.Get on the pole ASAP.

[windowwashers]

When you switch don`t say it`s for tops only cos it won`t be for long trust me,i know you don`t want to hear it but WFP goes through leads like a hot knife through butter,rub rub and rub you`ll never get em spotless with scrims-microfiber cloths.Get on the pole ASAP.

have to agree with that one 100%

[sussex187]

yeah i hear you lol just looks weird to me when i see other local wcers doing it

[NWH]

yeah i hear you lol just looks weird to me when i see other local wcers doing it

It seems weird to me now why WC`s go up and down ladders allday when they don`t have to.

[m.b.s.]

yeah i hear you lol just looks weird to me when i see other local wcers doing it

It seems weird to me now why WC`s go up and down ladders allday when they don`t have to.

i have to agree with that one i use to hate the dreaded leaded now wfp i love them most don't even spot and the water just sheets over most of them lovely

[sussex187]

yeah i hear you lol just looks weird to me when i see other local wcers doing it

It seems weird to me now why WC`s go up and down ladders allday when they don`t have to.

i think it looks lazy maybe weird was not the best choice of word.as far as window cleaners going up ladders all day well im sure some would love a pole system but cannot afford like me

[dai]

They are a pain to do trad with salt on them. The newer one with bevelled lead strips can be done with an applicator, blade, and a final polish with scrim or micro fibre cloth. Salty leads trad, are a time consuming business. Dai

[m.b.s.]

lazy lol safety first m8 lazy 2nd i know a lot of trad people cannot afford them i was trad for 10 years till i came on here just got an idea to do a diy one for around £600 mark didn't buy it all in one go bits here bits there best thing i ever did m8 and I'm not loaded m8 as some on here can tell you buddy they are a real pain in the but trad i know i did them often enough as for salty ones i don't know about as i am a city guy all use to get was black hands from all the car fumes

[NWH]

yeah i hear you lol just looks weird to me when i see other local wcers doing it

It seems weird to me now why WC`s go up and down ladders allday when they don`t have to.

i think it looks lazy maybe weird was not the best choice of word.as far as window cleaners going up ladders all day well im sure some would love a pole system but cannot afford like me

If it meant i didn`t have to go up ladders allday long i`d beg borrow or steal to get the money.

[sussex187]

thought i would get burnt for that last post but thats waht this place is about ...opinions,i have little doubt that the day i get wfp i will probably try a downstairs window with it and never look back all i meant was was fundamentally wfp was brought in for health and safety reasons for above ground level windows i know sometimes some downstairs are dangerous but i just thought from a domestic customers point of view they would appreciate the h&s issue of upstairs but may not be so keen downstairs?