[gaza]

Has anyone tried /done these type of cleans with wfp.does the sandstone get marked by the pure water being more agressive?

             GAZA

[Roy Harding]

Hi Gaza

Church windows are some times excluded form you insurance, because of the cost of replacing stained glass.

Roy

[gaza]

ROY: I thought it might be but if Iwent to church and prayed it would it help?BY THE LOOK OF IT ,LACK OF REPLIES Icould do every church in Britain

[easycleanwindows]

I tell them its "pure water" straight from st pauls they soon let you clean them.

[pjulk]

Gaza

Don't do it i did one with WFP what a nightmare and they leaked a goodun i only did a few of the windows and then gave up more trouble than it was worth.

Never do one again well not with WFP, I may be tempted the traditional way if it was safe enough to do and the money was good

Paul

[gaza]

Love your answer    pmsl  love to drop a tds meter in the font to see if it matches the local water board pop just see the headlines in the paper. vicar spreading  leaganaires .
gaza

[rosskesava]

We don't do any churches but we do do some real pucker places with Victorian coloured leaded glass.

There is a difference between stained glass and leaded windows with coloured glass.

My advise is to stay well clear of proper stained glass as the 'stain' can wear off whether it be with ionised water or solvent based cleaners. I know this much to my horror a few years back.

As for coloured leaded glass, if it's old it will probably leak with WFP.

I've found the only real answer is to buy isopropyl alcohol, spray it on, and brush it on with a soft brush and then brush it all with a stiff brush to get rid of all the corrosion around the lead and then spend ages with a microfibre cloth.

With regards cost I always say it will be expensive as the time spent will be a lot but usually this is offset by the fact that it will only need doing every 3 months or so.

If any customer ums and arhs about it I say that it's best they seek the advise of someone who is a proffessional in that field. Usually, they phone us a short while later after finding out just what a proffessional with leaded glass charges.

Apart from that, I avoid antique leaded glass (if I can) like the plague.

Cheers

[Thecleanerservice]

Keep away, keep away.
It's more than antique, if it's genuine old.
Don't bother.  Unless they don't care what the long term results, as long as it's clean for now!!

You are talking about restoration work if it's old!!  200 years minimum could be.
do you have a date?  Seriously, it does matter.

Pj

[rosskesava]

Yup.

Keep away. Keep away.

Anyway - lead is toxic.

[gaza]

Ross: you take the same mag as me?Thanks for the advice lads,much of what you all say is the same thoughts as I had, just trying to add  to my list of jobs not this one though.

Thanks again lads shold have learned my lesson fron the old leaded windows I  do at a pub,but they come up brilliant now.

 gaza