[Andyt79]

I'm a newbie to traditonal window cleaning and as I said in a previous post I bought some work from a local w/c that was surplus to his requirements. I started some of the work this week and after slow start on the first house I feel I'm gradually starting to pick it up.

My question is how do you guys go about soaping up your applicator? I've been out with 2 guys to pick some tips up and the both did it different ways. One guy just filled his bucket up, put a splosh of fairy liquid in it and dipped the applicator in it and that was a days worth of water! Pretty filthy at the day mind you..

The second guy never put the applicator or fairy liquid near the clean water in his bucket and just used the fresh water to top up his bucket on a belt and put the soap directly on to the applicator. Now I'm confused to which is the best method and which is more time consuming? Also how often should I change the water?

Questions questions!

[Crystal-clear]

just mix in to bucket and work ,if you can get ettore squeegee off mix that in to bucket much better then fairy!

[Andyt79]

Thanks Crystal-clear I've been searching on here for the best soaps to use and there's so many different opinions I think if the proper window cleaning products do genuinely work better then I'd like to use them. I read on here that a few guys are using W5 from Lidl so have given that a go. I haven't had anythin otherr than fairy to compare it to though. Do you use squeegee off or are you wfp only?

Cheers

[cozy]

The way we do it is, fill bucket, pour in your soap or whatever you use. Soak your aplicator. Fill small bootle out of bucket, place in belt holder or bottle holder on the side of your ladder. Use bootle to keep your aplicator wet. We use Monsoon aplicator, holds enough water in it to last an average house (2 bed semi).
This way, you don't need to drag a bucket around all day.
Good for mainainance cleans, first cleans though, you need to work wetter, so use the bucket.
Also, look on youtube for "Wagga" He gives good tip about these things.
Hope this helps mate.

[cozy]

PS, there are no silly questions. Ask anything, we all started out at some point. Except me of course, I was born knowing everything 




 

[Frankybadboy]

just get used to what you are using first,i just normallyjust water add fairy then just dip in,and can often change the water up 3times a day depending how dirty the water gets.

[Andyt79]

Cheers Cozy spot on! Wagga has some excellent videos on youtube I'll get watching

[Crystal-clear]

wfp only now andy, was trad 2 years now only use trad for the odd inside job.
you should try ettore squeegee off 5l will last you ages and you need less to dilute to water then you need fairy hence it will pob last you longer.

its easer to work with too ,

[cozy]

Get yourself one of these mate, mine has never let me down.

[Andyt79]

Nice one! I'm in the market for a new motor is that the 2011 model

[cozy]

  85 mate!!! Check the plates!!

[Andyt79]

You wouldn't believe it it looks like it's fresh outta Dagenham

[bad trippy]

Brings back memories, i used to take my 1.6 carberet to work back in the 80s, it was champaign in colour,
best car that crappy Ford ever made

[H S and Son]

What a great picture, window cleaners out and about! Love it.





Isnt that a MK 4 Ford Cortina over the road and another Capri in the drive?

[Ian101]

just keep the applicator away from bottom of bucket where all the crap is .... u can get a week from 1 bucket that way  

[Ian101]

What a great picture, window cleaners out and about! Love it.





Isnt that a MK 4 Ford Cortina over the road and another Capri in the drive?

its a mk3 cortina in modena green (i think) ... ( maybe an estate) and capri is 2.8 or "s" version ... just an educated guess

[mci services]

just keep the applicator away from bottom of bucket where all the crap is .... u can get a week from 1 bucket that way  

;Dvery true

why don't we have a competition to see who can go the longest without changing water

[Andyt79]

Thanks for all the help gents, I've found this forum really helpful since joining

[Seymour Sunshine]

Here's a piece of advice. Check your ladder from time to time for safety. If the feet look like this:




Buy some of these:

[cozy]

I reckon that's a Mk 2 in the background next to the Cortina.