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PurefectWindowCleaning

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Upstairs Sills
« on: December 02, 2012, 01:53:47 pm »
Right then, we have been WFP for 6 months now. One minute I love it, next minute it drives me mental but there you go.

As it stands, once we clean all top windows, we then bring the pole down, adjust the brush head, then extend pole again to clean all the sills. Yes, nightmare some of might think, but were used to it.

Do the sill brushes that are on the market clean the sills good enough? If so, which ones are best?

Im also looking at buying a facelift 18ft pole, anyone got any reviews on this pole?

Cheers


CLEANCARE WC

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2012, 01:57:32 pm »
if you use a swivel you can clean sills easy without adjusting the brush head angle.
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Dave Garrett

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2012, 01:59:23 pm »
gardiners with a little g101 sprayed on only needs once over

CLEANCARE WC

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2012, 02:21:52 pm »
gardiners with a little g101 sprayed on only needs once over

Is this as good as MAGICA ONE GO?  :-X 
WE CLEAN BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT WITH WATER FED POLE WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT.

Blue Frog Systems

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2012, 02:56:38 pm »
Never had a complaint using a standard brush or sill brush tbh
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Dave Garrett

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2012, 03:00:41 pm »
same as magica one

Cliff perkins

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2012, 03:15:24 pm »
Do u not clean the sills and windows in 1 go james ?
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spudd

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2012, 03:17:44 pm »
Right then, we have been WFP for 6 months now. One minute I love it, next minute it drives me mental but there you go.

As it stands, once we clean all top windows, we then bring the pole down, adjust the brush head, then extend pole again to clean all the sills. Yes, nightmare some of might think, but were used to it.

Do the sill brushes that are on the market clean the sills good enough? If so, which ones are best?

James the simple answer is yes mate, the sill brushes are spot on for doing sills, might have adjust the angle of your body but it all come in time.. Recommend the medium sill brush from gardiners mate, although I do like the look of the new medium mixed sill brush!!
Im also looking at buying a facelift 18ft pole, anyone got any reviews on this pole?

Cheers



DG Cleaning

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2012, 03:27:26 pm »
Why do you need to change the angle, I've been wfp a few months and I've never changed the angle yet

robbo333

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2012, 03:54:48 pm »
Right then, we have been WFP for 6 months now. One minute I love it, next minute it drives me mental but there you go.

As it stands, once we clean all top windows, we then bring the pole down, adjust the brush head, then extend pole again to clean all the sills. Yes, nightmare some of might think, but were used to it.

Do the sill brushes that are on the market clean the sills good enough? If so, which ones are best?

Im also looking at buying a facelift 18ft pole, anyone got any reviews on this pole?

Cheers




Hi James, I use the Gardiners Medium Radius Sill Brush and find it very good. You don't need to change the angle at all.
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Mike #1

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2012, 04:12:52 pm »
I have been WFP for over 4yrs and never collapsed pole to change angle to clean sills you should have the correct angle set permanently to clean glass and sills effectively .

And you should have the right technique to clean sills correctly if your window sills are clean on your own house then your custys should be clean as well , I always go over sills 3-4 times . Mike

Steve Sed

Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2012, 04:22:35 pm »
I have been WFP for over 4yrs and never collapsed pole to change angle to clean sills you should have the correct angle set permanently to clean glass and sills effectively .

And you should have the right technique to clean sills correctly if your window sills are clean on your own house then your custys should be clean as well , I always go over sills 3-4 times . Mike

What about when you don't have the room to stand back from the glass? With a normal brush if the angle is right for the glass, the stock will be rubbing in the sill and vice versa.

PurefectWindowCleaning

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2012, 04:40:36 pm »
Thanks for the replys so far.

What Steve Sed Said... we use a vikan brush head so the angle when cleaning the glass if you didnt adjust then the plastic stock would mark/stratch the sill.


keyser soze

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2012, 04:48:55 pm »
hi james . sorry to go off topic mate but you posted  on here about magic sponges .really good.. customers are well happy... i got some on the net but run out.  can you get them at places like wilkos?

PurefectWindowCleaning

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2012, 05:04:40 pm »
hi james . sorry to go off topic mate but you posted  on here about magic sponges .really good.. customers are well happy... i got some on the net but run out.  can you get them at places like wilkos?


Magic sponges? Not me bud  ???

DeLuce

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2012, 05:11:48 pm »
I use the Gardiner  brushes and don't have a problem with swiping the sills clean, I've even been using the carbon fibre gooseneck which is a set angle and don't need to collapse the pole at all. Frames, glass, sills. Done. Move on.
I also wouldn't have thought you'd scratch the sills very easily if the brush stock did brush against the sills as it's plastic on plastic?
I haven't had any complaints any road. And I don't apply great pressure swiping the sills.

PoleKing

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2012, 07:02:48 pm »
PVC sills do scratch!
I did 3 sills on one house!
Spent hours sanding it back to suitable finish.
A mate if mine used to fit PVC and he told me how to get them back-otherwise I'd've had to pay for new sills.
Not made that mistake again!

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keyser soze

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2012, 07:13:49 pm »
hi james . sorry to go off topic mate but you posted  on here about magic sponges .really good.. customers are well happy... i got some on the net but run out.  can you get them at places like wilkos?


Magic sponges? Not me bud  ???



sorry james ......thinking of james at shine 4 u

Cliff perkins

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2012, 07:20:27 pm »
Get a sill brush james do the lot in 1 go without adjusting angle or dropping pole down etc
Even with a normal brush i do it in 1 go just gotta get the right angle to do both mate.
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PurefectWindowCleaning

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Re: Upstairs Sills
« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2012, 07:26:03 pm »
Get a sill brush james do the lot in 1 go without adjusting angle or dropping pole down etc
Even with a normal brush i do it in 1 go just gotta get the right angle to do both mate.


Yeah Cliff, thats what ill do. Just got to find the right pole and ill order both, brush n pole together.