[keyser soze]

does many wipe cills with a cloth when wfp?

[andyM]

This numpty wipes the downstairs cills with a cloth. 
9 out of 10 custies prefer it. 

[Clever Forum Name]

Depends on the customer £120 job hell yes, £8 fronts no.

[paul ette]

i wipe bottoms cills after finish if theres still bits on them

[roundbuilder]

Yes always wipe/dry the cills.
I like to do a good job and keep customers happy so they have no reason to look elseware!.

[wfp master]

i wipe bottoms cills after finish if theres still bits on them

+1

[dazmond]

depends on a few things.if its raining quite hard then i wipe ground floor ones with the brush after a good rinse.if its a certain type of customer then i go round with my squeegee then a cloth esp if its a good paying account.makes the job look so much better.

[Dave Willis]

Nope never.

[AuRavelling79]

Usually

[keyser soze]

i like too because it does make a difference. but have been known to skip doing them when i m under pressure. i just wondered  if the majority did it as standard. also know some dry the doors as well...(whats that all about?)

[Clever Forum Name]

Ahhh no i do dry the doors! Had too many complaints about wet carpets, opening doors to a puddle etc.

[keyser soze]

Ahhh no i do dry the doors! Had too many complaints about wet carpets, opening doors to a puddle etc.

oh yeah i never thought.. good point

[robbo333]

I always wipe the sill with a cloth, but i'm undecided which is quicker (and therefore earns me more money)
Having cleaned the window:
1. clean the sill (using the brush) then just finish at the end with a cloth (but then you have to get the rubbish off your brush)
2. don't clean the sill using the brush, but clean it entirely using a cloth (takes longer but keeps your brush clean for the next window).

I know I need to get out more 

[paul ette]

im the same, if you wipe sills that are really dirty your brush gets covered and if you dont get it all off then the next window gets cleaned with a dirty brush, think its safer to just give a wipe with a cloth afterwards, but do end up with a lot of soaking wet cloths

[g.brookes]

whats the point?  clean the sill after cleaning the window.  we leave the windows wet so whats the problem with leaving the sills wet?  Otherwise you're spending 5 mins too long on every job you do

[robbo333]

whats the point?  clean the sill after cleaning the window.  we leave the windows wet so whats the problem with leaving the sills wet?  Otherwise you're spending 5 mins too long on every job you do

Brookes you're right in what you say, it doesn't matter if the sill is left wet or dry but what's the quickest and best way?
I've left sills wet before and all the crap in the tiny gap between the sill and window has just gently crept out and made the sill look rubbish.
Also it only takes about 1 and half mins to wipe over all the downstairs sills of an average house.
The point is doing the best possible job in the shortest amount of time.
What's your technique?

[PoleKing]

Collect payment (if applicable) then wash the door.
Miss front doors when sub zero.
Never wiped a cill (other that with the brush) since I've been cleaning.

[Ian_Giles]

For the past fee weeks I've been helping another window cleaner out on a day here and a day there and he is unbelievably fussy on his sills, washes them, pinches off the water flow and will wipe off the sills with his brush, or will use a cloth or will rinse over and over....
His work, his rules but why???!!!

It was really interesting to observe first hand another experienced window cleaners technique.
Watching how particular he was over his sills I then paid attention to my own for the sake of comparison.
Now I do wash my sills and frames automatically and on comparing like for like I initially wondered if there would be much of a difference...

And was there?


Nope, none at all that I could see, I do not fart around with a sill cloth nor go over the top with washing and scrubbing and flicking off any accumulated water and if there was - or is. A difference I'm blowed if I could see one.

He also spends an age rinsing off the glass, even with a high flow rate...again, his work, his rules but what a waste of time!!
Is you have washed the windows properly then you are rinsing as you are washing and rinsing once you have washed the windows is either a lack of confidence in your ability to clean windows with wfp or a mistaken belief that it is necessary to do so.

There are occasions when it will make sense to rinse (although I personally always rinse with the tips of the brush on the glass) but by and large it just isn't necessary...although of course many on here would argue differently  

[koopmaster]

agreed, if the windows are cleaned monthly or every 2 months then they should not be that dirty.  I just wash and run the brush over again a little slower (not much) and give the sills a wipe with the brush.  DONE..

[DG Cleaning]

Always do a last quick wipe with the water off.
Gets rid off all the crap that comes out of the gap between cill and window.
If you dry them water will still drip down off the window when you've gone.