[Stoots]

Does anyone else have issues with cleaning velux windows ?

In the last few of months i must have had 3-4 houses complain they are not cleaned properly

ive scrubbed the hell out of them, including using chemicals but on some of them still impossible to get enough pressure on the glass to remove stubborn marks.

Theres not much more i can do on some of them, im considering not taking on any more jobs with velux some of them arent worth the effort.

anyone come up with a good way of cleaning baked on dirt off velux ?

[zesty]

I just tell the customer they don’t always come up perfectly...

[Ooooooog]

Rotating brush works well on a first clean. Fine with wfp after that.

[hotsteam]

Give the outside of the window a good clean from inside, then it's sorted for future cleans   

[nathankaye]

Does anyone else have issues with cleaning velux windows ?

In the last few of months i must have had 3-4 houses complain they are not cleaned properly

ive scrubbed the hell out of them, including using chemicals but on some of them still impossible to get enough pressure on the glass to remove stubborn marks.

Theres not much more i can do on some of them, im considering not taking on any more jobs with velux some of them arent worth the effort.

anyone come up with a good way of cleaning baked on dirt off velux ?

Hot water!
Even if you do not use hot water but have a trolley system.  Fill a drum up with very hot tap water and take it to the job and rinse with your normal tank water afterwards.

[dazmond]

Does anyone else have issues with cleaning velux windows ?

In the last few of months i must have had 3-4 houses complain they are not cleaned properly

ive scrubbed the hell out of them, including using chemicals but on some of them still impossible to get enough pressure on the glass to remove stubborn marks.

Theres not much more i can do on some of them, im considering not taking on any more jobs with velux some of them arent worth the effort.

anyone come up with a good way of cleaning baked on dirt off velux ?

Use a sill brush and rinse slowly a few times after a good scrub....I've never had a complaint myself......

[Mr.G]

 high water flow and scouring pad on the pole for stubborn bits works for me.

[M & C Window Cleaning]

I don't have many on my round, but the problem I find with the ones I do have is that the angle is too shallow to get a good enough rinse without using gallons of water in the process. However, as yet my customers have been happy enough with what I've been able to do with them so it hasn't been a big problem for me. One customer saw the issues even before they asked me to do their windows and said they don't expect me to do them.

[Richard iSparkle]

I include them for free but explain we can’t guarantee the same standard as normal
Windows

[Splash & dash]

Hot water if covered in bird poo let it soak for a couple of muinits scrub rinse job done not had a complaint yet 😬😬😬😬

[Cookie]

Doodlebug  fixed to end of WFP with abrasive pad & Viro-sol worked for me to get the worst of the muck off:

https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/water-fed-poles/brush-head-attachments/quick-loqswivel-pad-holder-doodlebug-type.html
https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/water-fed-poles/brush-head-attachments/doodlebug-replacement-white-abrasive-pad.html

I've also used this on solar panels (without the Viro-sol).

[Dry Clean]

Unless you're prepared to get on the roof and inspect the glass then its not possible to know if its ingrained marks. lead marks/runs or other, I don't guarantee Velux cleans and don't really care if I lose the custom should they not clean up perfect.

[AuRavelling79]

A trad guy is unlikely to be able to do them at all. Just need to manage expectations.

[davids3511]

A trad guy is unlikely to be able to do them at all. Just need to manage expectations.

More often than not the marks are on the inside in my experience.

[simon w]

A trad guy is unlikely to be able to do them at all. Just need to manage expectations.

Couldn't a trad guy turn them from the inside and possibly clean both sides?

[simon w]

I'd check with the owners that the dirt they think is on the outside is not in fact on the inside of the glass. Internal Velux windows are often neglected by the home owners when it comes to cleaning and they could easily be mistaking issues with the outside glass actually being on the inside.

[Clever Forum Name]

We don't charge for them unless they have like 10 or something along those lines.

Bronze wool pad holder and decent brush gets the perfect-ish.

[colin bird]

I've had complaints about velux Windows,when I returned to look,I found the marks were on the inside,they always look to blame the window cleaner

[NWH]

Sorry to mention hot water but that cleans em better