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dazmond

  • Posts: 23967
What a mess! hard water marks......
« on: May 29, 2020, 08:36:21 am »
The area I work is just under 300tds and some customers have been watering hanging baskets and splashing windows.....what a mess it leaves behind!

A customer was rinsing his car yesterday and when it dried it was a white,chalky mess!so I rinsed his car windows for him.....

Another chap(out of work barber)has been cleaning some of my customers conny roofs and fascias and then rinsed the windows leaving them with hard water stains..... ::)roll......

The area I work has only been a hard water area for the last 12 months or so.....

What will get these marks off?Unger rub out,?winsol?bronze wool?
price higher/work harder!

Paul-kent

  • Posts: 103
Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2020, 08:47:58 am »
Does hot water not get the marks off  ??? ;D ;D

dazmond

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2020, 08:51:50 am »
Does hot water not get the marks off  ??? ;D ;D

Absolutely not....not when its baked on by the hot sun.......its calcium deposits as well as other minerals etched onto the glass.....
price higher/work harder!

High-Tower

  • Posts: 250
Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2020, 08:57:08 am »
I just use some spray de-scaler, viakal or similar, couple of squirts little scrub with a dry brush then rinse it all away after a couple of minutes.

dazmond

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2020, 09:05:27 am »
I just use some spray de-scaler, viakal or similar, couple of squirts little scrub with a dry brush then rinse it all away after a couple of minutes.

Cheers pal....I think I'll get some from tesco next time I do a food shop.👍
price higher/work harder!

matty72

  • Posts: 568
Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2020, 09:26:27 am »
cheap vinegar

Mike Burd

Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2020, 09:43:35 am »
cheap vinegar
Pretty sure Daz only keeps Balsamic.

NWH

  • Posts: 16952
Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2020, 09:51:14 am »
Ettorre Mud with a bronze wool pad.

Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2020, 09:56:17 am »
I get the same culprits each year, usually the older cuties with bedding plants and roses in front of their windows   ;D
A spray bottle of limelite applied to my brush sorts it out.

Tom-01

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2020, 10:42:40 am »

CleanClear

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2020, 11:02:10 am »
You can get this in Poundland (or similar shops)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00F93S7VM?

Spray it on brush head, works great for so many other things too.
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LBWCS

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2020, 02:28:45 pm »
Cilit Bang limescale remover. Works AMAZING

deeege

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2020, 03:10:07 pm »
Pain in the arse now it’s hard water around here now isn’t it Daz.
"....and it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink, and mother wake me early in the morning."

tlwcs

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2020, 03:57:01 pm »
Does hot water not get the marks off  ??? ;D ;D

😀😀

dazmond

  • Posts: 23967
Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2020, 05:28:46 pm »
Pain in the arse now it’s hard water around here now isn’t it Daz.

its unbelievable what a mess its leaving behind on some customers car paintwork too!... ::)roll

ive bought some viakal spray for £1.50 from tescos just now...ive got it in the van just in case a customer wants me to remove the marks on the glass....
price higher/work harder!

deeege

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2020, 06:37:22 pm »
Pain in the arse now it’s hard water around here now isn’t it Daz.

its unbelievable what a mess its leaving behind on some customers car paintwork too!... ::)roll

ive bought some viakal spray for £1.50 from tescos just now...ive got it in the van just in case a customer wants me to remove the marks on the glass....

Good luck with that Daz 😂 I had one customer who i said I’d do that for, all over her front porch. I quickly deceived it’s a nightmare job and it won’t stop her carrying on using the sprinkler anyway.

Just explain this to them and let them know what product THEY can use. Don’t let it become your problem.
"....and it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink, and mother wake me early in the morning."

dazmond

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Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2020, 02:17:47 pm »
Pain in the arse now it’s hard water around here now isn’t it Daz.

its unbelievable what a mess its leaving behind on some customers car paintwork too!... ::)roll

ive bought some viakal spray for £1.50 from tescos just now...ive got it in the van just in case a customer wants me to remove the marks on the glass....

Good luck with that Daz 😂 I had one customer who i said I’d do that for, all over her front porch. I quickly deceived it’s a nightmare job and it won’t stop her carrying on using the sprinkler anyway.

Just explain this to them and let them know what product THEY can use. Don’t let it become your problem.

its only for the odd customer that mentions it(if they do).... a quick squirt of viakal,clean a few other windows then come back to it..........if that wont get it off then at least ive tried....
price higher/work harder!

ronaldo

  • Posts: 840
Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2020, 11:15:22 pm »
Harpic toilet cleaner for this never fails.
A bad days fishing is better than a good days work !

jk999

  • Posts: 2089
Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2020, 05:21:28 pm »
Ive tried viacal its not a miracle spray where you spray it on and it comes straight off ,i might give that lime lite a go

Denise l

  • Posts: 1915
Re: What a mess! hard water marks......
« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2020, 05:33:20 pm »
White vinegar glass spray