[carl stanton]

Have you ever come across a problem cleaning windows recently painted where the paint is dry for a few days.
Just had a customer painter advised not to clean the windows for six weeks!
Never had a problem in nearly 30 years myself, in fact done a few builders cleans removing paint the next week.

[CleanClear]

Have they had new putty applied at all ?

[NWH]

The majority of paint these days is water based they can give 3 coats in a day in the warmer months,putty has linseed oil in it and takes a long time to go hard but I’d say that’s rubbish about the  paint.

[Slacky]

The majority of paint these days is water based they can give 3 coats in a day in the warmer months,putty has linseed oil in it and takes a long time to go hard but I’d say that’s rubbish about the  paint.

But it is the customers windows...

[dazmond]

Have you ever come across a problem cleaning windows recently painted where the paint is dry for a few days.
Just had a customer painter advised not to clean the windows for six weeks!
Never had a problem in nearly 30 years myself, in fact done a few builders cleans removing paint the next week.

just skip them for now.....ive had to skip 8 jobs this week due to building work/painting/new driveway being laid,etc.....

[carl stanton]

 No putty wood beading.
Just annoyed me. Just being delicate 😊
Agree it’s the customers windows. I resisted from passive aggressive response of “let’s hope it doesn’t rain”

Many paints full cure can be a month. That’s a technical level. Each painter takes pride in his work as well.

[EnglishDave]

Where I am wooden frames are the norm and I will not clean any freshly painted  frames for 6 weeks minium.  I have no 'tech' reasons for 6 weeks but just something that has worked and never had any comebacks.

[tonyoliver]

Painter takes pride in his work utter tosh  works done well when they have to clean the excess paint off  .....
then they find out a window cleaner is about they don’t give a monkeys about cutting  in as they know you’ll have to clean it sandtex off windows  windie will do that inch of paint around stamps windie will do that scratched windows where it has been sanded  badly window cleaners  fault skilled tradesmen b******s read ragged trousered philotropists
100 years old still rings true today