[AuRavelling79]

Seem more abundant than ever!

Any tricks?

Do you scrub until they are gone completely?

[M & C Window Cleaning]

I use an Xtreme flocked brush, wet but without the water flowing. For some reason when the water is flowing it seems to cause the brush to glide over them without removing them or at least having to use more effort to scrub them off.
If it's downstairs windows and they are stubborn trails, I put a damp microfibre over them first followed by brush and rinse.
The snails are an absolute pain at the moment due to all the rain we've had.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

The hotter the water the easier it is to remove them. Running cold was back in the dark ages.

[the king]

loads of them this year flocked brushes are best on them hot water really speeds up the cleaning they can be a pain in the ars at times

[Perfect Windows]

Reduce rather than increase pressure on the brush. Rapid, light movements with the tip of the brush filaments do a far better job than giving it slow hard strokes (oo-er)

Vin

[Smudger]

Spot on vin

[Bungle]

Seem more abundant than ever!

Any tricks?

Do you scrub until they are gone completely?

Run over them with your finger and they go straight away. Rub over with a brush and it takes forever. Just goes to show how good or bad brushes really are.

I tend to turn the water off and scrub the glass almost dry.

[KS Cleaning]

Brush in a circular motion clockwise and then ante clockwise

[zesty]

Leave them, when the window drys you can’t see them again  often I find you can’t even see them until you get the window wet.

If they’re visible before cleaning the window, I just scrub till there gone. No particualr technique.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

This is interesting because I always jump head first into making it a puzzle, I must solve. Will be carrying a small plastic bag with small iso damp cloth to see how it reacts on the trails. Understand I will only be able to do ground level where most are, will get back with results.  😉

[AuRavelling79]

Brush in a circular motion clockwise and then ante clockwise

Wax on. Wax off!

[AuRavelling79]

Leave them, when the window drys you can’t see them again  often I find you can’t even see them until you get the window wet.

If they’re visible before cleaning the window, I just scrub till there gone. No particualr technique.

I'm always paranoid that the customer can see them from the inside!

[zesty]

Leave them, when the window drys you can’t see them again  often I find you can’t even see them until you get the window wet.

If they’re visible before cleaning the window, I just scrub till there gone. No particualr technique.

I'm always paranoid that the customer can see them from the inside!

I never had a complaint in all these years, so I’m guessing they can’t!

[Simon Trapani]

Great thread this.

I’m going to try some of the techniques mentioned.

Snail trails are an absolute ballache wfp, that’s  for sure.

[windowswashed]

For the most noticeable snails trails I clean them in the same direction as the trail itself, for the remainder little ones they will disappear when the glass dries, no point being paranoid as they won't be seen when the glass dries.

[dd]

As others have said I find it best to scrub again with water turned off (after I have first cleaned window). Seem to come off easier this way and also saves water.

[the king]

i wander how effective a water additive will be like vision or added sparkle been i long time since ive used any

[Stoots]

Sometimes I just leave them if I cba 

[Perfect Windows]

i wander how effective a water additive will be like vision or added sparkle been i long time since ive used any

Vision?

Long time since I heard that snake oil mentioned.

Vin

[Bungle]

This is interesting because I always jump head first into making it a puzzle, I must solve. Will be carrying a small plastic bag with small iso damp cloth to see how it reacts on the trails. Understand I will only be able to do ground level where most are, will get back with results.  😉

Take a bag a of snails and plonk them on the window. When the snail has done his job lob it in the nearest hedge.