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Soupy

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Builder's cleans
« on: March 07, 2025, 12:37:41 pm »
I avoid builder's cleans as a general rule. This looks interesting though.

https://www.protectapeel.com/

Anyone seen it in the wild?
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Scottish Cleaning Service

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Re: Builder's cleans
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2025, 01:17:18 pm »
I avoid builder's cleans as a general rule. This looks interesting though.

https://www.protectapeel.com/

Anyone seen it in the wild?

I think it would be expensive rather than the blue polythene they used at the moment but you never know it may take off in the future. 🤔

Soupy

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Re: Builder's cleans
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2025, 02:04:22 pm »
I avoid builder's cleans as a general rule. This looks interesting though.

https://www.protectapeel.com/

Anyone seen it in the wild?

I think it would be expensive rather than the blue polythene they used at the moment but you never know it may take off in the future.

Probably cheaper to apply, if they want that blue sht removed though, that's not cheap.

Not by me anyway. Horrible stuff.
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deeege

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Re: Builder's cleans
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2025, 03:25:43 pm »
If it’s left the labourers to apply this stuff then  there’s zero chance it works effectively.

I used to do loads of new build cleans, haven’t done any in years now though. Painters spraying the frames with paint, stickers all over the glass, mortar all over the sills and tape left on for months that was supposed to be removed on installation…… no thanks.
"....and it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink, and mother wake me early in the morning."

Scottish Cleaning Service

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Re: Builder's cleans
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2025, 05:21:55 pm »
Its good to do one builders clean so you know to dodge them in the future. I like the bit they come up with after we clean the windows, and ask why we scratched the glass.😂

Perfect Windows

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Re: Builder's cleans
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2025, 10:35:18 am »
If it’s left the labourers to apply this stuff then  there’s zero chance it works effectively.

I used to do loads of new build cleans, haven’t done any in years now though. Painters spraying the frames with paint, stickers all over the glass, mortar all over the sills and tape left on for months that was supposed to be removed on installation…… no thanks.

Just after I started, I went to a (very, very large) house that had had all its windows replaced. The frames were covered in blue plastic but it had been left on for so long (years, maybe?) that it had perished and broken up into pieces about 1cm square. I tried to remove one piece and it felt superglued to the frame.

I asked for an opinion from a more experienced windy. He popped round and agreed that it was uncleanable.

It stayed like that for about another year then they had new windows fitted again.

Vin

Soupy

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Re: Builder's cleans
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2025, 10:40:40 am »
If it’s left the labourers to apply this stuff then  there’s zero chance it works effectively.

I used to do loads of new build cleans, haven’t done any in years now though. Painters spraying the frames with paint, stickers all over the glass, mortar all over the sills and tape left on for months that was supposed to be removed on installation…… no thanks.

Just after I started, I went to a (very, very large) house that had had all its windows replaced. The frames were covered in blue plastic but it had been left on for so long (years, maybe?) that it had perished and broken up into pieces about 1cm square. I tried to remove one piece and it felt superglued to the frame.

I asked for an opinion from a more experienced windy. He popped round and agreed that it was uncleanable.

It stayed like that for about another year then they had new windows fitted again.

Vin

I had a similar situation but the house wasn't huge. The horrible blue stuff had a date printed on it, it was past it's sell by date by two years.

Took hours to remove and put me off builders cleans for life.
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