[Londoner]

I've been meaning to post about this for a few days. Last week while I was working I saw another window cleaner working on the other side of the road. Nothing at all unusual in that, happens all the time.
However, when I watched him he was just going up the ladder, wiping the window with a cloth and coming straight down.

Now I am interested so I watch him all the more. Yes, up the ladder, wipe and down. He's obviously a regular window by the way he talks to the customers.

So how does he do it? I couldn't get away with that.

[Moderator David@stives]

Not strange

Thats how they used to do it, he is probably an expert with the scrim

[LWC]

He sounds like a "proper window cleaner" to me.

[seandyer2003]

On my old street the wc was the same, wooden ladder, scrim in either pocket and off he went

Windows always came up good!!

[[GQC] Tim]

On my old street the wc was the same, wooden ladder, scrim in either pocket and off he went

Windows always came up good!!

Till the sun comes out lol.

[Neil271052]

Not strange

Thats how they used to do it, he is probably an expert with the scrim

And his equipment costs are minimal. 

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

On my old street the wc was the same, wooden ladder, scrim in either pocket and off he went

Windows always came up good!!

Till the sun comes out lol.

So true, one round our way a regular uses the same method but also has a bucket of black water.  Most of his custies have nets up.

Simon.

[simon knight]

On my old street the wc was the same, wooden ladder, scrim in either pocket and off he went

Windows always came up good!!

Till the sun comes out lol.

I rag occassionally where it's up high and blading isn't really an option. As long as you have a clean scrim to polish up the glass after washing it comes up good.

[Terry_Burrows]

its called Ragging  u just smeer the dirt around with a moist scrim off comes the dirt not as good as squeegee 

[Dean Taberner]

its called Ragging  u just smeer the dirt around with a moist scrim off comes the dirt not as good as squeegee 

Thats right,

He's a ragger!!

Not good at all.

[elite mike]

they are called dirtmovers round here

[simon knight]

its called Ragging  u just smeer the dirt around with a moist scrim off comes the dirt not as good as squeegee 

You're absolutely right Mr Burrows sir. And on 99% of windows I wash, blade and detail...albeit not as fast as you sir :

But there are some windows where I'm up high and not "comfortable" and a quick rag and polish is by far the safer option for me. No, it's not as good as a good sharp squeegee but so what?...sooner leave a few bits of scrim on the glass that may or may not show up in full sunlight than overstretch to blade at the right angle and risk a fall...Mrs Cholmondeley-Smithies' windows aren't that important to me

[Helen]

its called Ragging  u just smeer the dirt around with a moist scrim off comes the dirt not as good as squeegee 

You're absolutely right Mr Burrows sir. And on 99% of windows I wash, blade and detail...albeit not as fast as you sir :

But there are some windows where I'm up high and not "comfortable" and a quick rag and polish is by far the safer option for me. No, it's not as good as a good sharp squeegee but so what?...sooner leave a few bits of scrim on the glass that may or may not show up in full sunlight than overstretch to blade at the right angle and risk a fall...Mrs Cholmondeley-Smithies' windows aren't that important to me

ooo'er, i sense a long thread on this one 

[martinsadie]

we have an old boy who scrims round here,even does shop windows that way 

[Slash]

we have an old boy who scrims round here,even does shop windows that way 

Eh!!!!!!! !!!!!!!......I bet he's popular!

[martinsadie]

we have an old boy who scrims round here,even does shop windows that way 

Eh!!!!!!! !!!!!!!......I bet he's popular!

hes been cleaning windows for 40 years that way so yeh he is popular 

[martinsadie]

we have an old boy who scrims round here,even does shop windows that way 

Eh!!!!!!! !!!!!!!......I bet he's popular!

hes been cleaning windows for 40 years that way so yeh he is popular 

also goes to show ladders are save in the right hands 

[simbo]

bloke near me uses cut up t shirts! hardly touches them only portholes no framework and does a 3 bed bay front semi in under 5 mins ( i have timed him) he has over a thousand custies and been going nearly 15 years. Oh! and i also clean 4 of his, they keep him because so cheap ie £1.50 for bay front only, eveyone knows he is crap but he don't care
don't figure
paul

[tacky]

my wife a good ragger . oops sorry

[matt]

a ladder

didnt you tell him they are illegal