[gaza]

HI:anyone got tips on old fashioned leaded windows?IVE CLEANED THEM THREE TIMES ,but still get streaks in them,I think the old lead is acting as a channel for water ,which is used to rince off,then when I wash the windows again the dirt is washed out over the window.ANY IDEAS WILL BE MORE THAN WELCOME

[Mike_G]

Keep them as dry as possible, if you use applicator to clean them (ONLY IF THEY ARE REALLY BAD WOULD I USE APPLICATOR) wipe off as much water as possible with chamois or swab then polish with scrim or microfibre. Dont try to do to much in one go, or they will dry streaky before you can scrim them off. I only do a few leaded windows and a brand new microfibre is pretty good at getting the job done.

[Mike_G]

Didnt notice wfp, would have thought it was perfect for leaded windows somebody must have the answer.

[s.hughes]

Hi Gazza
Is this in reference to a pole system? Mike is obviously talking about cloth work. If its a pole you are using then I would like to know the answer to that one.

Steveyboy

[rosskesava]

Hi Gaza

I don't use WFP's yet but I do use WFP water to rinse them with.

For Victorian leaded glass the thing that cleans them best is isopropyl alcohol or in it's easiest form, undiluted windscreen wash.

What we do is spray it on and use a soft brush to give it a good scrub and then rinse it thoroughly with de ionised water.

It comes up gleaming and perfect.

A friend of mine who does use WFP's, for the first clean, cleans the leaded glass with his pole and brush using windscreen wash diluted 1 to about 10 and then rinses with pure water.

I hope that helps.

Cheers

[matt]

i do a old house, its the managers house of 1 of my main comercail jobs

i just FLOOD the glass with water, i find the old cement they used to bed them in runs a little, BUT after the first clean it was good
plenty of rinsing