[ryanst1982]

Hi All

Been practising with my new equipment that arrived yesterday (woohoo) but struggling with correct way to clean the windows.

Keep getting the streaky lines around the edges. Use the scrim to wipe it but just seems to make it worse.

How do you experts or dab hands do it. Windows dont look to bad but want them to look absolutely perfect as im starting out and want to be seen to know what im doing from the off.

Cheers guys

[SteveAllan]

Dogear your channels matey and use microfibre instead of scrim its much better.

[ryanst1982]

Really,

Thats a kick in the teeth, I bought 10 of them.

[paul beckett]

i try to keep telling the newbies to get microcloths instead of scrim there much better

paul

[ryanst1982]

Wish I knew. I got them from cleaining spot, they were more expensive so I assumed better (foolish I know) There pre washed ones to. Is there no way or technique to stop the streaks so I can use them for now and get some micro cloths later

[Craig 72]

I find scrim perfectly acceptable although I like microfibre as well.I had the same problems as you describe mate when I started.I thought a quick wipe round the edges was all was thats required but you might need 3 or 4 wipes along an edge to get it clear.Make sure the cloth you use it totally dry.I'm a relative newbie myself but this is what works for me.

[SteveAllan]

Dont take your mop to the top, stop just short, if you dogear that will also help. Go nice and slow until you perfect your squeegee technique then you should have minimum detailing to do. You can get some microfibres from the poundshop mate, there ok to get ya going.

[Robin Ray]

Wash your scrims on a few hot washes or even boil them for a while. Then air dry them out on a line or rack this will make them more "crisp" and absorbant.

Use water on the glass spairingly. When the windows are past the initial clean dont mop all the way to the edge.

Wipe the squeege blade before use. And always have a decent blade.

Practice your squeegy technique so you limit the amount of water left on the glass then you will not have to detail much.

Hope this helps

Then when youve mastered the squeegy get a wfp setup.

[JSMC]

scrim needs broke in.

[cozy]

Hi, is there any chance of getting a local trad WC to take you out for a day or two?

[tomy jackson]

i dont like mirow ,your srims ned a boil wash em no mater if ther ready washed

[gerard mcmanus]

I started with microfibres and found scrims much better. Microfibres get soaking very quickly, but scrims seem to last longer. Definitely keep them dry, if you use them wet you will leave a mark. The ones you bought come quite large, if its the ones I buy. I prefer to cut them into four pieces and stitch new hems in them to prevent strands coming out, I find them easier that way. Also yeah, new scrims are a bit useless, so again give them a few cycles in the washing machine.

You should only have to give it a run once though, use a dry pre-washed scrim, use one finger to press it into the edge and run it round. Have a look at the edging, then walk away and come back in 10 mins and see if you can see any marks. Ohh, and do the bottom run last, as that's where all the water gathers, so if you start there your scrim will be soaking and you will drag the water round the window. I actually use a different cloth for the bottom edge because of that.

[landy2]

were are you based if your near me will take you out and give you a few tips

[martinsadie]

Really,

Thats a kick in the teeth, I bought 10 of them.

nothing wrong with them

[ryanst1982]

Im in Kent Pure Vision but can travel. Thanks for all help guys, its invaluable it really is.

Will get there in the end. I bloody hope so anyway

[Roy Harding]

Also you can wet the window and wipe around the edges first, then squeege off this may help you till you get full control of the squeegee.

Roy

[ryanst1982]

Cheers Roy will try that, and to answer your earlier question Cozy, dont think I can. My local window cleaner is never around, I always seem to be at work when he is here. Will try catch him or maybe look further afield for a trad w/c that can spare me a day

[Gordon Saunders]

 I find scrims need to be slightly damp to work the best, especially in hotter weather.

[jonnyald]

 i second that ,scrim must be slightly damp to be at its best .   those 10 scrims u bought will be one of the very best things uve bought,trust me .

[tony talbot]

i had the same problem ( nobody to show me how ) had a look on utube, saw how they did it, then cleaned my conservatory about 50 times over the weekend until i had ironed out all the problems. conserv was so clean i rekon you could see the shine from space  but there really is no short cut to practice. most skill problems will sort themselves out, so stick with it.