[gr cleaning solutions]

I just got my scrims today and I have never use them before. I bought them from the window cleaning warehouse they are there own brand grade a and are unwashed and are quite big. Do I wash them first before using them also is OK to cut them down

[East coast window cleaning Services]

dont cut them washing after time they will shrink and become more useable

[G Griffin]

 I would soak them and then keep washing them. They need to be broken in but using them helps with this.
   They will shrink a bit but I cut mine down anyway and hem them where they`ve been cut. This is just because I prefer a smaller cloth.
 

[paul rulton]

never cut them m8   they will fray like hell  
get them on a hot wash & if u got a tumble dryer stick them in that m8  
that helps sofen them    instead of puttin them out on the washin line or the rads that makes
quite stiff  

[Ian B]

Didn't know people still used scrims! I stopped 14 or more years ago.

[markheaney2]

i started window cleaning about 4 months ago and cut my scrims in to 4 they are getting better every time i wash them on a 60 degree wash and then in the tumble drier when you first get them they are like sack now mine are soft and work very well

[paul rulton]

if u cut scrims u gotta stich them round the sides 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

I put any new scrims on a boil wash before first use. They get better after a few washes. IMO they are far better than microfiber for detailing. Microfibers are good for buffing glass but scrims rule on detailing, I've tried loads of different m/fibers & IMO they are an over-rated product!

Another thing, don't use softener in the wash.

Happy days

[paul rulton]

I put any new scrims on a boil wash before first use. They get better after a few washes. IMO they are far better than microfiber for detailing. Microfibers are good for buffing glass but scrims rule on detailing, I've tried loads of different m/fibers & IMO they are an over-rated product!

Another thing, don't use softener in the wash.

Happy days

dito m8   

[G Griffin]

if u cut scrims u gotta stich them round the sides 

  I cut them in half and have them hemmed along the cut. A customer does it on a machine and it doesn`t take long. I just prefer them a bit smaller.

[adixon]

use them as sill cloths to brake them in and keep putting them in the wash

[paul rulton]

if u cut scrims u gotta stich them round the sides 

  I cut them in half and have them hemmed along the cut. A customer does it on a machine and it doesn`t take long. I just prefer them a bit smaller.

they r big i must admit  but i like them like that  ive got big hands 

[ivesonswc]

try this company for micro fibe cloths http://paragonmicrofibre.com/products.aspx?CatID=59 they supply the windowcleaningwarehouse i think very cheap good quality cloths

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

try this company for micro fibe cloths http://paragonmicrofibre.com/products.aspx?CatID=59 they supply the windowcleaningwarehouse i think very cheap good quality cloths

They are the best I've used (paragon) but still prefere scrim for detailing.

[martinsadie]

cant believe people cut scrim smaller 

[G Griffin]

cant believe people cut scrim smaller 

   Just laziness on my part Stan. I find them easier to handle and put in and out of a pouch.
   Plus I was trained by Jeremy Beadle.

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

I boil them twice them use them for sil cloths first, just to break them in.
I have never cut them down, personally dont see the point.
If you cut them into 4s you will still use 4 smaller ones to 1 larger one.




Matt

[barry mallett]

the best thing to do is boil em for 2 hours put em in washer and tumble dryer 3 times and then cut em up and put em in the bin youll be buying flared jeans next

[dazmond]

boil them or leave them to soak overnight then use them for sills cloths and dirty frames,keep washing them until there broken in.

i use scrim and microfibre.scrim great for detailing on a wet day(they last longer)but microfibres are unbeatable for buffing up leaded windows

i never cut scrim up.they shrink after a few washes.

regards

dazmond

[geoffreyspecht]

put them on a boil wash,i use scrim for cleaning windows