IS TRADITIONAL WINDOW CLEANING BETTER FOR FIRST CLEANS?
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Water fed vs traditional window cleaning is an old debate but in this video I will show why traditional cleaning can be an advantage for a first clean
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Yes and every time
Always
Yes, trad it on first clean, you know it’s perfect when you leave,
If you WFP it on first clean, when you leave you have no idea if it’s gonna look perfect when it dries,
Nothing worse than the dreaded 6pm text or phone call, saying they’ve noticed some water marks!..
I would agree 👍🏻
As someone getting back into WC after a 10year break, that conservatory scares me LOL (cleaning roof panes over electronics and furniture, etc)
Yeah its a tricky one for sure
I'm a traditional window cleaner 25 years with the bronze wool, and other scouring pads it is a must ,and is very satisfying and does the job perfectly well.
I always check my work coming down from the ladder.
Love your videos trad man all is very clear and informative I have learnt a lot over the years, thank you for all your hard work.
WOW, Incredible job Trad-Man. I needed a shower after just watching you work so hard. I am amazed that there "is no shape of glass that you cannot clean, you are the window whisperer"LOL. I also was impressed with your squeegee use going to your left hand. Those customers probably couldn't believe how gorgeous those windows looked after you were threw. I just hope they don't call you back to soon as I was exhausted just watching you. Also your van sure looks sexy. Great job as always Pete and I was very impressed.
Hey buddy!!!
Thanks dude, they were super happy with the job. The heat was immense. Never seen the soap dry so fast lol. Apparently it's so hot that his whisky was evaporating in there so he had to move it! Crazy haha.
Glad it's done but they want it regularly now 🤦♂️
How are you keeping my friend?
Hi bro, I have the unger stingray, here in Australia the problem I found is direct contact with direct sunlight on glass and on hot glass the dispensing of the spray on glass burns the solution cleaner and hazes up and is really unsightly and very difficult to polish out .. you end up having to squeegee .. and costs more time ..that conservatory forget it .. it can be useful for tight office spaces where desks computer s are in the way.. partition glass and sensitive paper and documents areas but.. if Unger can send you one your way without spending 💰 why not. Good as a freebie .. good vid bro first cleans always trad on houses . Cheers David 👍
Hey David! That's really good to know thank you kindly. Yeah very tricky one this in heat to do. I'll have to do it at night when it's cold 🤣🤣
How are you doing bro?
Hi Peter , going well hope everyone in your family and brothers are enduring these difficult times.. 💕today announced slowly lifting restrictions, Adelaide South Australia where I live 14 days with out any new cases and only 3 hospital cases left now... those conservatories hot as ..you've done the hard first up clean.. I've had success after the initial clean on the internal.glass by using pure water only from a spray bottle spayed very lightly on the Unger polishing pads with Unger pad holder .. have about 5 fresh pads available to swap out as you go.. to have 2 poles kitted out works well.. stay safe bro 👍😀💪🤛
@@FlashTechEngineering that's good news!
We have the English PM talking about lifting restrictions, and Scottish PM is saying further lockdown 🤷🏼♂️
We apparently have the highest numbers of deaths in Europe now according to what I heard on the radio yesterday. So if that's so then further lock down would be the safest option. Folks in Scotland generally are quite good at following restrictions, but unfortunately in big cities in England they often don't follow the rules and large gatherings are still common.
Stay safe brotha 👍🏻
oooohhhh conservatorys in warm waeather - im still having therapy for those !!! great vid
Haha! I'll need new skin after this job, my got burnt off.
Great video Pete! My 8 week old daughter just sat and watched her first ever "screen" with me and it was you :D Getting her into the trade as early as possible! Those types of jobs in the heat are tough going! Job looked amazing - nice work. Hope they get you back regularly. Keep well mate & take care.
Hey buddy that's brilliant!!
Hope your keeping well 😉
Dear Heavens Above Peter! That inside conservatory clean chills me to the bone! (Despite The Fact It Would Be Horrifyingly Hot In There!) I would be charging an absolute mortgage for that clean, though that's only if the house owner could catch me running over the hills & far away! Saying that mate, ive seen no one who is better with that pole than you, its a true work of artistry , it really is. Thank you as always, for brilliantly detailed & professionally put together videos, they are very much appreciated. I do get a lot from them, they show me the difference between a window cleaner & a truly professional window cleaner with skill & an eye for real detail.
Thanks pal!!! Appreciate the kind comment 😁🤜🏻🤛🏻
Yeah that conservatory was tough. The owner said candles melt and whisky evaporates in there! 🤣
It's one of those jobs that you think, I did not charge enough for this lolz.
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video, bit of a longer one this time but hopefully it helps some folks out 👍🏻
How are you keeping yourself bud?
@@TradMan keeping well mate, thankfully being kept busy on the glass. Early finish today though, give myself a long weekend & start back tuesday. Nice being your own boss isnt it ? 😉
@@JasonDunlop247 haha to right bro!
Hi Peter currently doing at lot of Trad Man video catch up, its all great stuff mate i would definitely recommend to newcomers and particularly experienced window cleaners to check out your channel as its always good to apply new techniques to what you do.....as keeping the mind fresh is good.
Thanks for all your efforts its good to know your not alone lol😁, cheers Andrew
Honestly really appreciate you taking the time out to watch the videos and I'm glad they are useful 🙏🏻😊
Fairplay my friend, I just wouldn’t have time in the schedule to do it, also it would need to be regular, as there is no way I would do that as a one-off
Yeah have to price accordingly for sure 😁👍🏻
Thanks for the video, you really make it look easy. Well-done for the coni too, insides are a nightmare when hot, I too got a Stingray to see if it was easier. In my opinion it ok as a last resort and only if not got glass. I normally clean glass twice with it using their 2 types of cloths. I use this detergent on the first clean with the deep pile cloth, then I found using pure water (injected in an empty Stingray sachet) with their microfibre cloth on the Stingray helps polish with our steaks.
Awesome Peter, like watching an Artist on a Canvass of glass! Amazing👍🏼
Hey brotha!
I enjoy the art of squeegee'n 😉
Hope your keeping well
Great video Pete, was refreshing to see the client has you in before the glass was absolutely minging, working on the Costa del sol, i know all about heat n glass drying, also that glass is heat rejecting glass, and yes it drys quickly, i fit window film also , mentioned before since 89, your skills are great with your pole, got my liquidator yesterday, a new experience indeed, back trying it today, i did find turning issues a couple times where it gripped the glass, think maybe to much pressure. Have a good day, are you still doing this job still?
Thanks buddy. I don't do this job anymore, they started messing around with the booking, constantly rescheduling, so they were removed from the list.
Have a good day to 😊
Totally agree with your comments about traditional window cleaning, 100% correct
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I’ve used the Unger stingray. Selling it already. The methods you used in this video look best.
That's good to know!
TRAD - MAN THE WINDOW CLEANER you’re welcome to buy it from me! Haha
I like the comment “when someone brings out a better squeegee I’ll use that” makes me think is there something new coming if so my money is on the window cleaning warehouse.
Na honestly nothing new in the pipeline that I'm aware of I'm just hoping one day there will be
Great job and learning heaps for you mate! Without going into too much detail, whats a ball park figure you would charge for something like this? NZ, where i am may be a little different... our ladder laws are ridiculous....
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For this type of clean charge at least what you would make (or realistically want to) in a day.
Giving yourself the day means you can make sure everything is perfect, no spots streaks or missed bits. 😉
Good video! Annoying amount of commercials though!!
I'm having a lot of trouble with closing out with a pole on windows with deep ledges in front of them. I've been closing to the side a lot of the time which I don't prefer because I have to often detail that one bead of water. Can you make a video showing how to close out in tricky situations? Great video by the way like usual.
Hey bud, you'll need a good angle adaptor for sills. I have the phantom pole with a wfp angle adaptor, then just put the excelerator on the adaptor, it's held on tight with a single screw through the existing hole in the squeegee handle. Yeah I'll do a video on it no probs
We wfp everything then trad first cleans takes longer but I like to get it perfect then each month the easy to maintain
Great video and very helpful! How does Unger Rubout compare to something like Dawn or other dish soaps? Also, i cant seem to get the same detail free results with my Moerman channels. What is your trick for that? I always get a line about 1.5 inches in from the edges
Unger rubout is designed for removing hard water stains and other ingrained dirt. Not for general use like a detergent.
I have a few videos on how to master the moerman squeegees. Check them out 😉
Amazing job mate
Hey buddy!! Thanks, hope you and family are well
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Great job, I always seem to get turn marks on that type of window and velux windows even after scraping them etc, didn't look like you did at all lol
Thanks kindly, all I can say really is I've practiced a heck of a lot with these tools, to the point I can do it blind folded now (which I've actually done for fun lol) but to start with the first few months I had these tools I always got frustrated with my results. Just gotta keep practicing and it will click buddy 🤜🏻🤛🏻
@@TradMan yh can tell lol thanks, I've been doing them years and there's always certain ones I still struggle with especially when the sun's out, always seem to dry out for me 😂 started using unger hard rubber and it's been great recently
Always good to experiment with different squeegee rubbers 👍🏻
@@TradMan also was wondering where you have been getting disposable gloves? Going through alot and obviously so expensive now
I have a stingray mate, I prefer it for conservatory insides, no water dripping everywhere and drying out in 3 seconds. I find it best to go over twice, once with the deep clean microfiber pad which is great for the bug mess then buff it up after with the regular one. Loads faster too. If the pvc is dirty I use the 'damp car wash mitt on a pole' to clean the frames. Don't look on CZcams tho, same with the moerman tools, loads of window cleaners out there "oh iTs cRAp it dOsnT wORk" 100% would recommend. If you drive to Kent mate I'll let you have a go on mine 🤣
That's good to know thank you!
Adam, How many sting ray pad would you go through on the inside of the observatory? I use ipc and would probably use 20 pads so as to prevent smearing. I really don’t like using pads but it’s a nice option. Any tips?
Have you stopped trimming the end of your rubbers to fit the contour of the moerman end clips ? Does it make a difference?
Yeah stopped cutting angles over a year ago. Makes no difference to performance just saves faff'n around cutting angles 🤣👍🏻
A work of art👍
It was certainly tricky art to do inside that conservatory 😂
I find wfp better for first cleans with a very weak bleach solution (1/2) a percent strength (1cm in the bottom of a spray bottle) to spray windows first to kill the green stuff.
Spray the glass and frames then wfp it all.
Next clean either method is good but you are cleaning spotless frames and glass.
Hi, mate! Greetings from Bulgaria! Would you tell me, what kind of cloth to scrub the edges(the end of windows) u use before the squegee?
I use unger sill cloths for frames and sills. I use unger ninja microwipe for glass.
Hi Pete, I'm just starting out and was wondering how you would quote a job this size? Any help would be great. Thank you!
You can start with how much per pane, but also factor in what you want per hour. Always go in a bit higher than you think as a job like this takes a while to do.
great video keep up the good work just starting back could you give me some advice on your flyers please thank you
A frame ladder would have been best for getting to tops insides,and I would have been worried about dirty water hitting blinds on lower windows.nice vid and stay safe
Yeah waiting on my larger A frame coming 👍🏻
Due to the heat there wasn't much drips, everything was drying to quick 😂 I know what you mean though, even some glass that I was nose to glass was difficult as the solution dried in about a second lol. Apparently in that sun room candles melt and his whisky evaporates!
hi man!! very helpful your videos, i´d like to know what thing did you use at minute 4:36? does that a bronze pad? if so , does that bronze pad scratch the glass? and last question, bronze pad work for remove acid rain or tartar?
Bronze wool can be used on regular glass that hasn't got a tint, film or a special coating.
To remove hard water / mineral deposits you'll need something like winsol crystal clear 550 (very powerful). Try unger rub out first in conjuction with an abrasive pad like walnut / bronze wool etc as that's not quite so harsh as winsol.
Please make video about green unger clips :) ( I cant them put in the channel )
This video will help you 😉
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@@TradMan thanks!
Hi Trad, liking the videos 👍🏻
How do you price a job like this?
I give them a ball park price based on how many windows there are and then time myself (On bigger jobs)
That way I can make sure the price is right and I've not over charged or under.
You need to have in mind what you charge per hour 👍🏻
TRAD - MAN THE WINDOW CLEANER
Good stuff - thanks ✌🏻😎
Great work mate, what is that squeegee you’re using at 13:30?
Thanks kindly, it's a Moerman excelerator squeegee, you'll find a link in the description 😁
That was brave! How long did the job take in the end?
All day buddy, the outside wasn't too bad, it was the heat inside that made it tricky lol. I might get an Unger stingray for next time I thinks lol
TRAD - MAN THE WINDOW CLEANER i was thinking of purchasing one of them cos ive had custies ask me to do inside roofs/veluxes before but the bad rep put me off, besides id rather just stick to external work. When people ask for my internal price (i charge double what the external price is) they normally go shy and change the subject 🤣
@@timinator83 Haha yeah insides normally take longer so I charge more to, for me I normally charge 1.5 times the outside price. 😁👍🏻
@@timinator83 hey, by double do you mean that if an exterior clean was $50, you would charge $100 for interior adding the total to $150? Or do you mean 50 inside, 50 outside totalling to 100?
Nice video Peter!, How long did it take you to do this job ? Looks like an all dayer, that's conservatory was huge!!!!!
Yeah all day buddy 😁
Oof that job looks like a bloody nightmare, you’re a brave man 😂
Haha brave or silly haha cheers for watching bud
Good vid bud..what rubber are you using at the moment still ettore?
Yeah still Ettore master rubber buddy 😁👍🏻
that ones a big difficult clean!
what is that at 8:00? a light tunnel? I've seen them before but that doesnt look reflective?
and this is a KILLER choice for all trad cleaning. the wfp is all about that back patio area.
btw that whole room is full of expensive decorations lol its a booby trap!
you must use glass gleam or something? I never see much soap on your windows. or is this for the inside only?
Great video. Well worked and mind over matter!! Ps don't bother with the stink ray! Total rubbish.... Have one in she's if want it😂😂
O yes question, what you say best soap is for traditional? 👍
I use regular fairy liquid buddy
Do you use purified water in your trad clean buckets?
Name of ' pouch ' you usually have on your back to carry 2 small squeegee please? :D
Ettore twin holster
Wowww not that easy job well done TRAD-MAN
Nice video 😎👍
Thank you very much 😁👍🏻
I use ice cubes in the water in summertime. Gives me more time to squeegee the window and not drying so fast. Just a advice ✌️😉
Anything is worth a go 😉👍🏻
Legend 🤘🏻
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Hi mate, have you got a video on how to make your 6” fliq applicator that I’ve seen you use?
Just purchased the Trad man ultimate kit as I’m just starting up. It’s great. Can you also recommend the best ladders to start with? Cheers pal 👊🏻
Hey bud I don't have a video on it but I think @polzn blades does.
I use ramsey window cleaning ladders, great quality 👌🏻
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Cheers for reply dude… had a look for video on 6” excelerator but can’t seem to find it… did you make yours by watching video.. It looks like a handy tool to have,✌🏻
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Thanks bud 😁
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Thanks bud hope your keeping well
Did your customer not mind u dripping all over there expensive furniture when cleaning the roof inside.
BULLSEYE Trad-Man!
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