Great informative video as always 👍 pays to view first cleans , you never know what’s lurking round the back ! You can be upfront about extra costs for getting frames tidy ! Keep up the great content 😊
My opinion best product out there I tend to use a 50/50 but sometimes neat in a little spray bottle works a treat then use exactly the same method you have just used
Watering it down to 10/1 or 5/1 or 3/1 just means more spraying. I think prob a quick coat of neat, leave a few mins is best. Rather than doing multiple passes with a reduced mix. Time is money, as we all know.👍
Do first cleans the same way for the most part. For me a quick scrub and rinse with pure then tfr and a scrub and then finish with pure water. I've been using a garden hose trigger gun to remove crud out of the gap between sill and window frame which has saved me quite alot of time, good vid too
@@squeakycleandave1 I've also found the trigger gun good at removing bits on conservatory doors, windows and on many occasions I've used it as an extra final rinse
On walk-up... I use my 14" flocked Nylex brush on a pole and an Ettore 14" yellow bucket! Then power rinse with my trusty Gardner power sprayer and Tucker hybrid or Zero full on boars hair 18" brush. Soaps range from Lemon ammonia to glass gleem 3 and my favorite... "Meguiar's Wash n Wax!" On higher up windows I use two poles which I call what I do "the Texas 2 Step". Before the Texas 2 Step and pure water rinse we would clean 2nd story commercial windows with city water, a Tucker aluminum pole and Tucker brush with over the top rinse. Then use a Garlick or Unger aluminum pole and squeegee to remove the water from the glass! Today all my pure water is either single or double run RO with extensive pre-filtering to protect the RO membrane form city water.
Hi Dave How much water did you use on that job? I’d do it the same as you, but would use the rinse bar for the final rinse as it’s once, rather than two or three times just in case.
I use Viper venom on the nasty windows .I think its Ph is 12..I use it for tile and grout cleaning..I have a 30 HP truck mount for carpet and floors...This is why I use it I have it on hand..It rinses free and its non foaming..Unlike regular window cleaning..Those first cleans can be a pain in the glass...thanks for the video
I have a tool for getting the stubborn crud under the sills out.......can't remember exactly what it's called but they use them on mountain bikes to clean I think it's the chainsets and chains...just slide it along and it loosens any moss and crud then blast with plain tap water from outside tap.
Great video. I have never the product unbix 2,000 before. I have a gardiner WFP and a dosatron. At what ratio would you recommend to clean gutters/ fascia/ soffits: conservatories at? TIA
Might be a silly question, I assume you use hot water hence using a stiff bristle brush. Even tho I don’t use hot water will I be able to use the same brush because I think stiff bristle brushes will be better to clean off really dirty green windows on first cleans. Also what sort of brushes can be used of con roofs and what ones can’t?
I think the only time you need to be careful of brush choice for con roofs is if they are self cleaning glass then I would use a flocked brush otherwise any brush. The more shaped ones are better such as the xline sill brush or the Garden sill brush with the rounded ends
@@squeakycleandave1 ok sweet and in regards to hot water brushes, I can use them for really dirty windows and potentially chemicals even when I’m Using cold water?
It’s just when they are really bad. Sometimes on a first clean I soak up the windows with a bit of washing up liquid on the brush just to loosen up the dirt a bit
Lovely job that Dave! May I ask how did you turn the flow off on your ova8 pole? The part where you brush across the sill you stopped the water while doing it. Thanks mate 👍🏼
@@squeakycleandave1 brilliant I’ll go find it, I have a clx is it the same concept? Like you I use a gardiner back pack so currently having to turn the thing off to stop the flow. The uni valve looks like a required addition to the kit
As a regular clean for this job I charge £20 but as a first clean it needs to be 1.5x - 2x the price. I did this one for £30 as they were good enough to let me film it
Hi Davie. Great video. I'm looking at starting up soon and was wondering if a 22 foot pole is a good length to start with? And would that be long enough to hit the second floor? Thankd
Hi Lewis 22' is a good length to start. It will do most 2 story and lower 3 story properties. Any longer and in my opinion its to heavy to use all day especially when first starting out.
Great video bro. I use a gardiner back pack for chemicals, I always clean it out afterwards, would you do the same with chemicals or leave it in. Thanks
@@squeakycleandave1 I'd appreciate that as I've been going in blind when it comes to buying brushes. So far I've got a supreme with Dupont bristles and 100 degree fan jets and a flocked sill brush with 1.4mm pencils
@@garygeach I use a stiff brush all year round but only heat the water during the winter but it depends on the brush. The sill brush I used in this video I would say is to stiff to use on the glass with cold water but the Ultimate is fine. Depends on what you like
Stupid question Is ubik 2000 the best option for first cleans? And window cleaning? I’m looking at chemicals as I’m starting out and im just wary of which to pick for which job etc
It’s good if you have a lot of pvc to clean such as fascias and gutters but if you are just doing a first clean on windows just use a bit of washing up liquid on your brush and make sure it’s rinsed well
Fantastic thank you, does it apply to self cleaning glass? Hydrophobic? I’ve got an orangery clean next month and I’m stuff as to what to use, I did think fairy though, thanks again
You do get used to the feel of them and you can see if there is still dirt coming off in the water. I also explain to the customer that I obviously can’t see the upstairs sill so to let me know if there is any problem and I will come back reclean them and in 15 years have never been called back to reclean a sill
Hi dave if I wanted to make a 5lt tub up of ubik. For general framework cleaning. How much ubik would I use in fl oz do you think. I am crap at trying to work out how much Regards
Hi David my favourite out door worker yes Russ i wanted to know this question too on a 5liter. What would you use an would you use a surfactants in this as well to make it. And sorry do you ever use surfactants on gutters sofets on any of your jobs dave honestly if your time is answer on this question for me an russ will appreciate it dave.
What's your thoughts on the cill brush for day to day cleaning dave, I bought one the other week and I can honestly say it's the worst brush I've purchased, the amount of glass it misses when square onto the window is ridiculous, I'm thinking of cutting the curved section off
@@vonovine I think the Extreme are great for maintenance cleans but with the amount of green on that it needed a few more bristles. The other problem for me with the DuPont is you can only us it up to 30degrees and although my water was cold on that job I normally have it heated up to 40-50 degrees C
@@squeakycleandave1 Have the same set up as you. Followed your instructions with the immersion heater over a year ago. Works amazingly. What I would say is, I did a “clear” cons roof last week & was using the Gardiner sprayer to rinse off, after using the sill brush on a swivel to clean the roof . The sprayer was taking forever to do the final rinse,so connected the Xtreme with rinse bar & two passes , done on the rinse. It pulled anything left off In two passes . Saving loads of water. A good tool for a perfect final rinse with minimal water usage. All the best. Just bought 40lt of Ubik from The Cleaning Warehouse for the best price ever.👍 Prob last me a year.
@@squeakycleandave1 I've only tried Rubicon & virosol . Can buy Rubicon any were even on eBay. I tend to go with Rubicon. It's really good for upvc cleaning! But if you do purchase some. would be great to see you review..👌 Ps I can't seem to send a link ?
Hey Dave when using the ubik for 1st clean,would you use your everyday wfp brush or would you use a spare one? would the chemical still be on the brush when you went to your next customer?
