Window Cleaning Secrets
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On the surface, window cleaning seems like a pretty easy job.Ask any teen to do your window cleaning, for pay, and they will gladly jump at the chance to make some money. But the big problem you’ll find, is once they do it, they will probably tell you they won’t ever do that again. The problem with window washing is not the work you have to do, it’s how you are going to do it, when you are going to do it, and what tools you will use. Take it from my years as a San Diego Window cleaning company, if you want someone to enjoy cleaning your windows, or if you want to do it yourself, keep some of these tips below in mind.
If you are cleaning your windows directly in the sun, you will see that this causes a bunch of streaks that will seemingly not go away no matter how much you clean them! It’s frustrating, but knowing a simple tip like washing them when the sun passes away from the windows, or is not so hot, can save you from failure and frustration as well.
Some San Diego window washing tips that take the frustration and hassle out of window cleaning are:
The method you hold you’re squeegee counts!
When holding the squeegee, make sure you’re angling it in the direction of the water flow. If the water is flowing down towards your feet, pull the squeegee either sideways allowing the water being squeegeed to flow down to the part you haven’t hit yet. If you’re on a rooftop for example and the down angle is above your head, squeegee forward again so the water flows to the part not yet touched. If you find yourself working against the flow of water, this will cause the water to build up and it will flow out of the sides and that will make streaks.
The wiping of the blade is important!
Some people try to squeegee the whole window one stroke at a time without wiping the blade until the end. This never has worked well and it will cause a streak by the water that is left on the blade. Every time you go to get that (which is twice in the same spot essentially) you cause another streak.You can avoid this problem by just wiping the blade after each strokeand get the window cleaned much faster without retracing steps.
Overlap the streaks
After each stroke you should overlap the top of the next stroke (about an inch into the dry area) and make your next stroke. If you’re pointing the squeegee so the water buildup falls downward towards the wet part of the window and you’re drying off the blade after each stroke, you will not create
another streak on the window you will have to do over. Never try to squeegee right on the line, this could cause splash up into the dry area and is counter productive.
Use a lot of water
If you are afraid to use a lot of water, you will not have an easy time trying to make smooth strokes with the squeegee. be generous with your water use and always if you can, use sideway strokes on the water that is dripping down towards the wet part of the glass.
So that’s it. Some easy to apply San Diego window cleaning tips for all you do it your selfers.Follow the steps outlined here and you will be very pleased with how your windows look.
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