Without having another soap wars thread I was thinking we could get everyone to share what’s in their water? What’s your solution to dirty windows? Just your average everyday mixture for the busy season with ideal weather for your area, and tell us one reason you love your solution.
I’ll start…
I use a GG4/Ecover mix because it repels dirt keeping the shine almost double what I used to use.
Mike Radzik
Pro Window Cleaning
Central Massachusetts
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I have been using the Pill from Unger with a touch of dishwasher soap so that I can see what I need to squeegee off. I am new to the business and haven’t tried anything else. I can’t say I am completely satisfied with it as I sometimes seem to have a film left behind, but haven’t ruled out that it could be the result of something else or something I am doing wrong. Would like to know if anyone else has used the Pill and had similar issues or found something else they like much better
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Straight Ecover is my “everyday soap.” I’ll bust out the TSP for certain jobs, i.e. hardened grease on the windows. I used to love Ace Hardware 100% ammonia for old pure glass windows, but I’ve kicked it to the curb to save my lungs… plus, I don’t want the customers to know me as “the ammonia guy.”
Bronze wool is my favorite soap additive… as in “ecover with a dash of bronze wool.”
When I used to use Dawn, I found that any little spots you missed dried to the window and were hard to remove with a dry huck. Dish soaps have a solvent in them to keep the fatty acids fluid (Dawn has alcohol in it, Palmolive has ammonia). So at the end of the job, I walked around the house with a few hucks and a bottle of rubbing alcohol. A little dab of alcohol on the rag will lift away any soap spots.
That’s why I like the ecover, though. Way less detailing and fixing spots after the sun bakes the windows.
I used dawn an ammonia for years . Switch to Ecover an gg4 an haven’t looked back. Much better ony hands an has great glide an cleaning agents . Can’t beat it . "Right now "
Looking foward to trying some if these others soaps these guys are working on though !
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I want to tell you my secret solution so bad but I’m afraid everyone will hate on me. However my shit works so bad ass. I am completely amazed at how clean and streak free the glass is and when I’m done these windows shine like a diamond in a goats ass.
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Lol. Hell no. I’ve been doing this too long for windex. In fact I’ve never used the stuff. Sheesh. I’ve been cleaning windows part time off and on since 2005. I’ve used lots of stuff but then I started mixing things up all glass products and then one day BOOM! This shit works! My customers are always wow’d by the results.
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