So I will be removing these signs off a bar & grill tomorrow. I contacted and met the painter in person and he said he uses Dayglo paints (sp?). Anyway wasn’t sure what to charge so went with $20 per painted pane. I have never done removal. What do you guys use? Any tips or suggestions?
soap water and scraper will do .
As i have done quite a few of those after Xmas i have used glass gleam and a new 6" blade on my titan scraper and never had a problem.
might also want to use a spray bottle with water and what ever kind of soap you use and spray it on pretty heavy and give it a little dwell time which will soften it up. If you have a old strip washer laying around you might want to use that also.
It is a little messy so you might want to bring a tarp or bring another bucket so you can throw away the remnants.
As far as what you are charging you probably left a little money on the table. Are you cleaning all the windows also I/O ?
You may have at most a hour of work if you are also cleaning all of the Ext, glass.
Just my .02 cents - good luck
Fresh blade and a spare bucket filled with water… helps clean off the blade a lot easier.
Technique, more upstrokes to keep the paint on the scraper and off the frames/sills. Easy money.
[MENTION=20262]Bunkerboot83[/MENTION] Lots of soapy water. let dwell for few then wet again use a old strip washer and a new blade to scrape short strokes (FD)have extra buck with soap water for final clean.
this job should be easy breezy for the one eyed chimp…
what helps me out is to wet them all down and get a cardboard ‘french fry’ boat from the restaurant, the paint should come off in sheets with a six inch razor and put in the fry boat minimizing mess. Or bring a box or paper bag from home to discard the paint in. that stuff gets sticky when its wet, and it’s nice to keep it out of your water.
good luck,
~Jimmy~
Straight ammonia in a pump up sprayer let it dwell for a minute then scrape
It will peel right off
So how did the job turn out [MENTION=20262]Bunkerboot83[/MENTION]?
It went pretty good.
The first couple sections were on the windows for less than 6 months - I just used dish soap & ecover with a 6" unger scraper - and everything peeled right off beautifully and very fast.
Then I ran into some old sections which were on for more than a year, I soaked em, re-soaked, scraper would only budge about 1/4 of an inch - slathered goo gone, let it sit for 10 min… Still a pain in the donkey… Finally used a mix of elbow grease & hulk power (made sure it looked like a water park first and then let loose some pent up frustration with my scraper) and it came off ok.
At the end of the day the glass looked nice and shiny. Might have scored a $75 monthly customer out of the deal too!
I learned a few things.
#1 Newer paint is fun, easy & quick $$ in the bank
#2 When bidding ask how long it’s been on the windows, feel free to up-charge for older paint because it can be a pain.
#3 Use a drop cloth when going “hulk” - My guess is that it’s gotta help the cleanup.
#4 Goo Gone is a pain to get off of glass, rags, buckets and tools when used excessively it leaves a greasy residue, I wish I had seen the post about using straight ammonia before doing this job.
#5 I would do it again, easy $$.
Wished I had seen this post before I started, I’m betting it would have worked better and cleaner than my goo gone! I will use this next time
you’ll find that goo gone is pretty much useless for window cleaners. something like oil flo or lacquer thinner will work much better on anything you would use goo gone on.
props on pushing through and gettin it done.
I scraped many of paintings off of stores after the holidays no fun in the cold. I use one of those 1 liter pump up sprayers.
Welcome to TRIAL & ERROR … Some jobs go very smooth and others you will ask your self… why did i bid this job!
