Would a 6" squeegee be small enough to do like small french panes or small pieces like you’d see on front doors etc… ?
Can you get a squeegee smaller than 6" anyway?
Also want to add:
What do you use in the winter to keep the slip from freezing?
As you can tell I’m just now adding window cleaning to our services list…
Thanks guys!
I have a few jobs with cut ups (French, divided) panes that work best fanning a 5" channel.
Alcohol.
How would you fan a french pane?
very carefully
Ha ha ha ha that’s amazing! Nice share!
Ok, I’ll be ordering s couple small squeegees then… thanks!
I like Don Marsh’s approach to this.
Can get pricey, but if you have a lot of French panes to do regularly, this is a no-brainer; you’ll make up the cost of the channels and rubbers in the productivity gains. To add to Don’s methodology, one could get a Sharpie and write the length of the channel on the channel itself, like “5.5 inches” on the back side. If fading’s an issue, engraving it into the channel could work too. Again, pricey and time-consuming, but it all pays for itself, if it’s a return job with hundreds of French cut ups.
To supercharge the “sawed-off squeegee” approach, Sorbo has just the toy:
You can also use windshield washer fluid ti keep water from freezing .
Some French panes are different sizes. I have some squeegee raging from 3.75 - 5.5. Cut with hack saw and ends grinded down with my dremel tool.
The cost is not very high, especially if you have lots of them to do. Just buy 3 or 4 24" (or bigger) channels and carry them, a hacksaw and a file in your work truck. Cut off the length you need and mark it. I also carry a 3.5" squeegee in my work belt all of the time.
On my residential window cleaning belt I have a small brass squeegee, not sure on the size but its under 6", that has been my go to size for 85% of panes next to my front doors. I keep that on my belt as a full squeegee at all times in its own loop. It’s always a good investment to have different size channels big and small.
If brass costs too much just get some stainless steel ones to cut down to custom sizes. Labeling is a big help but I have been way too lazy to do that myself
Mike Radzik
Pro Window Cleaning
Central, Mass
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Can’t live without my 5in SS.
Yes I just saw that a few of the manufacturers make a snap on handle to change sizes… I’ll give those a go with different sized channels…
If you have the resources, WFP is the fastest way to clean exterior French windows. Look at this clip, 40 French panes on about 2 minutes.
No kidding. Can someone explain the wfp to me? From what I’ve seen so far basically you scrub the window with pure water so it doesn’t spot… right?
Correct. The water is either Reverse Osmosis (RO) or Deionized (DI)
WCR in conjunction with FOC^ offers a WFP test drive for 30 days. It is awesome!
Yeah I looked into that. Sounds like a good program
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@ McCoyH, this guy knows his stuff, hook up if you can. You will learn a lot.
Stan, how the heck are you? I use to crew for a hot air balloon pilot, good times.
