Window Cleaning Secrets
At first glance, window cleaning seems easy enough of a job to do. Ask any teenager to wash your windows, even for pay, and they will jump at the opportunity. 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 wash your windows when the sun is directly on them, you will soon realize that this makes ugly streaks that don’t seem to go away no matter how many times you clean them! It’s very frustrating, but knowing something as simple as when to wash them like when the sun passes and is not on the windows, or when the sun is so hot, can save you from a lot frustration.
Some San Diego window washing tips that take the frustration and hassle out of window cleaning are:
The way you hold the squeegee matters!
Make sure when you hold the squeegee, you have it angled in the direction the water is flowing. 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 find yourself on a rooftop for example and you find the down angle above your head, make sure to squeegee forward so you cause the water to flow to the part untouched. 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.
Wiping the blade is important!
Some people are going to try to clean the whole window without wiping the blade until the very end. This doesn’t work very well and can cause a streak to form from the water left on the blade. Every time you go to get that (which is twice in the same spot essentially) you cause another streak.Wiping after each stroke the blade will avoid this problem completelyand have the windows washed much faster without wasted steps that you have to go back on.
Overlap the streaks
After every stroke, make the next stroke overlap (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 plenty 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 liberal with your water and always when possible use sideways strokes where the water drips down towards the wet part of the glass.
So there you go. Some easy to apply San Diego window cleaning tips for all you do it your selfers. Follow these steps and you will be pleased with how your windows turn out.
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