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If you are wondering how to clean windows, then you have come to the right place. In this article we will get some professional window cleaning tips to help ensure that when you are cleaning windows you get them nice and clean. In this guide we will look at window cleaning for actual window cleaners. If you want a more basic guide on cleaning windows without any special equipment, you can find that information here. If you are looking to start your own window cleaning business you may be wondering how exactly you go about getting windows clean. With the new pole system that is available for window cleaners there are now two ways to clean windows. You can either use the ladderless pole system or you can use the more traditional method of using ladders and cleaning the windows by hand. In this article we will look at the more traditional method and look at some handy tips for window cleaners. We will assume that you already have the basic window cleaning equipment which would include ladders, bucket, cloths (scrims), squeegee, t-bar applicator and a scraper. This is all you really need. So now you need to think about how exactly you are going to be cleaning a window. First of all let’s talk about a larger window. To clean large windows you will be using your squeegee. First of all you need to soap the window up using your t-bar applicator. To do this you obviously need to get it wet and you also need some soap on it. You can buy special window cleaning mixes but I just use standard washing up liquid which works just as well and is far cheaper. Wet your t-bar and squirt a small amount of washing up liquid onto it, you only need to do this when the mix on the windows is looking less bubbly. Spread the soapy water all around the window. A good little tip is to leave a small gap of around 2cm at the top of the window. This is because if you go right up to the top, when you take the water off, you will get drips of water running down the window. When you have finished soaping the window you can squeegee it off. To do this start in one of the corners and first of all move across, then sweep round and down. Keep your squeegee in contact with the glass at all times and angle it so that it is facing downwards. This will prevent any streaks from occurring and when you get good at this practice you will be able to remove all the water in one go. Some people make the mistake of simply moving the squeegee from top to bottom, then moving along and repeating. This will take the water off but it will leave lines down the glass that you will then have to wipe off. When you have squeegeed all the water off you need to check for any bits you may have missed. Check the glass from different angles and if there are any smears or bits of dirt remaining then you can wipe these off with your cloth. Next you need to wipe the top of the window, the top 2cm will still be a little dirty so you need to run your cloth along that strip of glass. Now you need to wipe down the sides of the window, there will still be some soapy water here and you need to remove that or it will dry and mark the window. Finally wipe along the bottom of the glass to remove the drips that remain there. Now you should have a nice clean window.
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