Creating a quick clean surface with a WFP in seconds!

[SIZE=4]This is a question. Would anyone be interested in an inline chem that could be turned on with a switch that would change the glass surface to hydrophylic (water loving)? I have been watching videos and it looks like the surface of choice is one that would sheet the water off rather than bead it. So hydrophylic not hydrophobic. In talking with a WFP manufacturer I was told this was the preferred choice. He said it should cut the time in half to clean[SIZE=5][/SIZE]. Does anyone have any feedback?

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Well I certainly like the idea since hydrophylic glass is much quicker to clean. It seems though that one could only add a chem if they were working off of a water tank. It doesn’t seem like a chem could be added to a portable or closed system unit that runs water straight from a spigot to the pure water unit. And I wonder what sort of residue the chem itself might leave on the glass. Love the idea though.

What would be the cost per pane and would it be temporary or long lasting? I had thought of adding some of the slip type products to accomplish this, but the cost per pane would be to expensive for resi applications.

Sounds very interesting.

In theory anyhow it should be possible to add it to any system. You ultimately have a single line going to the window. If the line from the chem reserve is opened to that line by a switch, the chem will be drawn out and up the pole to the glass for just long enough to wet the glass and react with the surface. Then after only seconds we would shut off the switch. Now just continue rinsing. No residue. No water since it will sheet off. Demo vids should be easy here since we could test it side by side on the same window if the window were large enough!

Please contact the WCR for samples once I have located the right chem. This is just one of several projects I’m working on right now. Thanx everyone!

[MENTION=1]Chris[/MENTION] I would like a sample when this becomes available.

One Restore works well. We pymp it thru a seconday line fed wuth a backpack and aquaadapyer as a cutoff switch. Works like a champ.

[MENTION=3250]HOTWINWASH[/MENTION]- You guys are hardcore! How diluted is the One Restore that you use? And does it have any negative affect on the brush over time? I’d be mostly concerned about rinsing it off before it starts to drip down on the sills and siding.

Between this and the hot water you use, you can probably tackle pretty much any first time cleans :slight_smile:

[MENTION=3250]HOTWINWASH[/MENTION]

hot water water poling in Texas? as an “always”?

How much does one restore take in a night? I thought about pymping as an add on service to but its illegal in the state of Texas.

For me this would be a game changer! I currently have a water fed pole but don’t use it hardly at all. The main reason is it doesn’t do well on hydrophobic glass as it takes to long to rinse. Because you never know what windows will be hydrophobic for me it just seems quicker to use a squeegee. If you could ad a chemical and change that I would probably switch to WFP.

[MENTION=507]Henry[/MENTION]- do you think that any customers would have a problem with changing their glass over to hydrophilic? I can see some customers thinking of the hydrophobic coating as a good thing, after all, people put rain-x on their windshield.

I never intended the use of One Restore when I started this thread. Ask this company why they will not tell you what the chemistry is. Always know the chemistry of what you are doing. Products like this have the potential of magnifying scratches left by someone else before you. But you could take the hit. Just be very careful guys. I am always for the window cleaner. That is you and me!

Henry