Greasy Windows

I’m on a re clean on a customer whose windows I did a few weeks ago. They had their house washed by another contractor about a month ago. When I originally came by there was a grease like film on some of the windows. I cleaned them like normal. They weren’t so bad so I just brushed and rinsed no scrub pad. So I’m back out re cleaning. Wondering if any have experienced this. What would grease up a window like so? Now that I think about it maybe wasp spray?

Throw some GG4 in a 5gal, dunk wfp brush, scrub, rinse. 1tsp of TSP.

You Look Like Hank Williams Jr.

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Ask about screen cleaning products. What was used on the screens before? Were their screens covering the windows? If it was screen magic, It’s basically armor all that the sun will cook to the glass. Have fun.

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+1
Sounds like “Screen Magic” to me too. It’s oily and suspended in some kind of liquid. Works beautiful for darkening screens, but it will cause problems on many other surfaces, glass included.
I think there’s a screen magic guy on this forum somewhere.:thinking:

You look like Rick Flair

Yeah, that’s screen magic. You’ll learn to recognize it. It makes the screens look good for about a week and then it starts attracting dust like crazy and greases up the windows really nice.

I was doing this one house and it was going find until I hit the first pane behind a screen then my suds just disappeared. That happens on construction cleans and screen magic. So add a bunch more soap and it’ll cut through the grease. Your suds can tell you a lot about what’s going on on the glass.

At this house I started noticing turn marks, window cleaner drips, and it was obvious why they weren’t happy with their last guy. Then come to find out he was dripping all over their floors and refused to wipe anything up.

Oh, and it’ll take several washings before that stuff comes off the screens. I just cleaned the screens and told them they’ll get better over time. This client then wanted the house cleaned quarterly.

Very interesting thread. I suppose most any hydrocarbon will be difficult to remove with a routine cleaning solution. Some hydrocarbon deposits/films are more difficult than others. Either way this definitely qualifies as a non routine cleaning and should be priced well!

Henry

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Doubling the soap sounds right to me.
@tmeester1 Do you have any suggestions?
(Screen Magic guy.)

You look like Matt Damon.

I know.

I had to Google Ric Flair. Good Lord I hope not ! :joy:

Cause the glass doesn’t lie


:wink::joy:

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Love this guy :slight_smile:

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Can you link to this video buddy? Can’t find it anymore. One of the funniest I’ve seen in a long time.

Hi :wave:My name is Johnny Merril from Grateful View window cleaning.
& this is my video

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That was hilarious! Is he being serious? At least he is passionate.

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He is entertaining, that’s for sure.

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I don’t know what it is , but I can watch that video over an over again , An laugh each time.
Don’t know who’s weirder me , or Johnny Merrill. Could be me :joy:

“ Driving that train “ :woozy_face:

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He’s not doing windows anymore, he’s teaching looooveee yourself :grin:

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