I’m going to be doing a new office building using a waterfed pole. I’ve done a lot of squeegee work, but don’t yet
have a lot of experience with waterfed. It’s 540 panes, “ladder” type windows, very hydrophobic glass. I have a Northern Lite pole and brush, and I’m planning on adding two fan jets to the middle before I do this job. I’ll probably have an audience while doing it, because the company isn’t familiar with waterfed at all, and I think the big guys will likely want to see what it’s all about. I’d like any tips and techniques you guys would be willing to share to help these windows turn out well with no spotting. I may pick up some more work for this company if they’re happy. Pics of the building and close-ups of windows attached. Thanks…
Other than you should wash the frames first on several banks of windows before going back and cleaning the glass, I don’t know what other advice you would need to know.
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Rinse, rinse, rinse
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Watch all the Perry Tait training videos on YouTube. He won’t mind even though you didn’t buy one of his poles. Haha
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Here’s a good video for doing these types of windows.
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Never seen a pole that flimsy.
I would recommend to use full length strokes on all windows. Gets a better sheating effect for best rinse. We don’t cut windows in sections
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These are called walls of windows or curtains of glass. Very easy to do. Do rows across and let the drip and run down stop before you do the next row. This will also be more efficient with adjusting the pole height. So you could go all the way around the building doing the top row then lower the pole and do the next row down. If you do get some spotting from the hydrophobic glass the quickest fix is to use the Unger Speed Cleaning pad and a little sprayway and touch up the spots. You are going to be amazed at the efficiency of WFP verses ladder sets.
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Thanks for the tips. They are very helpful and I appreciate you all taking time to respond.
