Traditional Window Cleaning (Inside your home)

So today I wanted to share with you some thoughts on traditional window cleaning and the methods we use at A+ window cleaning.

Our goal is to leave your home totally spot free with sparkling glass to make your neighbors envious.

One of the methods we use is traditional window cleaning but just what does that mean?

Traditional methods are done using a mop (applicator to put water on and scrub the glass) and a Squeegee to take off the dirty water. It is basically washing your windows by hand to leave a spot free finish. 
 
So just using a window cleaning product from the store has the advantage that you can do it yourself in a relatively short amount of time. The downside to this is you are not really removing the dirt off the windows, more moving it around and taking some of the dirt away on the cloth. This tends to leave a haze and wipe marks on the glass often leaving the glass looking worse than it did before.  Some brave souls with all good intentions head off to the hardware store and buy a squeegee off the shelf to get the results they are looking for. Using a squeegee takes practice and you need to keep your rubber clean of debris which can leave lines that you do not notice until the water dries. Any slight nick in the rubber will leave a line and if you are not at the correct angle, water can leak over the edge and again leave a swish mark that you will not notice until the glass dries. You then need to ensure you detail the windows around the top of the frame and edges, so you do not get what we call tears (runs) on the glass after you move away. The other thing people do not consider is the amount of time it takes to do a full clean on your glass. 
 
So! what is the A+ way and why is hiring a window cleaning company a good investment in your home maintenance schedule? 
 
Here is a list of the tools we use to give you that professional result every time:

• Professional grade mop to wash down the glass
• 0000 Steel wool designed not to scratch the glass but to give a little bit of abrasion to remove stubborn marks
• Magic erasers, great for removing finger prints and doggy DNA
• Scrapers designed for glass by professional suppliers
• Professional Squeegees, we use 6,10, 12,14,18 and 24inch squeegees. Some pivot tools some fixed handle tools
• Microfiber cloths for detailing
• Track brushes to clean our dust and bugs from your tracks
• Poles, we have a variety of poles to reach even those really high windows including 4,10 16 and 32 foot.
• Ladders

Learning to use a pole takes a long time, being able to reach high windows, wash and squeegee leaving a spot free finish takes a lot of practice and sometimes swearing! to get it right. Using a pole is a safer way, rather than using ladders to reach windows that are not accessible from the ground inside your home.
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To finish we wipe down all the sills to do a complete job in your home and then get ready to go outside and tackle the glass out there to be covered in another post.