Absolute Best Window Cleaning Solution - Squeegee Skills Episode 3

No need for expensive chemicals or fancy concoctions in a bucket! Use this method for absolutely perfect window cleaning results!
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[@MrWhitelightning73]

Outstanding. My mom cleaned houses for a living. She gave me the drop of dish soap in water and dry with paper towels method a while back. No more expensive toxic window cleaner for me. The squeegee method is perfect for hard to reach non opening windows.

[@stephentimoney6951]

Excellent stuff, thank you👍

[@johncooper7242]

what a revelation ! thanks for sharing that tip. All that water really makes a mess everywhere ...this solution is much better

[@TradMan]

Great stuff! 👍🏻

[@oside760a]

Great advice thanks

[@TheJimmythecorkscrew]

Great tip for cleaning solution. Cheers mate

[@TradMan]

🤜🏻🤛🏻😊

[@tallchick1966]

Thanks for including a tip for us in the States! 🎉

[@TradMan]

😉

[@train4905]

A most exellent demo sir.very clear precise and methodical,and very well spoken,very helofull indeed,

[@TradMan]

😉🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Bushcraft242]

Thank you

[@Invis_Space]

Just started cleaning my own windows in Glasgow. Have old sash windows and I’ve now got tired of the massive repair bills from window cleaners smashing the mastic off the window 😬 subscribed. Thanks mate

[@TradMan]

Hello from a fellow Scot 💪🏻

[@luzicz2790]

Am using this technique and is very good just like you said full control of soap makes a difference

[@TradMan]

Good stuff buddy!

[@mackthomas8750]

That is an awesome camera angle at the end of the video

[@TradMan]

Yeah i like that kinda angle too, looks cool. Thanks for watching!

[@sekaf4125]

greetings from Alaska. I live on the ocean so our homes are coated with salt. Using this method the glass is absolutely clean? No residue at all? I will try it!!!! Thank you for the pro tip

[@typerightseesight]

I got a 1 ounce squirter for a gallon jug pump dispenser I usually got a good 3 or 4 pumps for 5 gallons. but 2 for 3.

[@windowssteve]

Bravo! I have been washing windows professionally since 1978. What do we use? DISH SOAP. Non toxic (you can lick a plate. you can lick my windows). Non destructive when drops get on floors and carpets. Not expensive. The go-to brand years ago in America was Joy. They disappeared, and now it's Dawn or Palmolive. All the best.

[@TradMan]

🤣👍🏻👍🏻

[@grantlalala]

How many bottles of soap are you going through in a week?

[@ExpertPowerWash]

Fantastic video! Appreciate the knowledge you share. One question- how often do you re apply the soap to mop?

[@TradMan]

When the solution on the glass becomes to dry and then I dunk the applicator in the bucket of water or use the squirt bottle of water to soak the applicator again, then reapply the soap 👍🏻

[@ExpertPowerWash]

TRAD - MAN THE WINDOW CLEANER thank you so much!

[@TradMan]

Expert Power Wash very welcome

[@westwoodcleaningservices3741]

Do you recommend them gloves? Where can you get them ?

[@TradMan]

Tune in on Wednesday, as the next episode is all about the gloves ;)

[@aphysique]

Did you do interior of this house also? what do you use for an app, Invoice & or estimates??

[@TradMan]

In this video the job was external only. For running the business we use squeegee app. If you look in the description you'll see a link to squeegee 😁👍🏻

[@kevinolsen474]

Do u not use squeeze deluxe no more.cheers

[@TradMan]

@Kevin Olsen Hiya, I used to use it when it first came out but stopped using it for 2 reasons 1. You have to use a lot of it to get a good consistency, (I think they changed the ingredients as it didn't use to be like this) compared to dish soap which you don't need much. 2. The squeeze deluxe is expensive! So because it's of overly expensive I don't tend to get it. When I reviewed it, when it first came out, the price wasn't known at that point. When I found out how much they were going to charge people for it I thought no way am I paying like £6 for a bottle when I can get fairy liquid for a £1 lol. It wouldn't be so bad at maybe around £3 a bottle but £6 for a small bottle is expensive, no company with multiple employees would pay that, although they have a bigger version now, the 5L container. I think the squeeze deluxe has changed from when I first used it. So yeah I use regular fairy liquid, or Aldi dish soap. It's cheap and works well 👍🏻

[@mohamedafsar5155]

Which chemical best big showroom window cleaning pls reply me????

[@TradMan]

Just regular dish soap will work just fine for trad work

[@craig6903]

Do you just use tap water? I started using DI water from my Unger DI filter. I make just a few gallon for each day and the water works so well, pulls all of the cloudy milk stains right off the glass in no time

[@TradMan]

Yeah just tap water in the bucket, my ppm here in Scotland is low anyways ;)

[@craig6903]

There a huge difference between 0 ppm and 20 ppm. I clean a lot of glass that hasn’t been clean in years. With the 0 ppm it just pulls the hard water stains out so quick, the water after being squeegee runs down the glass like milk on and sometimes black. I haven’t seen anyone make a video or even talk about using DI water for traditional cleaning, but personally it save me a lot of time

[@mrb1983]

Thank you for the vid, I have been applying the soap as you recommend but I have not been taking off the excess water? Would this explain some of my problems where I am getting lines when fanning? Also how often do you re-dunk the applicator? Every time I re-dunk I don’t take off the excess water. I will now!

[@TradMan]

Ok so if the rubber is straight with no ripples along the channel and the rubber is cut to the right length then you shouldn't have any problems. What rubber are you using? If it's a long channel you'll have to press a little harder on the glass than a smaller sized channel. If your getting lines it's usually because the rubber is not flush at the end with the blue clip or the rubber has damage on the ends, usually at the corner. As for when you re-dunk, personally I do it when i feel the soap is getting way to thick on the glass and is difficult to apply to the glass, that's when you know you need more water and then add a little soap again after the re-dunk. So as a rule of thumb, if the solution is flooding down the glass it's TOO RUNNY, if it's VERY THICK and hard to apply it to the glass then you've got TOO MUCH SOAP. You'll get a feel for it. As you can see in the video, the solution was not running down the glass but also was not difficult for me to apply it to the glass. But after about 5-6 larger windows it will thicken up as you use up the water in the applicator and it becomes mainly just thick soap, that's when you'd want to add some water ;) Hope this makes sense

[@mrb1983]

Thank you for your reply. I am currently using the facelift rubber. Was using Ettore. And my main channel is 14inch. I was having fairly big problems with the lines but My rubber was not quite level with clips so I have fixed that and and that has reduced the lines. It is now just faint lines, maybe I’m to picky! I’m trying to get a sec to do a vid to show how I’m doing it on messenger. Many thanks for all the support, and taking the time, it is much appreciated. your vids are great

[@TradMan]

@@mrb1983 ah there is your problem, facelift rubber is not got good glide compared to soft rubbers. Try some moerman soft or pulex soft and your problems will go. If it's really hot climate then switch to a harder compound like moerman hard or pulex hard

[@mrb1983]

Ah! Ok will give that a go, thank you 🙏

[@jamesgrey8093]

How long should a person have on the glass to be fully trained

[@TradMan]

Depends how quick you learn. To get really really good at traditional can take a few years of practice. Water fed pole method is quicker to learn.

[@duncanemery6264]

hi trad whats your opinion of razor red rubber]

[@TradMan]

Hi, i used it for a while a few years ago. It's plus point is it's very durable. The negative is the glide is not as good as soft rubber, so depends on what tool your using and how you use it. For something like the liquidator squeegee I'd recommend a softer rubber like pulex soft or moerman soft. The glide on those rubbers are better but not as durable as razor

[@duncanemery6264]

@@TradMan cheers trad

[@TradMan]

Your very welcome

[@yelsing1]

Thanks for the video so helpful.I have applied this method and works for glasses that are not too dirty. When the glass is high (more than 5 meters) and is really dusty, the dust dries the solution too fast then I am not able to squeegee so I have to leave the applicator really wet, with the consequence that the solution is not consistent as you show in the video. how do you do windows when are high and too dusty?

[@TradMan]

Yeah totally get what you mean. In that case what you've done is exactly what I would do, have the applicator a bit more saturated for the really dusty windows. 👍🏻

[@derekgibson1080]

Do you still use fairy platinum

[@TradMan]

Yeah still use fairy. You can use any dish soap really but platinum is more concentrated stuff so you don't need much of it on the applicator 😁👍🏻

[@frenchtoast5843]

Hi. Does not this method leave a soap residue on the windows that you would have to hose down??

[@TradMan]

No, not if you rub the soap on to the glass properly before using the squeegee

[@frenchtoast5843]

@@TradMan Good to know, thank you. I dread cleaning windows, but I must get stuck into it soon since the holidays will be here before we know it. Thanks for the video.

[@TradMan]

😊👍🏻

[@flolen7794]

What kind of bottle do you use? Very good video Trad!

[@TradMan]

Thanks bud! That bottle used to have razor wash in it from window cleaning warehouse. Handy little bottle!

[@flolen7794]

Unfortunately, I can not find the bottle. Razr wash I find only in a 5 liter canister

[@TradMan]

Ah maybe not on there webpage, I would give them a ring tomorrow and see if you can buy a few bottles

[@flolen7794]

Thx a lot Trad!

[@TradMan]

No problem at all :)

[@itsannamaria01]

You have nothing in your bucket but water when you begin, and you apply solution to your squeegee every 3 or 4 windows before you dunk again. Doesn’t that get the water in your bucket get too soapy? How often in a work day do you change your water? I have been washing windows wrong all these years. Thanks for the videos. 😘🇨🇦

[@TradMan]

It will get a little soapy but not too much really. I change the water fairly often, just as soon as it is looking a bit dirty.

[@Brandon-no3vc]

Too much soap is bad 4 window

[@alexandroskoutsouridis5708]

Where i can find this tools

[@TradMan]

I buy from window cleaning warehouse or window clean centre based in the UK

[@grez6330]

How do you cope with the excess water 💧, gathering at the bottom of the applicator while it sits in a vertical position 🤔 in the holster? Does this not create problems with overwetting top, or side edge's? You have advised leaving a gap on top edge before, but this i feel means not soaking up the window properly. A conundrum Trad man! The only way I can find a solution ( no pun intended), lol, is to have the applicator , somehow resting in a horizontal position 😅, but as yet, I have not found a Way to do this. Your thoughts?

[@TradMan]

I just give each side of the applicator a swish round in the boab really or you can tip your boab out onto the applicator

[@franciousth3d]

Forgot to mention the weather the sun has something to do with it.

[@RoadToFreedom29]

What soap do you use please?

[@TradMan]

Fairy liquid or Aldi magnum dish soap 👍🏻

[@RoadToFreedom29]

@@TradMan OK mate sound thank you 😊

[@RoadToFreedom29]

@@TradMan also what bottles do you use to hold your water in and also the soap in?

[@TradMan]

@@RoadToFreedom29 the longer bottles were from moerman squeeze deluxe soap The smaller bottle was from a sample of razor wash that I got from window cleaning warehouse

[@RoadToFreedom29]

@@TradMan thanks buddy. Gunna order the moerman soap to give it ago also that means I have the bottle. Shame I can't find the sample bottle for a little bottle for the soap lol

[@ryanfewster574]

👍🏻

[@hmarshall5777]

Just flabbergasted?

[@Robert-ij9ih]

So what’s the best solution? The one you put on your applicator?

[@TradMan]

After testing many solutions, nothing has beaten premium dish soap for glide, so either fairy platinum or Aldi magnum, both being premium means you don't need a lot of it and it goes a long way. I have 5 litres of fairy platinum, I've used about a quarter of it and that's taken about 3 weeks to use so you can see for very good glide and also good for your wallet as it's not expensive, premium dish soaps just haven't been surpassed

[@Robert-ij9ih]

Trad - Man Yes dish soap is the answer, been using W5 from Lidel after Waggas recommendation. Works really great. I bought an 5L bottle with a pump to refill my smaller i carrying with me

[@TradMan]

Going by there website it's a better formula

[@wollefderfensterputzer]

😎👍

[@TradMan]

👍👍🧔

[@jackmehoff273]

The more soap you use the faster the window gets dirty I heard ?

[@TradMan]

Try it for yourself and see. I’ve used this trad method for years and have seen very little difference in the longevity of the clean. In my experience having a watery soapy solution or a more soap solution will only make a difference to the performance of your squeegee, it won't make any noticeable difference to how long the windows stay clean. Most of our clients are on a monthly rota so I can honestly say after using various methods that it's more to do with the weather and the jobs location that will determine how long your cleaning of the windows will last.

[@bshaun2740]

Looks a lot easier but I bet that uses 10x the dish soap

[@TradMan]

Depends on the user but I find its less used and a better solution

[@8Platinum8]

Have no idea what youre carrying water n and how you use it

[@TradMan]

It's a window cleaning bucket. You'll see them on most window cleaning suppliers websites

[@8Platinum8]

@@TradMan ok so its like the big bucket only you carry it and use to clean off ever so often lol i dont have time to watch every video im about to clean windows for someone tomorrow 😎 how often do clean it 🤔

[@TradMan]

I carry 25l containers to change out the water in the bucket when it looks dirty.

[@8Platinum8]

Hey i appreciate your responses it might seem like a silly question i wouldnt know i learn by watching and am on The autism spectrum i literally got fired once for being too detailed and asking exactly how they wanted things done / i mean he was on crack to but most people got annoyed um trying to care less people seem to not care if things are perfect 😂

[@8Platinum8]

@@TradMan 😀👍🏼

[@andrewjames4335]

LOL

[@TradMan]

LOL

[@PickingPaul1]

just like bob😁, i just use 1-2 liter bottles, i fill up with water and add a generous amount of fairy enough to get what you are talking about in the video and just pour some into my bucket, i find just a litre and a half is enough for most days, but i have extra to top up when needed. a big bucket of water in heavy man 😫 bob thinks adding the soap in a bucket is wasteful of soap, but u dont need to fill the whole bucket up, and besides, dish soap is bloody cheap anyway 😜

[@PickingPaul1]

@@polznbladz3242 i dont do enough insides to get the chance lol

[@PickingPaul1]

@@polznbladz3242 lol getting tips this week eh? i got a nice bunch so far, next week should be best

[@hansdk6246]

@@polznbladz3242 Why even bother giving them a freebie so you can steal some dish soap. It´s cheap anyway.

[@hansdk6246]

@@polznbladz3242 You surely lack respect of your costumers in their homes. As it turns out I wouldn´t trust you in my house or around our clients. What would be next thing you would take, a cloth from my closet should you need one ?

[@hansdk6246]

@@polznbladz3242 You are one sorry representative for this business.

[@SeptimusMeek]

Sorry mate, far too much soap there. The only reason you are putting that much on is it's the only way to get the moerman squeegee to work.

[@TradMan]

Thanks for your thoughts

[@SeptimusMeek]

In my opinion the problem with the moerman excelerator is it's fundementally flawed. It seemed to work with a change of technique and lots of soap but when you looked from the inside with direct sunlight the results were awfu.. if you lay it on a flat surface rubber side down and run a thin needle under the rubber (starting in the middle) you'll find no resistance until it reaches the end clips then it stops. This implies that the middle of the squeegee rubber is being lifted off the glass by the dog eared ends.

[@TradMan]

Myself and many others get on fine with it and get perfect results. It's down to the user. If it doesn't work for you then you have two choices, 1. Improve your technique. 2. Get a different squeegee. 😊👍🏻

[@SeptimusMeek]

Yes, I know a few chaps who swear by it. It's not for me though, too much soap required to get it to work for my liking. I'll stick with my s plus, gg4 and some minor detailing!

[@TradMan]

As they say, you do you 👍🏻

[@Brandon-no3vc]

Too much soap is bad 4 your windows

[@imhopelesslyaddictedtofent4266]

Explain