At first glance, window cleaning seems easy enough of a job to do.You can ask any young kid to clean your windows, for pay, and watch them jump at the chance. The challenge however, is after they do it once, they will be telling you that they will never do that again. The problem with window cleaning however is not in the actual work involved, it’s in how you do it, when you do it, and what tools you use. Take it from my years as a San Diego Window cleaning company, if you want someone to enjoy cleaning your windows, or if you want to do it yourself, keep some of these tips below in mind.
If your washing your windows in direct sunlight, you will start to realize that this will cause unsightly streaks that never seem to go away no matter how much you clean them! It’s frustrating, but knowing a simple tip like washing them when the sun passes away from the windows, or is not so hot, can save you from failure and frustration as well.
Some San Diego window washing tips that take the frustration and hassle out of window cleaning are:
The way you hold the squeegee matters!
Now when you are holding the squeegee, be sure that the angle is correct and it is in the directino of the water flow. If the water is flowing down towards your feet, pull the squeegee either sideways allowing the water being squeegeed to flow down to the part you haven’t hit yet. If you find yourself on a rooftop for example and you find the down angle above your head, make sure to squeegee forward so you cause the water to flow to the part untouched. If you find yourself working against the flow of water, this will cause the water to build up and it will flow out of the sides and that will make streaks.
The wiping of the blade is important!
Some people are going to try to clean the whole window without wiping the blade until the very end. This doesn’t work very well and can cause a streak to form from the water left on the blade. Every time you go to get that (which is twice in the same spot essentially) you cause another streak.Wiping after each stroke the blade will avoid this problem completelyand get the window cleaned much faster without retracing steps.
Overlap the streaks
After each stroke you should overlap the top of the next stroke (about an inch into the dry area) and make your next stroke. If you’re pointing the squeegee so the water buildup falls downward towards the wet part of the window and you’re drying off the blade after each stroke, you will not create
an additional window streak that will need to be done over. Don’t be tempted to just squeegee right on the line, this will make splashes right into the dry area and will be very unproductive.
Use plenty of water
If you are afraid to use a lot of water, you will not have an easy time trying to make smooth strokes with the squeegee. don’t be afraid to use a lot of water and when possible be sure to use sideway strokes where the water is flowing down towards the part of the glass that is wet.
So that’s it. Some easy to apply San Diego window cleaning tips for all you do it your selfers.Follow the steps outlined here and you will be very pleased with how your windows look.
