Chemical over spray - Power Wash Network "The Power Wash Contractors Forum"

Richard R. · #1 (**permalink**) 01-28-02

I've never had a complaint about chemical over spray until tonight. A lady called to ask me how or what I use to take the haze and streaks off of her windows that was left behind by my house wash chemicals about 3 weeks ago.
Has anyone else had these complaints and is there anything in particular that you use to get the bleach and tide solution off of windows, or will I be buying windows?
I'm wondering if may have put something else in my wash with the
I'm assuming I can use the lemon joy and water with 0000 steel wool technique and simply squeege it off.

Her windows leaked so I was unable to adequately spray the windows during the house wash. She says she has use windex over and over without any luck.

Please help.
This lady is a big wheel at the Chamber of Commerce and if I don't make this right, it could hurt me.

Richard R.

Richard R. · #2 (**permalink**) 01-29-02

Glenn, By the way,
The tape I was referring to in an earlier conversation with you is "Super Speed Window Cleaning", the "video", with Joel Andrews.
It's an old tape but is really good for learning techniques on window washing.

Thanks A lot for your help.

Richard R.

Mike Hughes · #3 (**permalink**) 01-29-02

Richard,

Not that it matters now, but I stopped having this problem since I started adding "Pure Rinse" Liquid Cascade to my mixture......I thought you were using that too??

Clean County · #4 (**permalink**) 01-29-02

Ditto to what Mike said. Ever since I've been using liquid cascade with my cleaning solutions I haven't had this problem.

As far as cleaning the windows way after the fact maybe the search engine can find a solution for Richard along with any replies he might get.

Good Luck,
John

reedsterstl · #5 (**permalink**) 01-29-02

Mike,

Do you also add it to your cleaners for decks and fences? Or just to the house cleaner? Would tell me your ratio's to mix it?

Thanks,

Reed

Clean County · #6 (**permalink**) 01-29-02

Reed,
What I do is in a 5gal. bucket I squeeze two big squirts of the Liquid cascade right into it. AS far as deck/fence cleaning I don't generally use Liquid cascade with my cleaning solutions. I have used it on a deck before a couple of times because of a bunch of sliding doors etc. ajacent to the deck but usually what I do here is I just do alot of rinsing on these doors with plain water so the chemicals will not stay on them.

A house is a different story that is why I ALWAYS use Liquid cascade in my house mix.

And where did I learn about this??? Right here on the bb a few years back.

Mike Hughes · #7 (**permalink**) 01-29-02

Reed,

I never really thought of adding it to my deck cleaners. Anyone know if the Cascade would have any undesireable reactions to deck cleaning chemicals such as Soduim Hydroxide or Percarbonate??

Tim Mcculla · #8 (**permalink**) 01-30-02

How do you use the cascade?

As an additive to your normal cleaning solution? If so, does it have any effect on its cleaning ability?

Or do you switch cascade for the rinse? In other words 'two step cleaning'.

Can you be any more specific than two gulps of cascades per 5 gallons?

Thanks guys - I think this info can help. Tim

Mike Hughes · #9 (**permalink**) 01-30-02

Quote:

Originally posted by Tim Mcculla
How do you use the cascade?

As an additive to your normal cleaning solution? If so, does it have any effect on its cleaning ability?

Tim,

Yes, I add it to my normal cleaning solution. It also acts as a surfactant, makes the solution stick to the house a little better.

In a five gallon bucket, I give it three or four decent squirts of the Cascade......I never measure it.

ROBERT DUZY · #10 (**permalink**) 01-30-02

IVE USED EASYOFF OVEN CLEANER AND SCOTT SPONGES TO GET HAZE OFF .OR GO TO DELCO POWERWASH EQUIPMENT WEB SIGHT YOU CAN GET A GLASS POLISHING COMPOUND THAT WILL REMOVE CHEMICAL OVERSPRAY . ROB DUZY /CORE PAINTING & POWERWASHING. HOPE THIS HELPS.