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Reply With Quoteyou could try a fixi clamp if you are unhappy with the towel wrapping method. I just wrap the towel if I am cleaning glass that is not very high above me, but for higher up work and/or tricky stuff I like to use a fixi clamp. You have a lot more towel to work with using the clamp - it definitely absorbs better than the one square inch you get wrapping the towel around the pole.
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08-02-2011, 08:06 PM #1
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Pole Detailing
Hey WCR fans!
I was wondering how everyone handles the detail work after poling upper windows. Hopefully, I can get some ideas to improve my skills. Here is how my squeegee is set up and my current process:
I have been using an 18" ninja lately, but sometimes use an 18" ettore channel with my ledger. I have my rubbers cut so they are about 1/4" bigger than the channels. Using ettore or pulex hard rubber. The results are similar with both.
-mop the glass trying not to touch the frame, but also get the glass wet.
-start from either left or right corner (whichever side I ended at while mopping) making a straight pull down, keeping my leading edge toward the frame.
-I continue down the glass following the same process, keeping my leading edge down.
(I used the 7 method but it did not reduce my detailing. I dont have a problem with my top edge, just the sides)
When I am all finished the glass is awesome except for about a 1/4 inch on both sides! Is there a way to help eliminate this amount of water from maybe my squeegee set up?
Currently I use a blue huck towel, wrap it on the pole and wipe from top to bottom, then turn to a dry spot and repeat. This process takes forever and it sometimes smears the water cause my darn towel is getting wet! My scrim is even more annoying since it comes un wound or is just a pain in the neck to get wrapped up, then gets wet and have to fight it again.
So, how are you guys detailing upper windows with a pole? (sorry for the ramble/rant) Thanks!--
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08-02-2011, 08:45 PM #2
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I would trim your rubber closer to the channel edge, maybe a 1/16” either side. The rest is just practice.
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08-02-2011, 10:11 PM #4
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Thanks Jesse, that is something I have not tried and will give it a go tomorrow! Mark, I have tried to cut it closer, longer, notched, un notched and all results are comparable. I will trim it down again and see if that might cut down on the water I am leaving behind. I appreciate and respect your opinions, thank you!
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08-02-2011, 10:20 PM #5
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Have you tried dog earing your channels?
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08-02-2011, 10:27 PM #6
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I have not dog eared my channels. The ninja I dont think can be dog eared. My ettore channels I use the green unger clips which kind of gives the dog eared effect. Would dog earring plus the clips make a big difference in your opinion?--
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08-02-2011, 10:29 PM #7
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Check this thread out. Unger Ninja Clip Alternative - Tool Talk Report
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08-02-2011, 10:45 PM #8
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hey Mark great video! I could see how you wrap your scrim around your pole, you are a lot more efficient at that than I am. How much would you charge to make someone one of those bad boys! Hopefully wagtail can get something going, I do like their tools but not the scrubbing pads, being light weight is important for someone that does a lot of glass each day.
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Anymore I wrap my huck tightly around the pole and tuck the last part in. I use to use a rubber band to keep the huck from flopping around and picking up water. I also quit trying to wipe the bottom, it just ended up smearing more water around than it was worth.
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I like this simple solution. Originally Posted by Kirk
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