On the surface, window cleaning seems like a pretty easy job. Ask any teenager to wash your windows, even for pay, and they will jump at the opportunity. But the big problem you'll find, is once they do it, they will probably tell you they won't ever do that again. The problem with window washing is not the work you have to do, it's how you are going to do it, when you are going to do it, and what tools you will 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 you are cleaning your windows directly in the sun, you will see that this causes a bunch of streaks that will seemingly not go away no matter how much you clean them! It is frustrating, but knowing something as simple as when to wash them like when the sun passes by and is not shining on the window, or when it is so hot, can you save you a lot of time and frustration.
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. For example, if you are on the roof and the down angle is above you, squeegee forward so you can cause the water to flow to the part not yet squeegeed. If you go against the flow water will build up and flow out the sides of the squeegee causing streaks.
Wiping the squeegee blade is very important!
Some people are going to try to clean the whole window without wiping the blade until the very end. This never has worked well and it will cause a streak by the water that is left on the blade. Every time you try to get that streak (which in essence is two times in the same spot) you will make another streak.Wiping after each stroke the blade will avoid this problem completelyand have the windows washed much faster without wasted steps that you have to go back on.
Overlap the streaks
At the end of each stroke, the next stroke should be overlapped of the last stroke (about an inch into the dry area) then 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 streak that you have to go back 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 a lot of water
If you don't use enough water you will have a hard time making perfect frictionless strokes with the squeegee. be liberal with your water and always when possible use sideways strokes where the water drips down towards the wet part of the glass.
So that's it. Some easy to apply San Diego window cleaning tips for all you do it your selfers.Follow these simple pieces of advice and you will be happy with how your windows turn out.
