Window Cleaning Coach: How to Start a Window Washing Business …

Cleaning windows is relatively straight forward once you have all the correct tools and know what you're doing.

Cleaning Solution

In your bucket all you need is cold water and some washing up liquid and that's it. There are people who swear by putting in a bit of vinegar and other rubbish but I wouldn't bother.

I've personally started using Ettore's Squeegee Off because Ive found it actually allows you to clean windows faster than if you just use regular washing up liquid. I dont think Squeegee Off gets the windows looking any cleaner than washing up liquid, but it does let you squeegee windows faster.

Im not sure why, but the Squeegee Off solution lives up to its name by getting more of the water off the window when you squeegee it. This is important because it means you have less detailing to do. (Detailing is the mopping up of trails and water at the edges of the window with a scrim/cloth after youve squeegeed it.) Because you dont have to spend as much time detailing, this makes you ultimately faster and capable of earning more money in a shorter period.

Another good thing I've found about Ettore Squeegee Off is that it allows the rubber blade of your squeegee to slide more easily over the glass. This again makes you faster, and it also prolongs the life of your squeegee rubbers.

The only real disadvantages with Squeegee Off I've found is that it's expensive, and that it also tends to dry out the skin on your hands a lot faster than regular washing up liquid. This can be irritating because your skin will begin to crack, and in winter the skin on your hands will crack anyway. I take moisturising cream out with me to counteract this problem. You could also rub some vaseline into your hands every now and again.

There are alternatives to Ettore Squeegee Off and Washing Up Liquid. GG3 and GG4 are two popular ones, you'll have to try them all to find out which you one prefer.

Like I said, regular washing up liquid works fine as it will get windows looking clean, and when you first start out as a window cleaner you wont have many customers so speed wont be an issue, youll just want to concentrate on doing a good job.

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