We started on commercial CCU today and the first two sets of windows were a nightmare. We were just using steel wool to start with and they looked clean, but were super sticky when we squeegeed them. There was some sort of evil invisible substance on the windows:grinning:. Anyways after pulling our hair out we decided to try some goo gone and dude what a difference. we cut our cleaning time in half on the next two sets. THANK YOU GOO GONE!
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So is goo gone water based now? I have not used it because it was hard to clean up with water so we use oil flo or sol rags.
Yes. I love Goo Gone too. It is a great go-to for sticky stuff. Now bear with me. Goo Gone is orange peel oil. A solvent, but oily. So what do we do for oil? De- Greaser, which is also a solvent, but not oilyâŚitâs alkaline. Now, whatâs alkaline? Ammonia. Alcohol. Sodium Hydroxide. 2 Butoxyethanol. All common de-greasers. So, the process: SolventâŚGoo GoneâŚdwell time to soften. Gross pass to remove solvent and substance. Then de-grease. Another gross pass. Then alkaline must be neutralized, AKA rinsed. Then cleaning can begin. If there is streaking, oil is still present. More de-greaser. If purpleish streaks, too much de-greaserâŚmore rinse. So, I have Goo Gone, a de-greaser, and a window cleaning solution. A three pass processâŚplus added passes to remove cleaners. Simple Green, Purple Power (Auto Zone), 409âŚall common de-greasers. I mix in a pump sprayer: water, ammonia, alcohol and Dawn. This is rinsing and cleaning solution. If much rinsing is needed, I will pass over with a towel, then another pass with mop and squeegee. If itâs a huge window, use a full bath towel folded in half and do figure eight with both hands driving towel. You can use steel wool, bronze wool, or Mr. Clean pads at any stage, but have each dedicated to that chemical only. Use new and clean pads for final passes. Process spots this way, or whole windows. I keep and use de-natured alcohol also, and I keep Acetone too. Flammable/ toxicâŚfumeyâŚeffectiveâŚdonât inhale. Remember, all this stuff will melt paint. I exercise what I call âperfect controlâ when doing this stuff. Meaning, no run downsâŚplenty of fresh air to dissipate fumes. Catch and swipe all fluids. Donât get chems caught up in cleaning equipment or squeegees. Use towels and save the equipment for final cleaning. YeahâŚI have a ton of towelsâŚall kinds. Buy used bath towels at thrift stores and garage salesâŚnever pay retail for terry towels. Donât use paint rags. They are polyester and worthless. So there is enough knowledge to overcome some terrible stuff at minimal cost. See this as a processâŚend result will be spectacular windowsâŚhefty profitâŚcharge accordingly. Proceed at your own risk and with total caution. This is for the worst stuff you will encounterâŚdrastic measures.
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