Windows (interior)

Super amateur question here. Being that it’s winter time and slower, I’m looking at maybe doing the inside of the windows in addition to the outside of windows after house washes. I usually use a waterfed pole for the outside and it comes out great, but I’m wondering for the insides (since I’m not a squeegee expert) has anyone had a good experience with the Norwex brand window cleaning cloths? A friend of mine says it works great but I know that professionals probably do not use this. I’m thinking of cleaning the windows with sprayway and microfibers and then finishing up with this for a spot free finish on the inside, unless there is any other better products I could use? I know this post probably belongs on the window cleaning resource page, but thought it was worth a shot here first before I go trying to dig out my login and email I used a long time ago…

Norwex Basic Package - Window & Enviro Cloth https://a.co/d/gl20t3d

If you don’t squeegee the glass it will always leave streaks and swirls- regardless. It will look great till the sun comes out or the angle of light changes.

For less than $100 you can gear up for interior window work- it’s not too hard to learn either. Then use the microfiber towels to wipe the sills :joy:

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I’m a 27 year window cleaning veteran. One does not simply mention sprays and cloths in my presence. :laughing:

Doesn’t take much equipment to do walk-up interiors. 6"-14" squeegee’s, 6" and 14" mop, bucket, 6" razor (with caution), step ladder, surgical towels and good ol’ Dawn.

One caveat. I have a saying…“window cleaning is easy, getting to the window is the hard part”.

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Is learning how to use the squeegee pretty easy? My tech who helps me said he used to do windows, but that getting good really with the squeegee was challenging. Maybe it was just challenging for him but not everybody?

Fanning windows looks easy but takes some time to learn but you could always straight pull windows and use towels to detail any mistakes afterwards.

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I think anyone can learn, there’s definitely a learning curve to it, specially doing it and being clean and not creating a mess inside while moving around inside a home.

BUT to be successful in WC, one needs to be naturally extremely detailed, see what no one else sees and fix mistakes, unfortunately lot of ppl lack this part

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You mean OCD!?

We teach summer help in about a week to get marginally proficient, but really it’s the finer nuances that make the biggest difference such as drips, bug dots, rounding corners, lines etc.

To be blunt window cleaning doesn’t make anywhere near pressure washing per man hour if you do it by hand. I typically average $75/hr by myself on houses.

Like riding a bike. Practice and mess up a bunch (ideally on your own windows, and I find bathroom mirror to be best for fanning) and then you get it and have it. Start with straight pulls until you get proficient at that, then start practicing fanning. Should take maybe a week of 30-60 min practice a day and you’ll have it down pretty good. Then it’s just about getting faster and more efficient.

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