A Trad Window Cleaning Lesson With The Master

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Жыл бұрын

You may be like me who dose a little bit of traditional window cleaning work and needs a refresher course or never even picked up a mop and squeegee in your life but whatever it is, it may be worth you booking up a course with the Trad-Man Academy.
In this video I take a trad lesson from the master of window cleaning himself Trad-Man. He quickly goes through tool choice, tool setup and then we actually do some window cleaning. Even though its a really quick lesson with so much more to learn I have found my technique has improved massively.
If you book a lesson with the Trad-Man Academy he will Taylor the one to one course exactly to your needs.
To book your course visit
tradmanacademy.com
To get a 5% discount on all Unger equipment, both WFP and Trad visit The Cleaning Warehouse and use the code TCG5 at checkout
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@eyeskax2244 Жыл бұрын

My right ear enjoyed this! 😅

@windowswashbasin 17 күн бұрын

I idolize both of you dudes. Good work. Good channels

@squeakycleandave1 16 күн бұрын

Thanks Bud 👍

@TheCainabis Жыл бұрын

I’ve been window cleaning since I was 18 I’m 28 now and i am absolutely gob smacked by the amount of window cleaners who do not know how to traditional window clean. Before I could even WFP my dad taught me how to traditional clean a window. Was helping a mate out last year with his crew and they were mesmerised when I got my trad gear on to tackle some awkward windows, literally just stood there in oar like what I didn’t even know people still doing traditional window cleaning like it’s an old art from the Victorian times. In my eyes if you can’t trad you are not a window cleaner

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Years before I became a window cleaner I used to go and help a buddy of mine out doing trad when he was really busy then when we started WFP as a job we made sure we could do trad so we could do insides so I was acting up for the camera a bit on the video. Doing trad is an art and it takes practice to do it well and fast. But things change and are made easier to learn so you don't have to learn to do trad anymore to earn a good wage and do a good job.

@agaricsun Жыл бұрын

Put ya trumpet away

@jasonlingard3875 Жыл бұрын

100% agree I find cleaning traditional most of the time faster 😆 I use wfp 40% of the time It's the person behind the tools that make them good 😆 Not 5 sec a window splash and go

@IAMLUKE656 Жыл бұрын

The difference between a window cleaner and a window washer. Reach and wash lol

@jonnygunner65 8 ай бұрын

10 years…cleaning widows…fuck me…and you consider it what? You make out 10 years making glass smear free to be an art?…get over yourself.

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

was fantastic to hang out with you Dave and nice to be able to make a vid with you to 😊👍🏻 lovely job with the editing as always 🤜🏻🤛🏻

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure 👍

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

@@squeakycleandave1 😊🤜🏻🤛🏻

@David-vn4qu Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you guys doing a video together especially about cleaning windows the traditional way. I always find a lot of negativity from guys who only wfp, some only having gotten in to the game recently with no experience of trad or ladder work. Most of my work I do trad style and I don’t need a lecture on health and safety, which is better or other derogatory names people call trad cleaners on the forums. I keep very busy and am continuously getting new work and people are very happy with my work.

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

It was good fun to do the video together. Personally I think there is a place for both trad and wfp

@lefty3985 Жыл бұрын

You’ll always get work because people prefer the ‘old skool’ I’ve lost count of the amount of times people have told me they don’t like the wfp method.. I do both and think that’s the best way to be, many strings and all that.

@colindeane3081 11 ай бұрын

I struggle with learning new things and your format is perfect for me!

@squeakycleandave1 11 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful 👍

@bt45240 2 ай бұрын

you explain so great, thanks! all the years i make a mistake and did not find the reason why i have litte lines... You say "more parachouting, not big 90 degree angle" at 10:53 and i try it: absolutly perfect good work now! thanks!!

@squeakycleandave1 2 ай бұрын

Very glad it was useful

@IASC123 Жыл бұрын

Great informative video, traditional is king. A great soap mixture I'm using right now is A mixture with some of the best chemicals! - Titan GG4 - Winsol super slip - Squeegee off Spider mess gets melted, so it really does produce a good, quick and easy job for the regular residentials. Be careful when handling these chemicals! Thanks 👍

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion Adam

@dingdong5601 7 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for this video. Nice work guys!

@Grinfas Жыл бұрын

Trad man looks like he's about to do some wing Chun techniques 💯👍

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

squeegee fu 🥷

@JasonDunlop247 Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice, its been taken onboard. Two fine fellas ☘️

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

👍Thanks JD

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

😉

@jamesbennett1596 Жыл бұрын

Spot on that dave

@mikeyoung2862 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree regarding to gripping the squeegee to hard, ive been fitting window film since 89, and started tradition cleaning also in southern spain, 23 years now, had carpul tunnel operation on both hands, partly from work, partially from weight training, a good training video for newbies for sure.

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike 👍

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

😁👍

@Coneman3 6 ай бұрын

I know a professional violinist who had a doctor recommend an operation. He got a second opinion and it wasn’t necessary. If he had proceeded it might have ended his career etc. lesson - health professionals can be dangerous.

@liamk1990 Жыл бұрын

Agree with most of it but I use an 18 u her a plus and I usually start top left go down on an angle and finish to the side, 1-2 mm either side to Scrim off and saves your joints. Do what ever feels comfortable

@100godtvasketas8 Жыл бұрын

❤thank you I love it

@donnapalaussie19 5 ай бұрын

Nice to know we’ve been doing it right for the past 14 years 😉 😅

@symplemynd57 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

😊👍🏻

@jerrywaters4814 Жыл бұрын

You what the soaps are used for??? Breaks the water tension.

@philwinstanley2634 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bros

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

😁👍🏻

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Phil

@mono6906 Жыл бұрын

Nice lesson, from 2 Squeaky Trained Professors ;) ; you use a straight channel , not the dog eared one ? Thanks

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

It was just the one I had handy when we made the video

@farhadissac284 Жыл бұрын

great training thank you

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@JungleOfMeat Жыл бұрын

"Blade" master 👍 Also ecover is the best liquid. Fairy liquid is too greasy and cracks your fingers. Trust me I've been blading longer than both these guys put together

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@Saxondog Жыл бұрын

I would never use Fairy on wooden oil coated window frames cos of it's salt content. Dove moisturising hand wash is gentle on said frames if a tad expensive.

@stompinknowledge3968 9 ай бұрын

Which kind of EcoVer do you use? Trying to find it here in Australia and it looks like there's laundry or dishes types - I'm guessing dishes, but is there a difference? Cheers

@McRaesWindowCleaning Жыл бұрын

All hail the Gurus! What a great video. After interviewing you both for my channel back in 2020, it's great to see you in action together. Very informative and excellent training, Peter.

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know about the Gurus 🤣 but it was good to do a video together in person rather then digitally 👍

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you Duncan! hope your well brotha 🤜🏻🤛🏻

@McRaesWindowCleaning Жыл бұрын

@@TradMan Yes, doing very well. We hope that we sell our business by the end of the year so that we can scoot over to Ireland for a while. 🙏🙏

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

@@McRaesWindowCleaning 😊👍🏻👍🏻

@stefanbertasz4690 3 ай бұрын

Texas checking in. For the life of me, I will never understand putting soap directly on the applicator. I love you Brits, but...why?

@damiankolodziej3646 Жыл бұрын

Hi dave does trad-man clean frames as well???

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

I think so yes

@TradMan Жыл бұрын

yes I do 😊👍🏻

@shinertaz Жыл бұрын

Give Dave an Oscar he’s only being doing it before time

@grez6330 Жыл бұрын

Like Peter said...there is no right, or wrong, everyone has their own technique. I like to feather the top edge first, for example, reason being, that less soapy water is on the squeegee as it parachutes down....works every time. This method is far better than " cutting in", because the leading edge is full of soap, which can easily leave a trailing line in the window. If you can create a ,what I call " dry zone " , at the top of the window, with feathering, then that is the best way to NOT leave streaks. 9 time's out of 10, its the incorrect loading on the squeegee, of too much soap, caused by the cutting in method. Window cleaners think they have to change their squeegee rubber, when in fact it is the incorrect method that causes streaks. My rubber lasts me 6/7months on one side , then I turn it over. Great 👍 video guys, hope my information helps....

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍

@stompinknowledge3968 9 ай бұрын

Can you explain your feathering method a bit more for me or recommend a video to look up which you feel explains it well? Just getting started here and keen to soak up all the advice on offer!

@grez6330 7 ай бұрын

@@stompinknowledge3968yes..no problem. Basically , instead of starting from the sides, with the squeegee, start from the very top edge. Put the squeegee rubber to the top edge of the glass, horizontally, then move the squeegee down the window, forcing the water, from the very top , down, whilst not taking the rubber off the glass. The better you start( take your time in starting), the better the results. Hope this helps

@grez6330 7 ай бұрын

@@squeakycleandave1hi Dave, your very welcome

@agaricsun Жыл бұрын

Could anyone recommend a half decent trad cleaning kit.

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ken. Try these. They are all good but it just depends on what you need and your budget. Also you should be able to use the code TCG5 to get an extra 5% off www.thecleaningwarehouse.co.uk/starter-kits-397-c.asp

@stompinknowledge3968 9 ай бұрын

Whats the best way to cut the squeegee rubbers down to size?

@squeakycleandave1 9 ай бұрын

I do it with a scraper on top or the rubber which is lay flat then push down so you get a good square cut but I'm no expert

@stompinknowledge3968 9 ай бұрын

@@squeakycleandave1 a good square cut sounds expert enough! Thanks Dave!

@shawnpeter1252 8 ай бұрын

I'm from Papua New Guinea and Interested, any online training

@squeakycleandave1 8 ай бұрын

Contact Trad Man. he does online training. tradmanacademy.com

@DadThatCooks 6 ай бұрын

warm or cold water works best?

@squeakycleandave1 6 ай бұрын

Warm is best. I always say try washing your dishes with cold water

@markhughes7956 8 ай бұрын

I can’t believe you don’t clean the frames every time. Just the glass.

@johntrickett8481 Жыл бұрын

You didn’t show how to finish off at the bottom of frame ….but big respect to Trad man

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

Didn’t want to give to much away or there would have been no reason to book a course

@grahambeadle521 Жыл бұрын

Lot of fannying around there Dave...parachuting down the glass bumping off the sides like a pinball wizard! Less turns the better for your wrist , speed and obviously money. Think you nailed it first time.

@squeakycleandave1 Жыл бұрын

That was more of a demonstration for someone that has never done any before. Pete goes on to more advanced methods getting faster and more efficient as he goes on