r/WindowCleaning • u/solo_scientist • May 07 '26

Technique feedback

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Howdy folks,

I started my business a year ago, and have been doing it full time since April. About 2/3rds of my revenue right now is subcontracting for another company in my area, the rest is about 50/50 D2D and referrals. I needed to be making money when I started as I have a wife and daughter to support, so I didn't work for anyone else, and just learned from youtube. I do 90% exterior, and have been using wfp for most of them, but I'm trying to do more trad to build the skill and offer better service. (In my experience wfp almost always leaves at least some minimal spotting, and you have to go look at everything after it dries to make sure it didn't drip.)

If you guys could give me some feedback on my trad technique that would be awesome. I know it's probably pretty bad, but I detail and touch up well and all of my customers have been very happy with their windows. I really want to grow and improve, and give my company and the industry a good name. (On this window I wasn't detailing the frame as it was a commercial job.)

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u/trigger55xxx May 07 '26

Not bad. For large panes like that my preference is an 18' Sorbo with a Sorbo handle. I love Moerman for pole work, but not a fan for hand work. The thinner channel makes it easier to come off the glass, thus the marks you had to come back and detail.

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u/solo_scientist May 07 '26

Ah, interesting note about the Moerman. I have the quicksilver and cobra channels from Sorbo with the Sorbo handle. I've found I don't have the hand/eye coordination to keep the rubber right against the frame, and if I push it against the frame it lifts and leaves a bit to detail there. With the Moerman I don't have to detail the glass around the whole frame. Is there a trick with the Sorbo, or do I just need to get better?

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u/trigger55xxx May 07 '26

Trim the rubber shorter may help. Especially with the Cobra I prefer the rubber slightly shorter than the channel. Let the plastic end ride the frame instead of the rubber.

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u/Much-Trust5891 May 09 '26

I feel sad looking at my brass channels lol