It is common to see homeowners neglect their windows and not bother with their screens. As window cleaners, it is important to emphasize the importance of cleaning window screens.
Homeowners benefit from better airflow, better looking windows and a longer life for their window screens. With the right products, screen cleaners help to repel and protect. Screen protectants repel dust or dirt. They also protect from UV rays and pollutants.
Offering valuable information to homeowners will help them know why they should have their screens cleaned. This adds value to your customers cleaning service. Window cleaners also benefit with greater profit from a single job.
With the right professional window cleaning equipment, you can work smarter not harder. Detroit Sponge offers many products to clean and protect screens. There are tools for a more traditional or a new way to clean screens.
Three traditional products to buy to wash window screens:
- Ettore Clean Screen Wipes – These are quick, no-mix, no-mess pre-moistened towels – just wipe the screens clean. Screen Wipes are moist towelettes designed to clean window screens and tracks without screen removal. They are also good for window blinds and ceiling fans. Ettore Clean Screens wipes are easy and convenient.
- Screen Magic – Available pre-mixed in a convenient spray bottle or in a super concentrated version for better value. Just spray on and you’re done! The special formula of emulsions, UV inhibitors, glossing agents, and dust repellents don’t just cover the dust, it destroys it. The dust particles are organically dissolved making the screens look like new and the dust repellents help to keep them looking that way.
- Winsol Screen Cleaner and Sealer – This comes in a concentrate and is a one-step product to clean and protect window screens. Screen Cleaner and Sealer may be applied to brand new screens prior to installation or to restore the appearance and durability of existing soiled screens and frames.
The new hot item in the window cleaner market, the IPC Eagle Screen Washer. Quickly set up the IPC Eagle Screen Washer on the job to efficiently wash screens!
Simply attach to a garden hose and faucet and start cleaning. The machine has a foot-operated on/off lever to allow you to control the water right at the unit. The dual brush design allows you to slide the screen between the bristles for a great scrubbing of both sides of the screen all at once.
Keep in mind when offering screen cleaning the importance of looking for severely neglected screens. When screens do not receive attention there commonly will punctures or tears, faded or broken corners, loose or shiny screen mesh and corrosion on the frame.
These screens may be beyond the help of cleaning. Beware of screens rusted into the window and take caution with the screen material. Neglected screens may be difficult to remove – and even more difficult to re-install. They also may be beyond the help of cleaning, as very brittle screen material can break and crumble.
If in doubt, decline to clean screens that are in really poor shape. Some window cleaners offer repair services. There are kits and material available to help with rescreening, for an even more all in one service for your customers.
We hope this post gave you some of the information you need to make the most informed decisions about adding screen cleaning to your services you offer. For more questions for the Detroit Sponge team or comments, call us at (800) 535-6394 or shop all are products at www.detroitsponge.com.