I will be writing more this winter about Glass Smart products which I will be selling directly and as an affiliate marketer. These are products that will be used specifically for glass restoration, maintenance, and preservation/protection. My hope is to develop and get out to the window cleaning industry as many different products as possible. Also to make known and explain other products that are already on the market. This is my third attempt at direct sales, and my first as an affiliate.
There is a dire need within our industry for safe performance chemical and abrasive products. Especially for coated glass. I think this is partly because this type of product requires an understanding that is different from that of mechanical systems. If you look at the mechanical tools we all use you will find most of them were directly developed by window cleaners. Some people like Henry Unger developed large manufacturing businesses that have spanned the globe. Whereas others designed products like the Super System, and then sold the patent to a manufacturer as Rod Woodward did to get the money to start the American Window Cleaner Newsletter. Manufacturers have attempted to develop such chemical products over the decades but they have for the most part lacked an understanding of what they were creating.
In later years it seems that most of the new products we have were developed by window cleaners. Especially the Water Fed Pole. The name that comes to mind immediately is Phil Alexander. He is an old guy like me, and a hard working window cleaner. Having talked with him many times over the years I have gained much respect for his creativity. He is the inventor and marketer of the Simpole.
Of course there are many others which I will be mentioning in these posts. I would really love to start a podcast on this subject alone. My only concern is the time element. Already I am maxed out. Just writing this blog has taken much time. But it has no scheduled timing, no deadlines. Also I can write a four paragraph post like this one or a much longer one such as the last post I just wrote on the Ghost Particle. So it works well with my lifestyle. I think that is why I have been cleaning windows for 45 years! But right now I really really must make a paradigm shift.
Henry
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