Window Cleaners are faced with many things they have to remove. Not just dirt! Most times we have to use chemicals, 0000 steel wool, metal razors. or superabrasive compounds like cerium oxide. Soapy water with ammonia will NOT cut it! Usually we can figure out what is needed. And do it without causing any damage to the window. But that is not always the case. The wrong technique can create a million dollar lawasuit.
I think it was around 1988 that I became intrigued with superabrasives. Amoung other things such as silicone surfactants. It was my first encounter with mineral deposits. That just couldn't be rubbed off with a sponge or even steel wool. But a little bit of cerium knocked them right off. Although NOT ALWAYS! This began the hunt!
Over the years I discovered an absolute zoo of different types of abrasive particles. All kinds of different materials, shapes, sizes, and hardnesses. Some were functionalyzed with different chemicals. Some were friable, others not. And so many other properties that I can't even begin to get into right now.
Skrub was just one of these abrasives. It is softer than glass and low e metal alloy coatings such as titanium oxide. But harder than fully cured silicone smear, paint, wood stains, sticker residue, siloxane concrete sealants, oil based concrete sealants, and much more. These are the things that we would usually try to scrape off with a metal razor. But this doesn't work well. Even 0000 steel wool doesn't always work. Surprisingly even cerium oxide doesn't work fast enough. What we need is a softer than glass, hard, sharp powder, that has a particle much larger than cerium, or even the width of a strand of steel wool. Steel wool also by the way can turn into a red mess when it rusts. Which can stain white vinyl frames.
Enter Poly Skrub. This is an ingrediant that can be used in many different ways in many different situations. It is a real saver when you abosolutely cannot use a blade or wool or the wrong chemical. When you are dealing with scratch sensitive glass surfaces Skrub can be a real saver. All you need is a soft cellulose sponge and soapy water. Just soap and squeegee the glass. Then take a damp sponge and sprinkle a little Skrub on it. Then Skrub the sticky residue or silicone smear. Soap again and squeegee it off. You might be tempted to leave it without using a squeegee a second time. But wiping it dry instead will leave a streaky appearance. Not a good thing.
The more you experiment with the Skrub the more uses you will find for it. This product is more of an experimental ingredient than anything else. If you know what it is than you will continue to discover more applications.
Such as maintaining hydrophobic surfaces like an NG1010 coating from Nanovations. Skrub can easily remove reformed hard water spots without removing the coating. You might have to do a quick recoat depending on circumstances, but not a total recoat. So it helps to maintain the hydrophobic coating which protects the window from heavy mineral deposits. Hard water stains can be very light to extreme barnacles. The type of glass makes a huge difference too. Dark tinted glass is the very worst.
This is just one post about the different applications for Skrub. Many more will follow. I have so much I could write about right now. In time. So send me an email, buy a quarter pound at 25 bux, and join in the experiments.
Written By Henry Grover Jr.
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