Cleaning High-Rise Windows: Razor Blades

Video Transcript

"My name is Jason, I'm with Hi-tech Window Cleaning. And in this segment, I'm going to explain the type of razor blades that we use. We do this on post-construction clean or a newly built house where there's stickers, paint, stucco, whatever is on the windows. There's numerous types of different blades out there. We use the Triumph. It's a 6-inch scraper. It comes with the cover so you don't cut yourself. It is plastic, and they do last quite awhile. The blades that we use, the ones we use are stainless steel. You can also get them in carbon. The carbon are a little bit thicker, a little bit more durable. But they rust a lot quicker and they don't last as long, to be honest with you. The stainless steel blades, it's basically surgical steel. And the replacement cost for the blades, they're about $1.50 apiece. We usually replace the blade about every five or six windows, depending on what we're taking off. So it is very expensive to use, but it's really the only way to get it off the windows. Make sure when you're razor blading, you try to go in only one direction. That way, if you get something on the blade, you can't scratch it. And just wipe it off. The cost for the blade itself is approximately $20. But if you take care of it, it will last you a lifetime."