Products & Tips For Common Pet Messes in Window Cleaning

As a professional window cleaner, pet-related messes can present unique difficulties. From dog slobber to pet hair, these messes require specific solutions to ensure the highest quality results. In this post, we’ll explore some of the best products and techniques for managing pet messes.

Cleaning Solution: For Stubborn Spots

When dealing with tough spots, such as pet stains or bird droppings, a tough cleaner is essential. Look for professional-grade cleaners that are formulated to tackle tougher spots without leaving residue.

Product Highlight: Titan Labs Titan Green

Key Features:

• Can Be Used on Multiple Surfaces: Use it on walls, windows, painted surfaces, masonry, floors, carpets, upholstery, counters, stainless steel, etc.
• Effective on Tough Residues: Works for grease, dirt, oil, grass, and biological residues (urine, feces, vomit, blood, saliva).
• Environmentally Friendly: Water based and no VOC’s.

Pro Tip:

Titan Green is very concentrated, so figure out the right dilution for the job at hand, including possibly using full strength right out of the bottle for heavy-duty residue.

Track Brush: For Nooks and Crannies

Pet messes, especially pet hair, can easily make its way into corners, cracks and other small spaces. A good track brush is a must for cleaning out corners and crevices of tracks, frames and sills.

Product Highlight: Maykker TrackBrush Plus

Key Features:

• Curved Tip: Allows you to get into small spaces more easily.
• Durable Stiff Bristles: Made from hard polyester PBT, the bristles are more durable and hold their shape better than nylon.
• Narrow Design: Not only does this help to get into the smallest spaces, but it also fits into a narrow space in your bag.

Pro Tip:

When brushing hair and other debris in tracks, start at the ends and bring the pile to the center of the track where it can be easily removed by hand. If using a vacuum, brush the debris into the vacuum.

Microfiber Towels: For Wiping Up Pet Hair

Microfiber towels are indispensable for detail work, but can be especially helpful when doing a job with a lot of pet hair. Not only can you use a towel to wipe hair out of tracks and off frames and sills, but you can also use one to regularly wipe hair off your squeegees and other tools as you go. 

Product Highlight: Ettore Microswipe

Key Features:

• Lint-Free: Ensures no residue or fibers are left on surfaces.
• Highly Absorbent: Quickly absorbs liquids and traps dust, dirt and bacteria.
• Durable and Reusable: Can be washed and reused multiple times.

Pro Tip:

Use separate towels for different stages of cleaning to avoid transferring hair and residue. This is especially important when using a towel to wipe hair off your squeegee. You will just add more hair to your squeegee if the towel was already used to clean parts of a window.

Melamine Pads: For Paw Prints and Slobber

Often known by the brand name “Magic Eraser.” Melamine pads are great at removing marks off walls, sills, and even window glass, making it great for paw prints on window sills and the hard-to-clean dog slobber off walls and windows.

Product Highlight: Americo Dual-Action Melamine Pad

Key Features:

• Dual Use: One side is a scrubby material and the other side is melamine foam.
• Great at Mark Removal: Scrubby side can be used for tough residue while the melamine side removes marks.

Pro Tip:

Use them wet. Even though melamine pads can be used dry, it’s more abrasive. Not only do they work better at cleaning when wet, but wetting them softens the pad, making them less abrasive and less likely to cause damage.

Bonus Tip

Squeegee rubber is like a magnet for pet hair, which is why a squeegee can be a great tool for pet hair removal. Not only can you run a squeegee over carpet or upholstery to remove hair, but you can use one to remove hair from your fabric tools as well. Running a small squeegee over your mops or pads is an easy way to remove pet hair from them.

Do you have any favorite products or techniques for dealing with pet-related messes? Share your insights with us in the comments below or on social media.