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Sir Squeaky

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Best rubbers?
« on: February 26, 2006, 10:03:30 pm »
Hi all.
I'm going to have to get myself some new squeegee rubber soon.

My usual supplier only sells Unger and 3* rubbers.

I've found lately that both are very prone to chipping off corners and edges very quickly. :-\

I used to get up to 2 weeks per side, but these days I'm ruining it in 2 or 3 hours...
The quality is well down from Unger.

Which rubbers do you recommend for durabilty?
I don't want hard rubber if I can help it.

Did someone mention SYR or Pulex? ???

Cheers, Rog.
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H h20

Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2006, 10:09:28 pm »
I have tried them all,and just latley they all seem to wear out quickly,i have been using pulex mostly,they seem to last that little bit longer,Gaz
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brett walker

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2006, 10:12:22 pm »
Hi Squeaky

have you tried wfp  ;D  calm down im only joking ;)

i use pulex they seem to last longer than the etore and unger and are a lot cheaper

Brett
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batterbee

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2006, 10:17:08 pm »
Hi

I use pulex hard, good price and last well, get mine from www.soapnational.co.uk i have found though the pulex soft don't last to long.

John
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Sir Squeaky

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2006, 10:32:57 pm »
Quote from: brett walker on February 26, 2006, 10:12:22 pm
have you tried wfp  ;D  calm down im only joking ;)
Can't imagine it would fit in my squeegee channel very easily. ;D

Anyone tried the SYR ones? Someone said they were pretty tough...
Not worried about paying more, they'll pay for themselves.
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Peter Fogwill

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2006, 10:35:16 pm »
Pulex soft, much easier to get a good finish around the edges with the soft as opposed to the hard.


Peter
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Paul Coleman

Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2006, 01:40:44 pm »
Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on February 26, 2006, 10:03:30 pm
Hi all.
I'm going to have to get myself some new squeegee rubber soon.

My usual supplier only sells Unger and 3* rubbers.

I've found lately that both are very prone to chipping off corners and edges very quickly. :-\

I used to get up to 2 weeks per side, but these days I'm ruining it in 2 or 3 hours...
The quality is well down from Unger.

Which rubbers do you recommend for durabilty?
I don't want hard rubber if I can help it.

Did someone mention SYR or Pulex? ???

Cheers, Rog.

Don't use the ribbed ones.  They leave lines on the glass.  (someone just had to say it didn't they?)   :)
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Paul Coleman

Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2006, 01:45:25 pm »
Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on February 26, 2006, 10:03:30 pm
Hi all.
I'm going to have to get myself some new squeegee rubber soon.

My usual supplier only sells Unger and 3* rubbers.

I've found lately that both are very prone to chipping off corners and edges very quickly. :-\

I used to get up to 2 weeks per side, but these days I'm ruining it in 2 or 3 hours...
The quality is well down from Unger.

Which rubbers do you recommend for durabilty?
I don't want hard rubber if I can help it.

Did someone mention SYR or Pulex? ???

Cheers, Rog.

More serioius response now.  I think with any brand it is possible to get a batch that is not so good Rog.  You probably do this already but I find the corners wear more slowly if you cut the rubbers almost flush with the channel length and dog earing the channel can help too.  Also, I assume you turn them around when one edge gets a nick?
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windows_chepstow

Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2006, 02:36:48 pm »
Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on February 26, 2006, 10:32:57 pm
Anyone tried the SYR ones? Someone said they were pretty tough...


I recently bought ten of these from e-bay and they're okay; far better than Unger, but Pulex seem to be a good brand; so they're going to be my next batch.

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stevef

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2006, 04:37:43 pm »
I got some Purlex from ebay, they are OK but a bit too hard for my likeing but they last well, Ettore soft have been great but wear out quick. never tried Unger but to be honest I dont use many these days
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windolene

Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2006, 05:51:37 pm »
Hi,

I too brought Pulex from ebay. they are a long standing window cleaning manufacturer.  1st class rubbers at a second class price.

Kevin Windolene.
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Sir Squeaky

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2006, 06:21:19 pm »
Cheers for the comments guys, think I'll try Pulex then.

Got so tired of Unger hard missing bits today, so I switched to my last soft.
Probably be on the second side by tomorrow! ::)
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paul mac

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2006, 07:44:44 pm »
i have also bought pulex rubbers from ebay. i have found them very reliable over the years. the company i used on ebay was vale royal supplies in cheshire. found these to be very cheap. hope this helps
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S.C.S

Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2006, 10:49:52 pm »
Tosh & Squeaky

The SYR Rubbers i use myself the main distribution factory is right by my house if you want any i dont mind sending you some i clean the windows there so they give me a 30% discount i get 10 14inch for £4.90 which ive never had any problem with i use them all the time and so do the lads who work for me

Just let me no if you want any i dont mind sending you some

Andy
Or anyone else for that matter
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gaza

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2006, 07:58:22 pm »
SQUEKY: I use pulex wish you Dad HAD USED DUREX ;D

FROM YOUR WFP PAL  :D

 GAZA
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dai

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2006, 09:56:36 pm »
Pulex hard for me, They last very well with the Wagtail. Still havn't found anyone that sells them on the roll though. I keep waisting those 6 inch lengths that are left over. Maybe that's the idea. Dai
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matts

Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2006, 11:41:56 pm »
Pulex soft for me, summer or winter and i change it every other day
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Terry_Burrows

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2006, 08:27:36 am »
 ;)pulex are the best around  ;D soft and flexable
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Lee.

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2006, 08:26:53 am »
Pulex for me!

I bought a shed load of rubbers 6 months ago on special offer. I thought I had bought pulex! Days go by and I realised that these rubbers were rubbish! I thought that Pulex had gone done hill, so I bought some from unger to try them.  oooops just as rubbish, then I looked back over my invoices and found out the special offer ones were'nt pulex at all but unger!  :o I will make do for now but Pulex is the boy for me!
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Terry_Burrows

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Re: Best rubbers?
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2006, 02:37:40 pm »
contico only sell pulex ;D they may well be at the show :-\
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