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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lee_dewing on July 09, 2005, 01:35:08 pm

Title: Less Detailing
Post by: lee_dewing on July 09, 2005, 01:35:08 pm

hi, guys read an article in window talk NFMW&GC quaterly mag.

"Dog Ears" quote:  by bending the ends of squeegee channel "very slightly" it's cut down detailing by 95%, blade will where out sooner.

Don't know how true this is will have ago myself soon find an old channel.

Anyone else heard of this?

Title: Re: Less Detailing
Post by: Davindo Cleana on July 09, 2005, 01:39:43 pm

Been talked about a lot on the forum - have a dig around for past posts - the consensus is that it is very effective - all mine are dog eared and it moved my rating from poor to below average - still it's a step in the right direction :D

Title: Re: Less Detailing
Post by: lee_dewing on July 09, 2005, 01:49:15 pm

Thanks
lee dewing

Title: Re: Less Detailing
Post by: Mick (UHPS) on July 09, 2005, 07:27:58 pm

Quote from: Davindo Cleana on July 09, 2005, 01:39:43 pm

Been talked about a lot on the forum - have a dig around for past posts - the consensus is that it is very effective - all mine are dog eared and it moved my rating from poor to below average - still it's a step in the right direction :D

 :o :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) ;)

Title: Re: Less Detailing
Post by: rosskesava on July 10, 2005, 12:11:05 am

I dogs eared my squeegie and have found that for some windows I do not need to detail and for others I detail less although it takes the same time but the microfibre gets less wet.

I also cut the rubber to exactly the same length as the channel otherwise it is pointless if the rubber is longer than the channel by more than a little bit.

Cheers

Title: Re: Less Detailing
Post by: L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner on July 10, 2005, 09:53:05 am

To improve things overall,using a junior or standard hacksaw cut a square section out of the
end of each channel approx. 8 millimeters.`Dog Ear` the new end as normal.Set your rubber
2 millimeters or so over the `new end`.This method allows for the moulding on upvc. frames.
It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to prepare each channel.

Title: Re: Less Detailing
Post by: Mike_G on July 10, 2005, 09:58:30 am

Just spent 40 minutes scrolling looking for dog ear and its all on page 42.

Title: Re: Less Detailing
Post by: Mike_G on July 10, 2005, 10:28:02 am

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2276.0   

Title: Re: Less Detailing
Post by: Roy Harding on July 10, 2005, 02:03:04 pm

links to photos of dog  ear squeegee

http://static.photobox.co.uk/public/images/75/42/9267542.s.jpg?ch=1&rr=22:08:45
http://static.photobox.co.uk/public/images/75/40/9267540.s.jpg?ch=1&rr=22:08:44


Roy :)