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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Sunshine on October 04, 2005, 07:47:29 pm

Title: Cheap rubber?????
Post by: Sunshine on October 04, 2005, 07:47:29 pm
Hello everyone!!!

Can anybody tell me the best place to buy rubber for blades.

Just paid £16 for 8 seems like a lot.......or am i just getting tight in my old age???

Regards

Sunshine  ::)
Title: Re: Cheap rubber?????
Post by: 24-7 S C Services on October 04, 2005, 07:54:25 pm
HI Sunshine,

I buy mine in 10 meter lenghs from OTT i think the last order was £10

Andrew
Title: Re: Cheap rubber?????
Post by: brett walker on October 04, 2005, 09:20:47 pm
Hello everyone!!!

Can anybody tell me the best place to buy rubber for blades.

Just paid £16 for 8 seems like a lot.......or am i just getting tight in my old age???

Regards

Sunshine  ::)


Hi sunshine

are the rubbers youve bought gold ones lol    seem very expensive try http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk

regards

Brett
Title: Re: Cheap rubber?????
Post by: DASERVICES on October 04, 2005, 10:15:32 pm

  Cleantech were doing a good offer, 50 12" rubbers for £5.00, Vileda Special.

  Does the job, thinking of ordering some more.

  Doug
Title: Re: Cheap rubber?????
Post by: Chris Cottrell on October 04, 2005, 10:56:12 pm
How often do you consider changing your rubbers (assuming they have no obvious premature damage that is?)
Title: Re: Cheap rubber?????
Post by: Ian_Giles on October 05, 2005, 06:41:19 am
A fresh rubber would usually last me a couple of weeks, minimum.

Some change their's every day.

Now as most my work is WFP they last for ages, but I also use several different sized squeegee's and always have done.

As you say though, now and then you end out getting a tiny 'nick' somewhere along the rubber, then you have to turn it to use the fresh side, or change it if both sides are worn.

What I find really annoying is when I have turned the rubber when side 'one' has served its function, and you turn it over, only to find that the nice new edge has an invisible 'nick' in it half way down >:( >:(
Usually when I am 10 miles from home and I've ran out of new squeegee rubbers in the car :-\


Regards


Ian