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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dave park on June 25, 2011, 08:44:57 pm

Title: wagtail swoop???
Post by: dave park on June 25, 2011, 08:44:57 pm

Hi folks,
just looking for a bit more of an update on the swoop.
Have any of you converted to it?
Was it easy to get used to?
Does it save any time?

Plus anything else you'd like to say about it before i invest/waste money on one :o

Thanks for any reply's.

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: mci services on June 25, 2011, 08:53:12 pm

I don't rate it much, unless it is really regular jobs, or insides and at 14inch it is only practical on larger panes, that said it is quick as long as the glass isn't soiled much.

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: dave park on June 25, 2011, 08:56:38 pm

Does it fit in the "bucket on a belt"?

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: mci services on June 25, 2011, 09:01:46 pm

if I take my applicator out yes

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: rosskesava on June 25, 2011, 09:06:34 pm

I bought one out of curiosity. My opinion is it's a complete waste of money.

The problem is the angle has to be dead right so it's no use for pole work on shop windows. I also found you have to apply exactly the right amount of pressure because if you press to hard the squeegee bit doesn't work but maybe that's just practice. As well as that, you cannot squeegee the corners.

As for fitting a bucket on a belt, it doesn't fit the Ettore one I use but I don't know about other makes.

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: mci services on June 25, 2011, 09:12:08 pm

Ross you can squeegie the corners, you just can't start there like normal, you have to start say top middle, but I agree on the rest, unless you do a lot of internal glass that isn't very dirty, I would say useless, I certainly wouldn't buy one for normal working conditions

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: dave park on June 26, 2011, 01:11:48 am

Cheers guys, :o
just saved me 27+vat ;D

any more opinions?

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: g.brookes on June 26, 2011, 08:07:48 pm

i bought one to clean the top triangles on a con roof.  i tried it for 2 mins and gave up.  gonna take it back and get £27 back

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: dave park on June 27, 2011, 12:54:05 am

Thanks for the input guys.

just getting a bit bored and thought i would try something new but have decided
not to bother ::)

Title: Re: wagtail swoop???
Post by: Scrimmer73 on June 27, 2011, 01:23:52 am

Check Wagga , on You Tube  he gave an honest review , and showed its failures ,, I use the wag tail  filpper , hope this of use to you ,, saying that its an addition , and not a replacement for my tool work , I use it for pole work mailnly , and often with out the applicator