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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jakey boy on January 21, 2015, 12:36:01 pm

Title: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Jakey boy on January 21, 2015, 12:36:01 pm
Here's why Ive started dog earring,

For those that question it, this is why it makes sense to use this little adaption!




http://youtu.be/-iGNo0QygJY
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Joey Eastwood on January 21, 2015, 12:44:56 pm
good video, dog ear all my new channels now loads better. what a waste of 30quid the ninja blade was, used mine one day at work in the back of a cupboard  now, leaves far too much behind compared to a normal steel blade!
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Jakey boy on January 21, 2015, 12:46:09 pm
good video, dog ear all my new channels now loads better. what a waste of 30quid the ninja blade was, used mine one day at work in the back of a cupboard  now, leaves far too much behind compared to a normal steel blade!

Yep, amazing isn't it, a 'top of the range squeegee' is actually the worst!
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Joey Eastwood on January 21, 2015, 01:09:30 pm
yep! so much hype when it came out aswel, i just think its good on some types of windows but not others with chunky frames or big seals at the edge. when you dog ear a channel it saves loads of time, but i seem to burnnnn through rubber lol.   every know and then i dig the ninja out for a day and by the end of the day its back in the cupboard haha.
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: kempy on January 21, 2015, 01:17:27 pm
Awesome that JakeyBoy

You should sell them .

I'd buy one
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Jakey boy on January 21, 2015, 01:21:43 pm
Awesome that JakeyBoy

You should sell them .

I'd buy one

I know there is a manufacturer working on a new channel as we speak, it's going to be a dog eared squeegee basically pre done. Shouldn't be long before it's released, it's the 'polz n bladz' guy on YouTube that has collaborated with a company to make a dog eared squeegee.
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Joey Eastwood on January 21, 2015, 01:34:45 pm
i wonder how much more they will charge for the little cut and bent over bit in the corner? lol. gonna put my ninja on ebay now you've reminded me iv got one see how much i can get to land it on someone haha
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: kempy on January 21, 2015, 01:39:29 pm
So it's just a 1cm cut into the metal channel . Then bend it up a tad .
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: duncan h on January 21, 2015, 01:46:40 pm
The ones I saw were just with corners bent, no cut
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Joey Eastwood on January 21, 2015, 02:36:38 pm
i dont cut into the corners i just bend them with pliers, if u cut it theres a chance you could weaken the corner and it bend off etc
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Dougaldum on January 21, 2015, 03:22:45 pm
You got a red rubber never seen that before are they any good   ???
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Jakey boy on January 21, 2015, 04:27:26 pm
You got a red rubber never seen that before are they any good   ???

Red rubber is amazing, lasts ages and ages with no nicks.

Reason I made the split is for an easier bending and fine tuning, plus I also slightly pull the dog ear outwards as well so it's nearer the tip of the rubber edge.

It won't bend out if shape unless you really pushed hard, I mean very hard.

Kempy, yeah just a little 3/4 cm split and some pliers, simple and so effective, I'd known about it for years and never done it, thinking its just a fad, but when I tried it, I couldn't believe the difference!
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Tom White on January 21, 2015, 04:46:23 pm
I thought it was something to do with this...

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1421858769_Tosh1.jpg)

Nearly moved it to the off-topic area of the forum.
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: SB Cleaning on January 21, 2015, 04:55:58 pm
i dont cut into the corners i just bend them with pliers, if u cut it theres a chance you could weaken the corner and it bend off etc
Me too

There's no need to cut into the channel
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: kempy on January 21, 2015, 05:46:49 pm
Where you buy the red rubbers from
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Jakey boy on January 21, 2015, 06:00:03 pm
Where you buy the red rubbers from

Any window cleaning website

Google facelift red rubber
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: C o z y on January 21, 2015, 06:08:03 pm
( Very) Good vid, good result.
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Jakey boy on January 21, 2015, 08:26:29 pm
i dont cut into the corners i just bend them with pliers, if u cut it theres a chance you could weaken the corner and it bend off etc
Me too

There's no need to cut into the channel

No you don't have to, however if you do you have easier adjustment and as I said can also bend the channel towards the leading edge of the rubber a bit as well, which also helps.
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: keyser soze on January 21, 2015, 10:06:27 pm
really good vid  :)
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Jakey boy on January 21, 2015, 10:13:20 pm
really good vid  :)

Ta!
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: paul13 on January 21, 2015, 11:16:17 pm
Awesome that JakeyBoy

You should sell them .

I'd buy one

I know there is a manufacturer working on a new channel as we speak, it's going to be a dog eared squeegee basically pre done. Shouldn't be long before it's released, it's the 'polz n bladz' guy on YouTube that has collaborated with a company to make a dog eared squeegee.

So this is why lee is away to Belgium.
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: SeanK on January 21, 2015, 11:23:20 pm
really good vid  :)
+1
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 21, 2015, 11:53:01 pm
Thanks. Very helpful.
Title: Re: Video For those that wanted to know about dog earring...
Post by: Jakey boy on January 22, 2015, 07:46:50 am
Awesome that JakeyBoy

You should sell them .

I'd buy one

I know there is a manufacturer working on a new channel as we speak, it's going to be a dog eared squeegee basically pre done. Shouldn't be long before it's released, it's the 'polz n bladz' guy on YouTube that has collaborated with a company to make a dog eared squeegee.

So this is why lee is away to Belgium.

Yep!