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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Frequently Asked Questions & Useful Resources => Topic started by: Slatercleaners on March 01, 2004, 11:33:50 am

Title: Rubber - soft or hard
Post by: Slatercleaners on March 01, 2004, 11:33:50 am

I've worn out my first ettore rubber!!!!!

I'm working North of Inverness, should it be the soft or hard type that I replace it with?

Title: Re: Rubber - soft or hard
Post by: fez on March 01, 2004, 04:14:26 pm

Hard rubber is designed for warm climates, so you'll probably need soft.

However, it is a personal thing so if I were you I'd get a couple of hard rubbers as well to try them out. I bought a 10" squeegee recently that came with a hard rubber and I found it to be great, it lasted a lot longer. Having said that though, I still buy soft.

I hope that this is a help. :)

Title: Re: Rubber - soft or hard
Post by: Paul@FreshView on March 02, 2004, 12:32:18 am

I used Hard rubber for about 5 years as it was the only thing my boss ever supplied.

Since taking the tentative steps of starting up on my own Ive moved over to soft, I found it took a little while to get used to but now wouldnt go back to the hard stuff.

Just to confuse the issue though I have just bought some Unger 3star rubber http://www.wintecs.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=190

Not tried it yet though, anyone know anything about this type of rubber???

Title: Re: Rubber - soft or hard
Post by: stevekennedy on March 03, 2004, 12:25:26 am

Paul, I think theyre made from silicone ??? They wear at the point where they touch your BOAB.

GaryS, We use soft Pulex or Ettore. We have tried them all.

Title: Re: Rubber - soft or hard
Post by: Paul@FreshView on March 03, 2004, 12:53:46 am

Thanks for that Steve.  

Was a touch dubious when I ordered it as it was priced cheaper than Ungers other rubbers.

Thought it may be sub-standard to those. But hey, only a couple of quid extra on my order.

Title: Re: Rubber - soft or hard
Post by: Philip Hanson on March 03, 2004, 11:14:26 am

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They wear at the point where they touch your BOAB.

I have had exactly this experience with unger soft rubbers.  They do seem to glide a little better though.

Philip