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Title: Dog Ear Info
Post by: david68 on August 17, 2006, 10:01:18 am

Hi All
I have been reading information on here, Saying to cut your rubber and make the squeege ends Dog Ears.
Can anyone please send a photo of what this should look like, or even try to describe how i do it.
Any help would be great

Thanks Dave

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: Fast 1 * on August 17, 2006, 10:21:59 am

\----------------/.  thats the angle of the cut rubber.It is cut so the top of the rubber is wider than the bottom.

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: Clear Vision on August 17, 2006, 10:22:55 am

See the bit I'm pointing to? Put that In a vice and bend inwards a little untill it bens the rubber a litt inwards? And cut the rubber as described In the previous post. Hope that makes sense?

I tried It on a old squeegee and didn't like It.

But try It

Matthew
Clear Vision

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: david68 on August 17, 2006, 10:40:13 am

Ok thanks i will try it.
What is the reason for this as im not sure.

Thanks again Dave

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: ducky on August 17, 2006, 11:40:14 am

i no a good way i will try and post a pic :)

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: M4RK on August 17, 2006, 05:40:06 pm

Dog earing the channel is what makes the difference. It's not cutting the rubber its bending the tips of the channels slightly towards the rubber. It puts that little extra pressure on the end and takes more of the water away from the edges.
 ;)

See the link

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2276.msg18825#msg18825

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: ducky on August 17, 2006, 05:42:22 pm

thats right mark trying to get photo on :)

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: david68 on August 17, 2006, 08:36:57 pm

Hi Thanks
Ducky or Mark any chance of the photo
Email if you like at

david68@blueyonder.co.uk

Also when you bend, will this make the rubber harder to insert through channel?
And what is the correct size to have the rubber protruding out from the edges of the channel?

Dave

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: dai on August 17, 2006, 08:55:31 pm

Just bend the channel corners until they touch the rubber. The idea is to stop the rubber bending back when you do the edges of the pane. If the rubber is allowed to bend back then it will leave a small line of water that then needs to be removed with a scrim. Dai

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: Roy Harding on August 17, 2006, 09:03:31 pm

Here you go I have put them up before.

Roy

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: david68 on August 17, 2006, 09:42:01 pm

Picture is great thanks
Can u tell me also how much rubber befor the bend i have sticking out from the edges of the Metal channel ?

Thanks

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: david68 on August 17, 2006, 10:54:56 pm

Thanks Jake

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: Sir Squeaky on August 18, 2006, 07:59:21 am

Quote from: Clear Vision on August 17, 2006, 10:22:55 am

See the bit I'm pointing to? Put that In a vice and bend inwards a little untill it bens the rubber a litt inwards? And cut the rubber as described In the previous post. Hope that makes sense?

I tried It on a old squeegee and didn't like It.

But try It

Matthew
Clear Vision

Nice brass Ettore squeegee though Matthew. :D

Title: Re: Dog Ear Info
Post by: Sir Squeaky on August 18, 2006, 07:59:57 am

Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on August 18, 2006, 07:59:21 am

Quote from: Clear Vision on August 17, 2006, 10:22:55 am

See the bit I'm pointing to? Put that In a vice and bend inwards a little untill it bens the rubber a litt inwards? And cut the rubber as described In the previous post. Hope that makes sense?

I tried It on a old squeegee and didn't like It.

But try It

Matthew
Clear Vision

I might try it one day......
Nice brass Ettore squeegee there though Matthew. :D