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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on September 18, 2006, 09:31:45 am

Title: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: geefree on September 18, 2006, 09:31:45 am

Hi all

i only use soft squeegie blades,

when do you need the hard ones?

also do you all carry different widths of squeegies,


simple but effective question from  ;)a newbie!

Gary.

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: groundhog on September 18, 2006, 12:06:50 pm

Hard rubber is for the summer months, I only use soft rubber when it is cold. I carry with me a 14" a 10" and a 6" blade. I also have a 22" in the van for shop windows.
On one large job I have with lots of long thin panes I have cut a channel to fit. :)

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: jeff1 on September 18, 2006, 02:59:44 pm

Soft one's do a better Job and the hard one's last longer

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: Terry_Burrows on September 18, 2006, 04:35:45 pm

soft for flexy and speed :o ;D

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: gaza on September 18, 2006, 04:45:30 pm

so thats your secret Terry ;D

 gaza

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: Ian_Giles on September 18, 2006, 05:16:57 pm

got to agree that soft are best, but do wear quicker!.

Just experiment with different makes and hardness's and plumb for the one you feel most comfortable with...winter or summer.

How many channels you have is down to the individual, I have several different sizes. The 14" one is the most commonly used though, do have an 18" one but hardly use that one, I am at least as quick with the 14" one.

The bigger the channel does not mean the faster you will go either, for the proof of that you only have to witness our own 'Turbo' Terry in action ;)

though it can help on huge plate glass windows...fewer passes etc.


Ian

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: aztec on September 18, 2006, 05:24:02 pm

i agree its got to be soft all the way!!

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: Sir Squeaky on September 18, 2006, 05:25:22 pm

Soft without doubt.

Hard is just hard work. >:(

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: ccwc1988 on September 18, 2006, 07:43:22 pm

Soft all the way, when it's worn just whip it around ;D ;D,

I think I will start a poll :)

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: geefree on September 18, 2006, 07:43:45 pm

thanks again for your help and advice,

getting quicker each time now, and more confident with ladder,

cheers to you all.

gary.

Title: Re: Soft and hard blades.
Post by: dougster on September 18, 2006, 10:49:48 pm

soft ones for me all year round, tend to last me a month as i use a leather holster and find that my blades dont nick as much as putting in ya bucket on a belt