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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Tosh on June 17, 2008, 09:11:22 pm

Title: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Tosh on June 17, 2008, 09:11:22 pm: Over the years I've been purchasing my squeegie rubbers from various places on the 'net, but no-matter how expensive they are, sometimes I find they vary in quality; no-matter what the make is.

So can anyone here reccomend a make and an online seller of good quality, reliable squeegie rubbers?
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: MJH on June 17, 2008, 09:14:29 pm: I have always used unger soft from wintecs without a problem! and they are reasonably cheap.
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Rob.Hall on June 17, 2008, 09:21:48 pm: Are you sure its not you Tosh lol.

I buy mine from the WCW. Unger soft. Seem ok
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Tosh on June 17, 2008, 09:32:37 pm: Quote from: MJH on June 17, 2008, 09:14:29 pm
I have always used unger soft from wintecs without a problem! and they are reasonably cheap.

Cheers:

I've just ordered a wadge of 14 inchers.

Quote from: Rob.Hall on June 17, 2008, 09:21:48 pm
Are you sure its not you Tosh lol.

I'm sure it's not me! >:(
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: stig on June 17, 2008, 09:37:12 pm: a place in wolverhampton selling ser rubbers at 42inchs for £1.75p each
excerlent soft rubbers :D
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: kris martin on June 17, 2008, 09:38:39 pm: browns ladders in burnley
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: stig on June 17, 2008, 09:41:13 pm: pulex
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: RPCCS on June 17, 2008, 09:45:26 pm: Pulex 36" from wintecs.co.uk
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 17, 2008, 09:50:45 pm: www.soapnational.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Squeegee_Rubbers.html
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: supernova77 on June 17, 2008, 09:52:50 pm: I get unger hard rubbers from Wintecs.

Never had a problem with them.

Andy
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: MJH on June 17, 2008, 09:58:47 pm: Quote from: Andy @ SCS on June 17, 2008, 09:52:50 pm
I get unger hard rubbers from Wintecs.

Never had a problem with them.

Andy

earth to Andy!!, when u get a spare tick will u mail me please!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: alanwilson on June 17, 2008, 10:11:37 pm: Unger soft in the winter and Unger hard in the summer.

Unger 3 star are very good also.

Can't comment on the other brands really except sorbo which are the best by miles and miles but you need a sorbo channel, which only fits sorbo handles and they are pricey and best suited to pole work.
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: supernova77 on June 17, 2008, 10:16:31 pm: Quote
earth to Andy!!, when u get a spare tick will u mail me please!!!!!!!!!!! Smiley Smiley

Hi mate - I've just emailed you :)

Andy
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: M & C Window Cleaning on June 17, 2008, 10:30:52 pm: I've used Pulex blades for 25 years with no problems. I buy them from a local supplier (Vanitorials) in Essex.
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Post by: Darren O on June 17, 2008, 10:51:03 pm: Ettore 14inch soft rubber find them the best.
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Post by: cvdewsbury on June 17, 2008, 11:11:22 pm: 100 42" pulex rubbers £1.00 each from shine line.
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Post by: [GQC] Tim on June 17, 2008, 11:19:57 pm: SYR works great for me, loving it, best I've used. Lasts longer then ettorre, but it's got the same nice edge, well 9 for Ettorre, and 8.5 for SYR I would say. Lays nicely in the channel.

Soapnational does them.
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Londoner on June 18, 2008, 07:03:48 am: Years ago on this forum, before the days of WFP, squeege rubbers were one of the hot topics. It all seems so long ago now.

However, before I go all sentimental, one poster put forward the theory that all the different makes of rubber ie Pulex and Ettore probably came out of the same factory somewhere in the world.

Its not likely that they make the rubbers themselves so the argument had some merit but it caused a lot of discussion at the time.
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Post by: Jason Atwell on June 18, 2008, 08:23:51 am: WCW, Sorbo every time! ;)
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Post by: elite mike on June 18, 2008, 05:21:12 pm: Quote from: martinsadie on June 18, 2008, 09:41:45 am
get mine from boots find durex best

what size do you get 14 or 36

and are the hard ones better than the sort :D :D

tosh i get mine from these guys

www.windowcleancentre.co.uk/sectionlist.aspx?sectionID=19
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Cleaner Windows on June 18, 2008, 06:26:06 pm: unger soft from window cleaning warehouse always work for me, if I buy them from Horsham from a shop I wont mention ;) they're still unger's soft rubber but they tend to tear and break off at the edges :(
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Post by: Dean Taberner on June 18, 2008, 06:34:35 pm: EBAY :-X
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on June 18, 2008, 06:38:00 pm: Etorre by miles.

Soapnational I use, but I haven't changed my rubber for months. ;D
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Tosh on June 19, 2008, 09:54:33 pm: Quote from: MJH on June 17, 2008, 09:14:29 pm
I have always used unger soft from wintecs without a problem! and they are reasonably cheap.

They arrived from Wintecs today; great service!

I think I'll use them rather than my usual supplier who I've got to chase up for a new brush head I ordered about three weeks ago, and it still hasn't arrived!
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Londoner on June 20, 2008, 07:09:21 am: Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on June 18, 2008, 06:38:00 pm
Etorre by miles.

Soapnational I use, but I haven't changed my rubber for months. ;D

Another important question, good one Squeaky, How often should you change them?
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: sjm on June 20, 2008, 07:23:02 am: I use pulex , and change them daily ( dog eared saves time detailing ) best price |I have got is £14 for 20 ;D
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on June 20, 2008, 08:07:56 am: Quote from: sjm on June 20, 2008, 07:23:02 am
I use pulex , and change them daily ( dog eared saves time detailing ) best price |I have got is £14 for 20 ;D
Daily! What a waste! :o

I'd say unless it's cut, 5 days to a week per side easily.
I used to get more like 2 weeks per side.

Unless they were Unger or Pulex, then probably about 15 minutes.
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Neil271052 on June 20, 2008, 12:23:03 pm: I've always found ettore the best for me.

Tried Pulex, seemed to be too stiff...................oooer missus.
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: kris martin on June 20, 2008, 01:15:51 pm: i can normally only use 1 side of the rubber because after a day the boab marks the middle of the other side, anyhow i change it between 3 to 5 days as somebody said earlier it saves on detailing..
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: AJ on June 20, 2008, 01:27:37 pm: I get mine from my barber. (something for the weekend sir?)
Title: Re: Where do you buy your rubbers from?
Post by: Londoner on June 21, 2008, 08:31:27 am: Quote from: AJ on June 20, 2008, 01:27:37 pm
I get mine from my barber. (something for the weekend sir?)

Durex Remoulds, much cheaper.