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Lee Burbidge

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What is your optimum squeegee?
« on: October 06, 2012, 09:24:26 am »
Squeegee's are great. When you get one that you feel happy with, it becomes your best friend..... if you work in a crew of many and discover a blade you like you claim it and make sure that it is the one you have in your BOAB every time.

Squeegees come in all different makes, materials and sizes..... what squeegee do you use and what size do you consider is standard for you?

Me? I love my brass Ettore. I still have one of the first one's I started business with on my desk in the office..... in my early days I used to cut down a brass squeegee for every window size I would anticipate ( even before I picked up scrimming small square panes like in a door lol ) And so I would carry maybe 3 or 5 different sizes.

Today my Ettore is a 14" channel.... I feel it is middle of the road for when I am cleaning residential windows. Not too small and not to big. 
Of course, I got lots of other squeegees in the garage like Wagtails etc that I would hope to use in the future more extensively and I use a larger Ettore for shop windows but that 14" brass Ettore is my best bud.... nasty in the cold but then thats why we wear gloves in the winter.

What is your optimum squeegee?

Slash

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2012, 09:40:45 am »
You have far too much time on your hands unlike me ,I'm off to work now ;D

Andy Leett

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2012, 09:55:12 am »
Sorbo seems to be my friend,  12,14 & 22in, soon to be getting an 18 & 30 in.

jimiwindows

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2012, 10:39:13 am »
unger ninja squeegees 22in for pole work on big glass.

bobplum

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2012, 11:13:42 am »
14inch wagtail

Cliff perkins

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2012, 11:30:35 am »
Hi
I recently aquired an ettore 14 i use that all the time at the moment its much better than my old 1 but i have to soap the window up well or i find it sticks alot  ;D

Regards cliff
Www.1stglasswindowcleaning.co.uk

wfp master

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2012, 12:09:38 pm »
12 ,14 ,18 & 14 inch wagtail

Lee Burbidge

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2012, 12:39:56 pm »
You have far too much time on your hands unlike me ,I'm off to work now ;D

But time to post here..... mmmmm lol

Lee Burbidge

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2012, 12:41:24 pm »
Hi
I recently aquired an ettore 14 i use that all the time at the moment its much better than my old 1 but i have to soap the window up well or i find it sticks alot  ;D

Regards cliff

Cliff! Me too........  were we not doing a feature on you bud?

Lee Burbidge

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2012, 12:41:49 pm »
12 ,14 ,18 & 14 inch wagtail

You use all these?

Lee Burbidge

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2012, 12:42:31 pm »
14" seems to be common at the moment......

Stephen Fox

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2012, 01:02:58 pm »
Sorbo QR 14" was a personal fave

wfp master

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2012, 02:59:56 pm »
12 ,14 ,18 & 14 inch wagtail

You use all these?
yes 18 for shops 12 & 14 for houses & wagtail when iam in a hurry. ;)

Small but perfectley formed

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2012, 05:31:54 pm »
12" :o
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Lee Burbidge

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2012, 05:40:18 pm »
12 ,14 ,18 & 14 inch wagtail

You use all these?
yes 18 for shops 12 & 14 for houses & wagtail when iam in a hurry. ;)

Yeah I do 18" Ettore for the shops too :)

Lee Burbidge

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2012, 05:41:28 pm »
12" :o

Dont worry mate: Small but perfectly formed  ;D Would you be out of your comfort zone with a 14" blade?

4S Cleaning

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2012, 07:15:53 pm »
12" ettiore for me also carry a 6" brass ettiore

pure tech

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2012, 07:53:15 pm »
Ettore Pro+ swivelling handle with a selection of stainless clipped channels for most squeegee work and a Wagtail which is only used for pole work.

sandy

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2012, 08:03:00 pm »
I could net to grips with the wagtail or the pro plus wish i could as they are back in the reject box unger ergotech for me 12" blade for houses with pulex rubber

Small but perfectley formed

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Re: What is your optimum squeegee?
« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2012, 08:25:16 pm »
30"  :o not found anything to use on yet
Spit and polish