[Paul T]

How often do you trad guys change your rubbers on your squeegees

[craig21t]

New rubber every 2 days. Use one side one day and the other the next.

[Granny]

Was having dinner with a fellow windie last night and he's had his squeegee rubber in for 6 months - they wear back in apparently

[wayne m]

Every 2days for me too as it earns you money and a good reputation so why scrimp and save when they don't cost much! I use Ettore soft aswell so probably don't last as long as others but glide much better than others

[dazmond]

about once a month for me.2 weeks one side,2 weeks the other.i dont trad that much work though.

[james nicholson]

every two days here too unless bad frames chore it up then its sooner

[bobplum]

i do appreciate the comments but every two days i think is over kill,you should get at least a week out of them

saying all that i use wagtail rubber from this month onwards and that lasts a long time

[wayne m]

Never tried the wagtail rubber might give it a go! As soon as a rubber starts to show a line it's changed straight away

[lee_dewing]

I'm WFP but when i was trad i tried turning ettore rubber round but one side had ettore and logo on and found it caused problems on the glass is it me ?

[wayne m]

Never had a problem with Ettore rubbers but I know what you mean it happened with some others I used the logo was pressing on the glass and leaving marks!

[combat1]

Just had a nightmare week! been tradding for years and this week couldnt squeegee a thing. Never mind fanning I couldnt even get across the glass left to right!
I had changed my blade a couple of times and checked that the channel wasnt bent. In desperation went into Greenhams and bought a 12 and 14 channel and rubber, Unger soft rubber and hey ho back to normal.
I have always used Ettore and had just had a delivery of 6 new blades from my usual supplier, never had a problem before but maybe the blades this time were duff.
must say I'm faster with the soft rubber. usually change blades every three days

[dazmond]

i always use unger soft all year round.just changed mine tonight as i have an inside clean booked in for 930am tomorrow! .clean water and detergent,new scraper blade and clean T mop sleeve!

£70 inside and out.usually takes me around 90 mins to clean then off to run of the mill outside domestics. .

i love my job!!

[one eyed window cleaning]

Ettore for me, I have used cheaper rubber in the past but found it a false economy. I use both sides and then cut down both ends to use on a smaller blade. I cant say how long a rubber will last I just change when needed.

[SimonBurton]

When I was totally trad I used to change sides after 3 to 4 days then change rubber after about another 4. That was under soft.

Was asked to test the under ninja rubbers about 18 months back. Was really good for about a day, super soft then fell off rapidly....

[robertphil]

my gang change rubbers after 2 days . lately been using Professional Squeegees rubber and am very pleased,enough to buy it in bulk of a gross

[jimiwindows]

they last a lot longer in a ninger dont know y

[wayne m]

Couldn't get on with the ninja squeegee at all

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

Two days So 3 rubbers a week
See me being happy wiv my lad
Wanting a rubber every two days
Not got a clue some of you really

[dazmond]

yeah id say changing rubbers every 2 days is overkill even if your 100% trad.

the truth is though once your rubber loses its sharp edge you waste time detailing and the quality of the clean can be affected.

[birdymiller]

Think it depends on how quick you are! If you are a fast trad cleaner then you are going to clean more windows than a slow trad cleaner thus change your rubbers more often. I get a day and a half out of one rubber, turn it round around 2ish on first day. I buy in bulk 100 at a time, pulex soft this time never again though. Either im getting more fussy or quality of rubbers getting worse.