[niceandclean]

I know this has been discussed lots on here about what people find are the best rubbers for trad.  I know that for longer intervals between cleans use hard rubber and soft for more frequent cleans. Well i only ever use trad for internal cleans now, what is the best rubber for these?

[Peter Fogwill]

Pullex soft.  The interval between cleans would have nothing to do with it,

Peter

[Richy L]

i find unger hard the best, although they dont seem to last very long.
I tried pulex hard the other day ... waste of money!

[Alex Gardiner]

Pullex soft.  The interval between cleans would have nothing to do with it,

Peter

I agree with Peter, Pulex soft rubber has always been my choice. However I have now started using Ettore Master rubber and have found it to be just as good.

I have tried Unger, but could never get on with it.

[dmlservices]

i use pulex soft , very economical , i use 12" & 18" channels, so i buy in bulk ,

10 -36" rubbers is cheap to buy , and i cut to lenghts required.

tried ettoire but dearer and are not any better , unger - crap rubber

daz

[tomy jackson]

ettoire for me

[niceandclean]

Thanks guys, i will stick with my Pulex soft.
 

[Peter Fogwill]

Pullex soft.  The interval between cleans would have nothing to do with it,

Peter

I agree with Peter, Pulex soft rubber has always been my choice. However I have now started using Ettore Master rubber and have found it to be just as good.

I have tried Unger, but could never get on with it.

Allex I used to swear by the Ettore rubber at one time but you have to watch out for bad batches.  Some of the rubber width is different from the bead to the working edge, and if you get some of the bad rubber, the soap travels over the back and onto the glass.

Peter

[Richy L]

how long does a rubber last everyone?

i need to change mine every 3/4 days.

[Temple cleaning services]

I cant get on with pulex seem they seem to start leaving thin soap marks after about a week,very annoying! always thought ettorie were good!

[d s windowcleaning]

ive never had a problem with unger soft .

[M & C Window Cleaning]

I cant get on with pulex seem they seem to start leaving thin soap marks after about a week,very annoying! always thought ettorie were good!

Strange how we all have our favourites.

I switched from Ettorre to Pulex years ago for the same reason.

I recently started using Pulex soft and I think they're even better.

I used to change them every 4-5 days. However, I've recently tried dog-earing my channels and as well as making for less detailing it seems to have increased the blade life a little. Can't work out why this should be the case though. I would have thought they would wear out quicker.

[d s windowcleaning]

to find a good rubber you allso need to find a good soap , since starting out ive tryed various rubber and found unger soft to be the best with a bit of stardrops perfect glide .

[dave0123]

Ive been using Ettore for a few years now more expensive but the results were great.

tommrow trying unger soft then might buy some pulex soft used to use pulex when first starting out carnt remember what its like.

The reason am going to unger soft going to start changing them every 2 days now  a day a side keep them fresh edge on rubber keep speed up. I also think theres something on my BOAB keeps nipping the bloody thing really doing my nut in! i think there the main suspect to nipping your rubber myself

[Richy L]

I also think theres something on my BOAB keeps nipping the bloody thing really doing my nut in! i think there the main suspect to nipping your rubber myself

I had the same problem i used to use the one on the left(in the link) now i use the one on the right .. much better!
h ttp://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/index.php/Belts/Bucket-on-a-Belt/Unger-Bucket-on-a-Belt/Detailed-product-flyer.html

[dave0123]

Hi richy,

Im using the one on the right too  it is much better! What squeequee do you use in that BOAB?

[[GQC] Tim]

SYR makes really good rubber too, not as good as Ettorre but it lasts a bit longer. I've been using it for quite some time.

[Sir Squeaky]

A cut and paste, as I've answered this before...

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None of them are the quality they used to be.

I did a test on some popular brands a while back.
My findings were as such...

Based on: How well they slide along the glass.
                 How easily they "cut" and gets nicks in (durability)
                 How long they last providing they haven't cut.(longevity)
                 My overall rating.

Marks are out of 10.
All rubbers are the "soft" variety, but I'd imagine the comparison would be similar with "hard".

Ettore    : Slide  9.   Durability 7.   Longevity  8.   Overall  8.5.  :  The best about. 

Pulex     : Slide  6.   Durability 8.   Longevity  6.   Overall  7.     :  Don't last 5 mins. 

SYR        : Slide  8.   Durability 7.   Longevity  7.   Overall  7.5.  :  Not a bad rubber. 

(d)Unger: Slide  8.   Durability 5.   Longevity  7.   Overall  6.     :  Vile. Falls to bits. 

So, there you have it...
Ettore best of a bad bunch, but the most expensive.
SYR not too bad, but Pulex is very overrated, and you'll be changing it every 5 minutes. It doesn't cut much, but it goes blunt in a morning.
Unger...slides well, but built like a 1980's Lada Riva. 

Hope this of some interest to someone, it took long enough to type it!

Cheers, Rog.
   

[Mr.G]

that's interesting Rog i shall try ettore out then. I use Pulex hard at the mo, I found they last MUCH longer than Pulex soft.

[dave0123]

ettore is the best i do have to say! but am going to try a few others see how i get on.


I allways find with ettore you dont need to press as hard as others! i know your not supposed to press hard but with some rubbers you just have to because there crap! lol