anybody bought or know where i can buy new rubber for my Quickie squeegee. its slightly different from the norm, in that it has a groove in the rubber edge. this makes it VERY GOOD . Quickie are an american firm,
Prolly nothing out there for that disposable consumer product.
Most Quickie branded window cleaning supplies that I’ve seen here in the US are sold in Lowes. To be honest, they seem more like disposable weekend tools. Maybe they have a higher quality design over there? Have you tried any other squeegee to compare them to? Welcome to WCR!
but its not disposable, its sold as a professional squeegee
Never heard of them, maybe you should try out the Slayer instead!
its VERY WELL MADE. and the design of the rubber is what makes it . have u ever seen a rubber with a grooved edge?
Where is the groove, along the front edge of the rubber? What does the groove do, help funnel water away and if so, does it make the water comes out the sides easy?
Can you post a picture?
ive used Ettore/rubber previously but by chance i happened upon this Quickie, and didnt realise that it was the rubber design profile that gives it the “edge” literally. the rubber itself is a fraction wider than normal(same thickness as normal) but it has a groove in the edge that traps water most efficiently, as if 2 blades are being used at once ,if you follow my meaning. on the same principle as disposable razors
yes, along the front edge. and the rubbers ever so slightly wider(but not thicker) / its a soft rubber, same as other makes.
i will get a foto of it sometime. here in England Quickie sell 2 items with this rubber fitted, a 12 inch and an 8 inch squeegee.identical handles,with S shaped clipless channels. these are the ONLY 2 that have this particular design of rubber .
I’ll have to look it up online, so how is it better, less streaking, is it quicker, does it glide better or what?
ive tried looking at quickies online catalogue but theres no mention of these squeegees. nor other Quickie english sold stuff . at first i didnt realize why i was drawn back to the Quickie squeegee as it looks ordinary enough.All i knew was it was efficient.later, looking closer , i discovered the grooved edge, and thats why it clears water better. im not sure if it glides better as we are talking about fractions of a second.
i cant seem to load a foto of it onto here. if U mail me i can then send u a clear foto of it compared to an ettore rubber. today im forced back to using regular rubber as the quickies are getting wore out / [email protected]
sounds like a POS
back to the regular rubbers today, realising that the Quickies get just that tiny bit farther into the window edge , so less detailing .
Is the front edge of the rubber (that contacts the glass) kind of like a T shape. If so I was at Pep Boys Auto and saw a tool that squeegees the water off cars did not catch the name but, I did take a look at it.
Al E.
the front edge has a definite groove in it, about 1 or 2 mm. deep . this means that there are two tiny points of contact . as i discovered this also means it gets closer into the window edge. A regular rubber never quite gets right in , which is why theres always detailing. Quickie has its own website, with “ask MARY for help” , but Mary hasnt replied to my question.
the groove is U shaped , which then leaves two small ,very flexible lips . its starting to sound like a woman !!!
Hi jonny, have seen them in B&Q over here and have ignored them. But re thinking about your post and why you like them, I wonder if the groove makes the rubber more flexible at the edge ? -a thinning effect of the thickness ?? Sorry no idea where to get the replacement rubbers from, I thought they where al made in China. Will buy one Sat when shopping.
yes, you are right, the very edge is tiny but flexes .its a small detail but it A)allows the rubber to get right into the window frame edge, and B ) gets effectively 2 swipes at the water . The squeegee itself is stainless steel and not anything fancy, its just the rubber thats different.
