New Window Cleaner here, currently this is my side job and i will get calls randomly for jobs throughout the day. My question is how can I keep my squeegees in my vehicle without ruining them? Where i live it gets very hot and i know heat and rubber dont mix. How do yall store your squeegees to protect them from the heat?
I put mine on ice every day with a six pack of beer.
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I do windows daily out of a pickup. I leave them in the water I used on the last job. Keep em wet. If your that worried about squeegee rubber prices, you aren’t charging enough.
I use a few garage wall tool hangers fastened to my shelf in the van. Keeps the rubber from touching anything, works great for me!
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Aha,
This elusive question is actually a good one!
I was always taught from the beginning,
1 never leave a squeegee sitting face down anywhere .
#2 never leave your newer rubber in a squeegee sitting in your bucket of water, it takes the sharp edge off! Empty the water…
#3 never leave your pack of new rubbers sitting in sunlight daily, like in the bed of a pickup, or in a your vehicle’s back window.
#4 store the squeegees in a spare bucket, or even the one you use daily, free of water and other equipment that may have sharp edges that can nick the rubber.
On a personal note:
I leave my daily equipment in my empty bucket for the next day’s use. I don’t worry too much about serious longevity because a full time window cleaner, cleaning 300-600 windows daily goes through a side of the squeegee rubber every day!
Hope this helps
“The Window ninja” 
Do you think this is because of the dirt in the water and the rubber grinding against it?
I never really considered it like that.
Most likely the culprit yes. I do leave it in my bucket all day while I’m working, just not overnight in a bucket of old water. I’ve seen guys grab new blades from the shop on a Monday morning and head out for their work day and throw all the brand new rubber in their water to start the week lol 
. I was like uh yeah… “ Don’t do that!!!
