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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: MAX Carpets on September 02, 2009, 08:55:35 pm

Title: Wand tips
Post by: MAX Carpets on September 02, 2009, 08:55:35 pm

Hi all

Does anyone know where to get wand glides, I do not mean the full glide, just the tip to go over the lip of the wand. Its only for a small wand, just to stop moaning men!

Cheers

Justin

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: derek west on September 02, 2009, 09:09:12 pm

moaning who? are you sure? ;D
derek

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: AJB on September 02, 2009, 09:15:41 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Magic-Glides-for-14%22-wand-Lips---Carpet-Cleaning_W0QQitemZ350246756223QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090831?IMSfp=TL090831173002r3999

http://www.kleenpro.com/servlet/the-80/4-Magic-Glides-for/Detail

http://www.cleaningtechnologies.com/catalog.php/cleaningtechnologies/dt36834/pd494563/Floor_Wand_Edges__Teflon_Lips

Can't find any in this country, i bought mine about 4 years ago off ebay.

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 02, 2009, 10:15:56 pm

Hydramaster/Solutions in Cornwall perhaps?

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: richy27 on September 02, 2009, 10:46:10 pm

i spoted something on the cleansmart website about greenglides

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: robert meldrum on September 03, 2009, 08:27:06 am

Some old wands can dig into the carpet on the forward stroke, but by working against the grain or across the grain this can be reduced, also get them to lower their hands on the forward stroke.

In other words.............check that the best technique is being used. I've seen people " fight the grain " over the years and all they get is a lot of unnecessary pain.

Never used glides although I made up DIY plastic lips many years ago to make it easier to deal with a big hotel job. Long before glides were invented.

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: Joe H on September 03, 2009, 10:50:28 am

Cleansmart used to do tips. Reasonably cheap compared to glides, but never have seen a really good review on them - unlike glides.

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: derek west on September 03, 2009, 03:27:10 pm

this is just a thought
would slider tape work, for the girls out there ;D

run a strip of slider tape over the end of the wand then cut a slit in it, presume it would come off but who knows!
cheap if it did work

derek

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: Joe H on September 03, 2009, 04:06:59 pm

The ideas there Derek.

Why dont you join us girls and give it a go!

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: derek west on September 03, 2009, 04:26:54 pm

thinking of putting sand paper on mine joe, jobs to easy, need to man up a bit ;D
derek

Title: Re: Wand tips
Post by: grant home clean on September 03, 2009, 04:39:43 pm

woodbridge commercials do them in all sizes