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Russ Chadd

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Glides?
« on: April 14, 2013, 06:51:04 pm »
Anyone had much experience with wand glides? in your experiences which one work best?

Slotted, Holed, Hybrid

Did you feel it improved results?

Best place to source them ?

Cheers

Russ  ;D
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garyhumphreys

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2013, 07:04:35 pm »
Slotted - less clogging
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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2013, 07:14:16 pm »
Did I ever mention that I was the first person in the uk get get a glide?

Shaun
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Len Gribble

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2013, 07:14:34 pm »
Yes and don’t rate them but Shaun will probably disagree with me (he was the 1st you know) could be wrong. Me wanderwand not every ones cup of tea ;)
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Len Gribble

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2013, 07:15:43 pm »
Am I slow or what ???
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. (Sidcup Kent)

Russ Chadd

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2013, 07:54:15 pm »
Ok... so which one works best?
Does anyone agree that they are better in regards to drying times? etc...?
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Craigp

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2013, 08:07:07 pm »
Definitely slotted - no clogging.

No improvement on cleaning or dry times, I use glide because it glides over the carpet easier, and can reduce judder when going against pile.

Green glides from Hydramaster.

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Darren O

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2013, 08:07:24 pm »
Waist of time if your using them with a portable
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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2013, 08:13:32 pm »
Slotted.

Shaun
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Ferenc G.

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2013, 08:17:42 pm »
Quote from: Darren O on April 14, 2013, 08:07:24 pm
Waist of time if your using them with a portable
Why?
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Kevin OBrien

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2013, 08:42:06 pm »
Same as above
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Paul Moss

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2013, 08:42:44 pm »
Slotted
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richie

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2013, 09:08:11 pm »
To be honest it all depends on what your cleaning so may be worth having the slotted and Hybrid.  Use the slotted on carpets in places like minging carpets in rentals and pubs / clubs and the hybrid on most domestics.  Glides do make wanding easier but to be honest im not entirely sure they speed up drying times.
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Richard Meads

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2013, 09:08:34 pm »
The guy on TMF did a video how to fit a new glide, he used a sealant around the edges. Now I have a wand with a glide, got it second hand with some other stuff, is it worth sealing the edges before I use it?
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stuart_clark

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2013, 09:28:31 pm »
Shaun
To your knoledge you were the first mate
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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2013, 09:55:58 pm »
I got one from ken Harris the guy who invented them and he said that mine was the first to be shipped internationally at that time he was making them to order not bulk he was just into double figures he used to post on the cleanfax forum and was experimenting with the cwi carpet wand interface at first he drilled holes at the back of the wand to draw air through faster and preventing lock down it worked but the next evolution was the Teflon glide.

Shaun
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david@zap-clean

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2013, 08:01:03 am »
Quote from: Ferenc G. on April 14, 2013, 08:17:42 pm
Quote from: Darren O on April 14, 2013, 08:07:24 pm
Waist of time if your using them with a portable
Why?
They can turn a low powered portable into a rug-doctor
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Kevin OBrien

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2013, 08:37:27 am »
How about using a Jag with a glide???
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Paul Moss

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Re: Glides?
« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2013, 12:09:41 pm »
Shauns wife also told him, he was the first  ;D
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SteveAllan

Re: Glides?
« Reply #19 on: April 15, 2013, 03:25:34 pm »
Quote from: david@zap-clean on April 15, 2013, 08:01:03 am
Quote from: Ferenc G. on April 14, 2013, 08:17:42 pm
Quote from: Darren O on April 14, 2013, 08:07:24 pm
Waist of time if your using them with a portable
Why?
They can turn a low powered portable into a rug-doctor

Better take mine off. When I bought it the supplier told me it would benefit me grrrr
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