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andyM

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Can you tell the difference?
« on: November 05, 2014, 01:04:49 pm »
Just received a new batch of Unger pre-cut 12" squeegee rubbers from a supplier off Ebay.
Please see attached picture.
The one on the left is a high quality WCW supplied Unger rubber, the other is from the Ebayer who assures me they are genuine pre-cut rubbers direct from Unger.  ::)roll
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one eyed window cleaning

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2014, 01:36:28 pm »
Looks like they cut them with a saw.
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H20cleaning

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 01:37:44 pm »
Not really related but how often do i change my unger rubbers?  90% water fed pole and only do a few shops windows , and finish a few jobs off with it?
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andyM

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2014, 01:46:44 pm »
Quote from: one eyed window cleaning on November 05, 2014, 01:36:28 pm
Looks like they cut them with a saw.

Yeah a rusty one.  ;D
Apparently he has checked the rest of the batch he has in stock..........and they are ALL perfect.  :P
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gavinb

Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2014, 07:31:01 pm »
How often do you use the edge of the rubber to squeegee with ???

Some people have too much time on there hands 
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Avo

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2014, 07:40:20 pm »
I'm sure we got had by cleaning spot last month,  Ordered 20 Moerman blades 10 came with the logo on as normal and 10 had no logo at all.

Maybe he ran out of your size and cut the 42" down
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andyM

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2014, 08:36:15 pm »
Quote from: gavinb on November 05, 2014, 07:31:01 pm
How often do you use the edge of the rubber to squeegee with ???

Some people have too much time on there hands 

The rubbers have been badly cut and what the photo doesn't show clearly is that the edge has also been cut at an angle.
I like mine cut square to get right into the window edge which is why I buy the pre-cut variety.
Any fool can take a long length of squeegy rubber and cut it badly (me included).  :P
The Ebayer is a shyster and doing exactly the above but selling them as pre-cut by Unger which clearly they aint as they wouldn't pass QC.
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SeanK

Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2014, 08:45:25 pm »
Are you sure its genuine Unger rubber, I bought some on fleebay a few years back and it was rubbish.
Had the Unger soft logo but it didn't blade well at all.
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andyM

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2014, 09:20:02 pm »
Quote from: SeanK on November 05, 2014, 08:45:25 pm
Are you sure its genuine Unger rubber, I bought some on fleebay a few years back and it was rubbish.
Had the Unger soft logo but it didn't blade well at all.

I don't know Sean, it has the Unger logo and Hard stamped on it.
I'll probably end up binning them if they perform how I think they will and buy from WCW which are always quality.
I just done the post to show that you don't always get what you think you are buying, I only took the picture because the seller requested that I send him a photo after I moaned about it.
Not heard a peep out of him since.  ::)roll 
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Sean Dyer

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2014, 10:09:36 pm »
Quote from: H20cleaning on November 05, 2014, 01:37:44 pm
Not really related but how often do i change my unger rubbers?  90% water fed pole and only do a few shops windows , and finish a few jobs off with it?

When im tradding i change every couple of days- but thats full days , so id imagine if you are only doing half hr a day with it perhaps every couple of weeks ? or sooner if it gets a nick in it obviously
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wayne m

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2014, 07:45:20 am »
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KS Cleaning

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Re: Can you tell the difference?
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2014, 01:10:09 pm »
Stanley knife blade, tap with a hammer and you get a nice clean cut ;)
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