Thanks for taking the time to post pics that show the steps involved, it helps us visual learners! 
Man red zip ties, to cool I only have the black and white ones…
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Yeah great idea. I have been using tooth pics all the time. I do a bunch of restaurants so there always there for the taking.
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Just a quick comment on the zip tie end technique… how does a guy make the rubber flush with the end of the channel clips if the zip tie is wedged in there?
@anon35812390 I guess your rubber runs wild on both ends by approx. 1/8 inch? and yet I thought the Liquidator works best with flush cut rubber?
I find my Unger ergotec claws grip into the rubber well enough to keep it in place for the day…
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Having said that… my rubber does end up sliding to the trailing edge by about 1/8" during the course of a days squeegeeing… strangely I find no ill effects with the rubber on the leading edge a little recessed and the trailing edge a little proud… if I remember to during a break or whatnot, I adjust the slidden rubber to realign both ends properly for my next round of cleaning… kind of like hitching up my pants sometime 
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I cut the rubber precisely with the channel used as a guide, slide the rubber in and then with a little bit of soap and holding the rubber in place slip the tie in…repeat with the other end. Then attach handle. Does the handle you’re using have teeth to grip the rubber? or does it grip channel only? Without the teeth you may find the rubber is prone to move a touch. Duh…just saw the top photo…Unger Ergotech
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Do you put the zip ties in both end??
You guys are all still cutting the rubbers,… why?
the rubbers are less stable when you cut them and you need to use clips.
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Can’t comment on stability because I haven’t tried it… so… I will I also cut it another way as well. So I’ll test all 3 back to back…angle war
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Yes I do Herman. Same principle as end clips on Ettore, Steccone and Sorbo…
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Yep, that’s why I am going to test. No point in having extra stability if it ruins the detail free at the corners or if the top edge of the squared rubber bounces the blade away from the edge. Watch this space.
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OK. First off thanks for the small vid Steve and I agree on that style of frame you’ll have no issues. I can’t speak for anyone else but over here in NZ we have a huge variety of frame profiles constructed from wood Aluminium and Iron. When Bob agonised over the original Liquidator clip profile, dog ear and tip angle, his research and testing was to allow a practised user to have the ability to blade detail free on as wide a variety of frames and seals as possible. Check this pic array and you’ll see the issues that he battled with. Blue rubber (don’t ask, it’s crap) squared. Note gap on centre pic. This can be negated to a certain extent by pressing hard into the corner and distorting the rubber but would become very tiring after a few dozen panes. On the bottom pic you’ll note because of the putty profile there is really no issue. Second bank is my ‘lazy’ cut, better that’s square and OK on the majority of frames but you can see that it’s still not totally ideal on the deeper frame. Once again no issue on bottom pic. PolznBladz/Moerman profile. No issues on either pic… (note to self “stop with the lazy” 
). The clip design will continue to be refined. In the meantime? I’ll revert back to the ‘official’ rubber profile and persevere with my ‘zip tie shims’.
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Darn that looks cool! 
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LOL. Yep unfortunately looks are deceiving. Bought it for the colour but it is utter garbage and unfortunately too short to use as Rosebush Ties… now if we could convince Razer Red to produce some Razer Blue?
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Or Black Diamond to make Blue Diamond!
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Have you tried the Moerman Hard Steve? I was most impressed with a couple of samples I had. I’d put it on a par with BD Hard (although I do class both as Medium).
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No I haven’t tried it…
Exact same here. I love the concept but the rubber seems to give out at the corners way too quick. If your using Ettore rubber it is a pain the change it. Plus I’m a window cleaner, not a squeegee blade changer. I don’t want to spend my time changing the rubber out over and over. I went back to the trusty fixed handled brass Ettore squeegee for residential.
It’s funny, I started with brass and have tried everything on the market and in the end prefer the ettore brass for residential. I could have just just kept my original squeegees and saved a lot of money over the years.
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this is exactly what i found as well in a frame that sticks out the squared rubber holds the corner away or distorts the corner if you force it
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Maybe this will help combat an issue that most of us don’t like to talk about…shrinkage during the cold winter months. No matter how much longer I cut the rubber it always shrinks leaving it useless. I can’t believe how much we go through to save ourselves 5-10 seconds a window. 
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