Yes, I’ve asked same question. But both Eric and Bob (PolznBlades) recommends the 14’ instead of the 18.
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14 inch is the ticket!
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Has anyone tried heating and flattening the end clips a bit to see if that helps?
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Yes on my old Liquidator channel. It’s helping, but still a little bit more complicated to work with.
Eric have said that he think 16’ is a ideal length. Maybe cut down one channel?
I think 10-14 on a pole.
@Samuel the end clips are kinda of a pain in my opinion (takes way more pressure to perform well)
Heres another option for you…
I use the fliq pad on an unger channel seem way better in my opinion (for pole work.) Others use the pad on ettore channels.
No. 10-14 on pole for high work. 16" I found with Wagtail is the ideal optimum length for larger commercial panes. I think the same would apply to the Excelerator as well. I’m going to test it in the New Year with a spare Liquidator 18" that I purchased for that very reason.
…and I’ve never felt any need to flatten the clips either on V1 or V2 (which are slightly flatter anyway)…
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How about with your squeegee in hand?
I’m fine with the 14" for pole work. But it seems way slow using a 14" Squeegee on a 5’×5’ (or larger) pane that I can reach from the ground.
I only use the fliq for pole work.
By hand everything is done two handed with our normal gear…
Two handed is just way faster at normal heights.
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Sorry I may need to explain a bit more here. What I’m getting at is not an issue of how or when to use the fliq pad. Pole work = 14" w/fliq pad, all day. Love it.
My problems arose while working at ground level, with my 18" excelerator in one hand, and my 18" washer in the other. It seemed the excelerator w/ liquidator 2.0 just required an inordinate amount of effort to work in my two-handed technique.
Mind you, this is the first time I have even attempted to work with the 18". So I wasn’t sure if I’m just spoiled by the lighter touch I could use before with the old gear, or if the 18" liquidator 2.0 really is just a bear to get right.
Locked it’s quite manageable… pivoting? I struggle.
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We only use the our regular gear for at height windows.
I dont care for the liquidator channels end clips. With our regular unger channels or sorbo channels we have little detailing anyways so to fuss with the liquidator channels it not worth the hassle. JMO
Love the fliq pad though!! 
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Alright I’m gonna give it a couple more route days as long as I don’t get jammed on time.
If it’s not working the way I want by new year’s day I’ll be right back to the ol’ Unger for low panes.
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Yes. It works quite lovely.
fix for leaving lines, missing solution, etc… that I posted in another thread.
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So the root cause of the streaking issue is basically bunching or stretching of the rubber inside the channel, due to a tight grip at too many points along its length?
Did this tip help?
Yes it worked like a charm! The extra length gives me that crucial couple of degrees in pole angle when I lever the squeegee down to finish out.
The excelerator handle still forces me to deal with a slightly steeper angle of presentation than I’d prefer, but if I just kind of snap it down the last three inches it works pretty well. If I go slow and careful, it won’t work right. Almost like it knows I’m afraid of it…
Thanks for the tip though, Steve. That really made the difference between binning it and working it.
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Right…
Im happy the tip helped!
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Thats what I’m thinking, posted some pictures here. I think it’s mostly due to the ends of the clips being bulged on one side to pinch/secure it, rather like Ettore brass clips that surround the bottom of the rubber evenly - allowing it to rest centered in the channel along the entire length, to include the very ends.
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Good video, thanks for sharing.
