I’ve been cleaning windows professionally for 8 years now. I used the liquidator almost exclusively for a year. It was a major love and hate relationship. 😂 when it worked it was great. When it didn’t I wanted to throw it into on coming traffic. In my experience the liquidator likes the solution on the soapy side. Most of the time I’d squirt straight soap onto my mop. Also I learned quick you couldn’t use the liquidator like a regular squeegee channel. You had to change your technique. No super sharp turns or dives like you do with a regular channel. Needless to say I finally got frustrated enough and stopped using the liquidator channels all together. I still use the excelerator handle though. I absolutely love it.
Haha love your explanation on your experience. When I first got the liquidator I was really excited cause it was the 1st professional squeegee I purchased. I was getting streaks all over the place so ended up going back to my $15 Lowe’s squeegee. Now that I use my current squeegee the Ettore brass channel, it works like a dream in all settings. There are some times I use the liquidator like if I need to get a high window on the inside and not have to worry about detailing a whole lot. I appreciate you watching the videos man!
Nice vid. U have a easy calm delivery which makes it comfortable to listen. I’ve used ettore channels for about 40 years once I got the Moerman and figured out how to use it (2 months), I never went back. One of the problems I found out is you don’t need as much soap as you were taught to believe you did. I put a tiny bit more in my water than I had before. The reason why lines are left is because there’s too much soap in the water. Also, as soon as I got the excelerator, I immediately throw away their rubber and put in ettore. Faster less detailing and the quicker we get to get back into our vehicle:)
Thank you man! Yeah I’ve seen that a bit with using too much soap and it causes issues. I’m looking to get the Fliq washer attachment since I’ve been doing more storefronts recently
This is meant kindly, but you're not using the Excellerator handle angle settings to your advantage. Try the 10% setting for squeegeeing in the hand (or 25%). Your wrist looks awkward at 45%. Plus stand back from the window a little bit, until your arms are almost strait, but comfortable (not overreaching or falling over etc), from the glass, to give you better room and scope to move your shoulders, elbows, and wrists more freely and less awkwardly (get that whole body motion going). Light to medium pressure on the blade. The newer medium hardness Unger Green rubber (Power rubber?) works absolutely FAB with the Liquidator channels. Really really good. Better than Moerman or Ettore rubber. Trust me, you'll love it. Plus, you don't even have to cut the angles if you want, just leave them square, if you want (your preference). Why are you using steps? Instead of the Liquidator on the pole? You save time with a pole, even if you do strait pulls down instead of fanning on the pole. You have to pickup your steps move it, climb up, climb down = timewasting. Pole work bro! That's the key to saving time (much MUCH safer too). Use a squirt bottle for wetting your mop (there's a holder for it on the Moerman pouches), instead of a bucket on small jobs (less to carry, less back bending etc) or for inside residential windows (nothing for kids and home owners to kick over while your working, less spills etc). You can take it up a ladder no problem whatsoever! You don't need a lot of water to do inside windows, less is more bla bla, follow my drift? Use your bucket more for big commercial panels for speed on shop fronts, or hot days, or the cleanout of the dirt on the applicator as needed. Re-cap. Unger Green rubber in the Moerman channel. More soap on the mop, none in the water or your squirt bottle. Use a squirt bottle for quick jobs, inside, up ladder etc . Use a short pole (brand is your preference) with the Excellerator for low-medium height windows such as in your video. Use all the different angle settings on the handle (experiment with them), don't chain yourself to 45%, it will hold you back from improving your squeegee skills. Stand back from the window a little bit for a better angle on the squeegee handles and blade and freer arm/wrist movement. Light pressure (learnt individually by feel and practice). Friendly advice. 25 years+ window cleaning experience.
Angle on the handle is somewhat personal. Can't do those windows with just a squirt bottle due to salt build up. I do carry one with me always, though. Saves time during certain jobs. Totally agree with using a pole. That Unger green will be on my next order. I've heard great things about it. It's pricey, though. I also use the Ettore channels on my Moerman handle. Love it.
I’ve been cleaning windows professionally for 8 years now. I used the liquidator almost exclusively for a year. It was a major love and hate relationship. 😂 when it worked it was great. When it didn’t I wanted to throw it into on coming traffic.
In my experience the liquidator likes the solution on the soapy side. Most of the time I’d squirt straight soap onto my mop. Also I learned quick you couldn’t use the liquidator like a regular squeegee channel. You had to change your technique. No super sharp turns or dives like you do with a regular channel.
Needless to say I finally got frustrated enough and stopped using the liquidator channels all together. I still use the excelerator handle though. I absolutely love it.
Haha love your explanation on your experience. When I first got the liquidator I was really excited cause it was the 1st professional squeegee I purchased. I was getting streaks all over the place so ended up going back to my $15 Lowe’s squeegee. Now that I use my current squeegee the Ettore brass channel, it works like a dream in all settings. There are some times I use the liquidator like if I need to get a high window on the inside and not have to worry about detailing a whole lot. I appreciate you watching the videos man!
Nice vid. U have a easy calm delivery which makes it comfortable to listen. I’ve used ettore channels for about 40 years once I got the Moerman and figured out how to use it (2 months), I never went back. One of the problems I found out is you don’t need as much soap as you were taught to believe you did. I put a tiny bit more in my water than I had before. The reason why lines are left is because there’s too much soap in the water. Also, as soon as I got the excelerator, I immediately throw away their rubber and put in ettore. Faster less detailing and the quicker we get to get back into our vehicle:)
Thank you man! Yeah I’ve seen that a bit with using too much soap and it causes issues. I’m looking to get the Fliq washer attachment since I’ve been doing more storefronts recently
@@lukeraglinAwesome it will save even more time….
The Fliq is worth learning. Make sure you get the Fugu version.@@lukeraglin
@stefanbertasz4690 yeah definitely I got the fliq a few months back and it’s a game changer!
This is meant kindly, but you're not using the Excellerator handle angle settings to your advantage. Try the 10% setting for squeegeeing in the hand (or 25%). Your wrist looks awkward at 45%.
Plus stand back from the window a little bit, until your arms are almost strait, but comfortable (not overreaching or falling over etc), from the glass, to give you better room and scope to move your shoulders, elbows, and wrists more freely and less awkwardly (get that whole body motion going).
Light to medium pressure on the blade.
The newer medium hardness Unger Green rubber (Power rubber?) works absolutely FAB with the Liquidator channels. Really really good. Better than Moerman or Ettore rubber. Trust me, you'll love it. Plus, you don't even have to cut the angles if you want, just leave them square, if you want (your preference).
Why are you using steps? Instead of the Liquidator on the pole? You save time with a pole, even if you do strait pulls down instead of fanning on the pole. You have to pickup your steps move it, climb up, climb down = timewasting. Pole work bro! That's the key to saving time (much MUCH safer too).
Use a squirt bottle for wetting your mop (there's a holder for it on the Moerman pouches), instead of a bucket on small jobs (less to carry, less back bending etc) or for inside residential windows (nothing for kids and home owners to kick over while your working, less spills etc). You can take it up a ladder no problem whatsoever! You don't need a lot of water to do inside windows, less is more bla bla, follow my drift?
Use your bucket more for big commercial panels for speed on shop fronts, or hot days, or the cleanout of the dirt on the applicator as needed.
Re-cap. Unger Green rubber in the Moerman channel. More soap on the mop, none in the water or your squirt bottle. Use a squirt bottle for quick jobs, inside, up ladder etc . Use a short pole (brand is your preference) with the Excellerator for low-medium height windows such as in your video. Use all the different angle settings on the handle (experiment with them), don't chain yourself to 45%, it will hold you back from improving your squeegee skills. Stand back from the window a little bit for a better angle on the squeegee handles and blade and freer arm/wrist movement. Light pressure (learnt individually by feel and practice).
Friendly advice. 25 years+ window cleaning experience.
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Angle on the handle is somewhat personal. Can't do those windows with just a squirt bottle due to salt build up. I do carry one with me always, though. Saves time during certain jobs. Totally agree with using a pole. That Unger green will be on my next order. I've heard great things about it. It's pricey, though.
I also use the Ettore channels on my Moerman handle. Love it.
Great vid!
What size brass channel? That size window Would use 20" maybe?
I use a 14 and a 16 most times
where did you buy these?
windowcleaner.com/collections/complete-squeegees/products/ultimate-squeegee-combo you can buy either one here, I get all my supplies here
The liquidator 3.0 is meh..got a full set of sorbo Ultra 45s with the moerman excelerator 2.0, loving it.