Ettore Replacement Squeegee Rubber, 18-Inch

Replacement squeegee blade was as described, reasonably priced, and arrived promptly.

This was very easy to cut to length (used a razor blade for a box cutter) and fit perfectly into the squeegee frame. The replacement rubber actually seems to be better quality (thicker) than the original, though of course that could be due to wear. Works well.

For our handle. Works great

Works well!

Rubber is not as supple as original on squeegee. Cut to fit is easy to do.

These blades are the OEM for Ettore squeegees.

This fit my 18 year old 18" Ettore brass squeegee handle. Pay attention to the directions on the inside of the packet label. There is a brass clip at each end of the rubber that gives it a tight fit on the end. I didn't notice that, which made it much harder to get the old rubber out. After you loosen the handle's screws, you have to pull the clip & rubber out of one end, remove that clip (bend it open a little), then pull the clip & rubber out of the other end and remove that clip. That will leave the rubber free to slide out. Once I figured that out, it was easy to install the new rubber. In my case, the clips were difficult to pull out because they had calcium built up around them. That flaked off of the brass once I worked on it a little, but I ended up tearing off most of the old rubber, then using a sharp scribe to drag the round edge & clip out of the end. It will be much easier if you replace the rubber a little more often than every 18 years!

Ettore lists the brass clips used in their squeegee products for about $3 a dozen. Why not include a couple of them with their replacement blades? Re-use of the old clips is iffy. My original Ettore had the clips applied to the blade with some sort of glue. Not a good idea. The glue used attacked the blade, causing it to get stiff and crack. The glue also made it impossible to simply remove the clips for application to the new blade; the clips cracked when they were removed. While this blade is suitable for replacement using an Ettore (or ProGrip) handle, it NOT coming with new clips makes it somewhat less than useful. Charge another 25 cents for the product and toss in a couple of new clips!