Steveo - Thanks so much for your endorsement of the Unger Ninja. I personally spent 3 years with our R&D team developing this tool. I hope you will try out the full Ninja range of tools we have including the scraper and holster, which took a lot of user testing to get it right. Mark Unger
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner - My pleasure really. Your tutorial is super helpful. Just FYI - we added the Ninja name in Japanese (Kanji) in a secret location, maybe you have seen it - molded into the open/close lever. Also the silver centering markers on the channels are actual images of Ninja throwing stars & spear tips. Sacred Ninja weapons. We want to make every window cleaner feel like a true Ninja warrior in their craft.
Just bought my 12 and 18 ninja channels and handles. Super stoked. Taking this business full time next spring. Efficiency is now the name of the game. Thank you. Your videos have been awesome for me. You helped me get started and understand everything. Including bidding. The bidding info has helped me secure so many jobs. I have only had 1 turn down a bid out of 38 since sep 19, 22.
Just an update. I've had a chance to use my ninja handles/channels now 5 timesaving have absolutely LOVED it. I've increased my speed by almost double with this. The glide is smooth and it picks up a LOT of water. Definitely recommend.
I've been cleaning for 15 yrs and have tried most everything. I have always come back to the standard Ettore handle. Never felt comfortable with the large handles. As the saying goes, "Ettore All the Way". Super channels are way heavy anyways so I never use them. Cheers from the frozen north. Keep up the good work.
We use the Ninja Handle & Channel for Years and its really a Beast on the Glass, super smooth Gliding, for detailing i only use the Ninja wipes (the grey ones), i have always 2-3 fresh washed peaces for a Day thereby. Best Combo ever 4 me ! Keep up the good work!
I bought the Unger Ninga squeegee and really liked it but one thing about it kinda irked me. The clips on the end that lock the rubber in place tended to come loose after about 15 min. of using it. I would have to keep pushing them back in to keep the rubber locked. Other than that, I really liked it.
The ninja glide is like no other, extremely easy channel to use and learn with. I've tried the ettore super channel and liked it but not as much as I LOVE my sorbo quicksilver & sorbo handle. Nice review👍
Elijah & Kristin Schwake thank you! I really like the sorbo ninja handle combo as well, just not a huge fan of the sorbo rubber so I’ve been trying to find a great replacement for the last year. Alumax and ninja have become my favorite, I like them both for different reason
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner we've been using the ettore soren rubber and its seems to be working really well. We clean strictly commercial/storefront so it's a lot of straight pulls and fanning and I cant complain on how long the rubber lasts.
The superchannel and Sorbo quicksilver are great!!! The ettore contour handle fits both!! As you know, you can have a 0 degree squeegee! Nice video Steve o!!👍
After I got out of hi-rise, I only used ettore steccone aluminum channel. For the decade I did hi-rise, the only squeegee I used, the one every window cleaner that I knew used was, the ettore brass 18''- 36'' squeegee. Of course you may not be familiar with hi-rise window cleaning and, I would understand your lack of knowledge however, since getting out of commercial and doing solely residential for the last 20+ year's, my only tool is the steccone aluminum. From sizes of 6"-22".
Can you do a video on detailing? How to avoid detailing, when to detail, how long to leave a window after cleaning before detailing, how to detail with a towel on your pole, how in-depth you get at it, etc. I spend a ton of time on detailing it seems and I just want to know more about how to do it more efficiently. Thanks.
I find it all about how you approach the window. To avoid pull marks and detailing your top edge i always start from the left corner (or right corner depending on wind) and then put my squeege to a 45 degree angle dragging it across the top removing the water along the top edge and continuing this movement until you have it all pulled down. By leading your squeegee across the top edge angled at a 45 degree angle it clears it out much better just as if you were doing it by hand.
Hi Steve O, what wide body channel will you recommend for Straight Pulls on pole or even by hand besides the Nina that I already have? I Notice with the ninja that the ends did not close well with pole. I saw you using sometimes sorbo channels but not sure if you like the rubber that comes with it. Maybe Pulex alumax? Just trying to find and easy channel for store fronts to do straight puls on pole. Il'l appreciate your advice. Thank you for your great content!
Other channels have this option but yes it is a great feature. You just have to get use to how much pressure to apply when haveing the rubber in the second or third notch
I used my ninja channel today for the first time in a month or two and it was nice. Sometimes it takes using another channel for a while to really see the difference. Same with the Sorbo for me I’m starting to use that a lot more as well
Mike The Glass Guy I didn’t use my ninja channel for consecutive days in over 5 years and then just decided to pull it out one day and really liked it again!!
just for the record. I totally went back. I have the pulex tiger sleeve and its too too sharp. plus, the super channel on a ninja tbar turns into a pickaxe if you unlock it near the glass. and i dont wanna break anything lol.
I’m a diehard Unger guy. Not a ninja channel fan. 30 degree Ninja Handle and 22” Sorbo cobra is my go to combo for commercial work. I like the super channel I own a 24” other than that almost all my traditional tools are Unger except my Sorbo channels.
As a foot note I do own two of every size ninja channel lol. I went all in when Unger released the Ninja line. Sleeves handles scrapers channels handles boabz #Mark
That’s how I was, when the unger ninja first came out I got everything but that was before I knew about sorbo so then I went to sorbo for a long time, I just really like using ettore rubber. Wish they would make a sorbo channel that used the round rubber...
Yeah those plastic end clips tend to unlock very easily and often break but the Unger ninja still rock! If a 2.0 version came with some sorta "no detail" low profile end clips Unger would be the BEST in the business!
So the alumax squeegee is still number one even in an Unger vs Ettore video. I hate detailing. Haha Tell me why you don’t use an Unger handle on the alumax channel the way you do on a Ettore Super Channel?
The ninja handle and the Alumax creates an odd angle, the ninja handle grips the channel just awkwardly enough that closing out and pole work is almost impossible with it. Trust me I tried to make this combo work years ago, it’s a little more doable with the 30 degree handle but still is funky. That’s why I always suggest just getting the pulex wide body handle
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner yeah I had to watch your video on rainbow streaks.... Hit a random patch of houses where it was showing up I must have lost my form it was so frustrating. Needed to cut the mountain higher and make sure my rubber was straight. Thanks for great videos!
Any channel over 12” does not clean the glass properly. As the pressure is reduced on the channel. Been doing this for over 22 years so I know what I’m talking about.
Well I use a 24 inch squeegee on most of my storefront accounts and your totally wrong. I’ve been doing it for 28 years and my father who taught has been doing it for 45 years, so we have that on you and also spend less time cleaning the window cuz we have twice the squeegee
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner Ok, Well the largest squeegee I’ve got is a 24” Brass Ettore channel which I never use. Will try it tomorrow on some large bi fold doors with finger prints on & let you know the results.
I've never had any issues using ettore squeegees. Infact, i don't have any issues using the cheap brass squeegees either. The only difference between the two is that the brass squeegee isn't designed very well to fit on the poles. All this talk about detailing just makes me think your all very lazy people looking to cut corners. (Call is efficiency for all i care) My advise, learn to love detailing like a pro! How much time are you really saving? How much more expensive are those fancy squeegees n blades. I'm betting alot more then the time you think your saving. Hahaha
ETTORE SUPER CHANNEL windowcleaner.com/products/ettore-super-squeegee-channel?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
UNGER NINJA COMPLETE SQUEEGEE
windowcleaner.com/products/unger-complete-ergotec-40-ninja-squeegee?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
UNGER NINJA HANDLE
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Steveo - Thanks so much for your endorsement of the Unger Ninja. I personally spent 3 years with our R&D team developing this tool. I hope you will try out the full Ninja range of tools we have including the scraper and holster, which took a lot of user testing to get it right. Mark Unger
its an awesome squeegee and very durable product line! Thank you Mark, its an honor to have you comment :)
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner - My pleasure really. Your tutorial is super helpful. Just FYI - we added the Ninja name in Japanese (Kanji) in a secret location, maybe you have seen it - molded into the open/close lever. Also the silver centering markers on the channels are actual images of Ninja throwing stars & spear tips. Sacred Ninja weapons. We want to make every window cleaner feel like a true Ninja warrior in their craft.
Just bought my 12 and 18 ninja channels and handles. Super stoked. Taking this business full time next spring. Efficiency is now the name of the game. Thank you. Your videos have been awesome for me. You helped me get started and understand everything. Including bidding. The bidding info has helped me secure so many jobs. I have only had 1 turn down a bid out of 38 since sep 19, 22.
Just an update. I've had a chance to use my ninja handles/channels now 5 timesaving have absolutely LOVED it. I've increased my speed by almost double with this. The glide is smooth and it picks up a LOT of water. Definitely recommend.
I just bought the ettore squeegee and am having trouble with edges
I've been cleaning for 15 yrs and have tried most everything. I have always come back to the standard Ettore handle. Never felt comfortable with the large handles. As the saying goes, "Ettore All the Way". Super channels are way heavy anyways so I never use them. Cheers from the frozen north. Keep up the good work.
I don't like if you are only talking in your videos. This video is great because you are talking AND showing the differences. I like it. thank you
Martin W. Thank you Martin!!
We use the Ninja Handle & Channel for Years and its really a Beast on the Glass, super smooth Gliding, for detailing i only use the Ninja wipes (the grey ones), i have always 2-3 fresh washed peaces for a Day thereby. Best Combo ever 4 me ! Keep up the good work!
Duski78 thank you!! It’s a super reliable squeegee and so easy to work with!!
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner yeah absolutly agree with that, i have tested Legend Channel and others, but no one is so supereasy and smooth like the Ninja
You need to move to a real chamois and thank me later! You can't beat a proper chamois
I bought the Unger Ninga squeegee and really liked it but one thing about it kinda irked me. The clips on the end that lock the rubber in place tended to come loose after about 15 min. of using it. I would have to keep pushing them back in to keep the rubber locked. Other than that, I really liked it.
The ninja glide is like no other, extremely easy channel to use and learn with. I've tried the ettore super channel and liked it but not as much as I LOVE my sorbo quicksilver & sorbo handle. Nice review👍
Elijah & Kristin Schwake thank you! I really like the sorbo ninja handle combo as well, just not a huge fan of the sorbo rubber so I’ve been trying to find a great replacement for the last year. Alumax and ninja have become my favorite, I like them both for different reason
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner we've been using the ettore soren rubber and its seems to be working really well. We clean strictly commercial/storefront so it's a lot of straight pulls and fanning and I cant complain on how long the rubber lasts.
Yes, no need to mix around as a Sörbo user ✌️😎
I just got one of those Unger opilock tips but it doesn’t fit on any of my poles
The superchannel and Sorbo quicksilver are great!!! The ettore contour handle fits both!! As you know, you can have a 0 degree squeegee! Nice video Steve o!!👍
After I got out of hi-rise, I only used ettore steccone aluminum channel.
For the decade I did hi-rise, the only squeegee I used, the one every window cleaner that I knew used was, the ettore brass 18''- 36'' squeegee.
Of course you may not be familiar with hi-rise window cleaning and, I would understand your lack of knowledge however, since getting out of commercial and doing solely residential for the last 20+ year's, my only tool is the steccone aluminum.
From sizes of 6"-22".
Yes your right I've never done high rise and probably never will
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner😂😂😂😂😂😂
I appreciate your channel and your willingness to share with the world. Thank you :D
I'm late but whats the difference between this and the blue walmart squeegee?
1 time in year or million time in a week
What is the most common size squeegee you use for regular tilt double hung windows
14", this is a great squeegee for that windowcleaner.com/products/ettore-complete-brass-ledge-eze-squeegee?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
Can you do a video on detailing? How to avoid detailing, when to detail, how long to leave a window after cleaning before detailing, how to detail with a towel on your pole, how in-depth you get at it, etc. I spend a ton of time on detailing it seems and I just want to know more about how to do it more efficiently. Thanks.
Rowdy Harris yes I’ll do a vid about detailing
I find it all about how you approach the window. To avoid pull marks and detailing your top edge i always start from the left corner (or right corner depending on wind) and then put my squeege to a 45 degree angle dragging it across the top removing the water along the top edge and continuing this movement until you have it all pulled down. By leading your squeegee across the top edge angled at a 45 degree angle it clears it out much better just as if you were doing it by hand.
Hi Steve O, what wide body channel will you recommend for Straight Pulls on pole or even by hand besides the Nina that I already have? I Notice with the ninja that the ends did not close well with pole. I saw you using sometimes sorbo channels but not sure if you like the rubber that comes with it. Maybe Pulex alumax? Just trying to find and easy channel for store fronts to do straight puls on pole. Il'l appreciate your advice. Thank you for your great content!
Sorbo quicksilver windowcleaner.com/products/sorbo-complete-swivel-squeegee?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
How do you get it to swivel with the ninja? Is there something special about your pole?
Its the handle, it swivels or can be locked to be fixed windowcleaner.com/products/unger-ergotec-ninja-squeegee-handle-40?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
Stevo cant find a supplier here in Australia can you contact your supplier for the Ninja Glide thanks for your info !
35 inches
I had the clips fuse in the Superchannel, and had a heck of a time getting the clips out to change the rubber. I was done at that point.
Same thing happened to me. I moved to Sorbo Quick Silver and the Ninja chanel
There's a bonus with the ungrr ninja channel, put the blade in the front groove and deep sill can be done, even when poling.
Other channels have this option but yes it is a great feature. You just have to get use to how much pressure to apply when haveing the rubber in the second or third notch
I am used to hunger excuse
The Samurai hip bucket is a great modular design. For the price is Worth it.
I used my ninja channel today for the first time in a month or two and it was nice. Sometimes it takes using another channel for a while to really see the difference. Same with the Sorbo for me I’m starting to use that a lot more as well
Mike The Glass Guy I didn’t use my ninja channel for consecutive days in over 5 years and then just decided to pull it out one day and really liked it again!!
I did an entire discount tire yesterday with the unger ergotec ninja tbar/channel. aaand I'm prolly not going back.
just for the record. I totally went back. I have the pulex tiger sleeve and its too too sharp. plus, the super channel on a ninja tbar turns into a pickaxe if you unlock it near the glass. and i dont wanna break anything lol.
I’m a diehard Unger guy. Not a ninja channel fan. 30 degree Ninja Handle and 22” Sorbo cobra is my go to combo for commercial work. I like the super channel I own a 24” other than that almost all my traditional tools are Unger except my Sorbo channels.
As a foot note I do own two of every size ninja channel lol. I went all in when Unger released the Ninja line. Sleeves handles scrapers channels handles boabz #Mark
That’s how I was, when the unger ninja first came out I got everything but that was before I knew about sorbo so then I went to sorbo for a long time, I just really like using ettore rubber. Wish they would make a sorbo channel that used the round rubber...
Yea that rubber is pretty damn good
Which angle handle do you have in the video?
40
Thank you!
Hey SteveO. When using the ninja handle and channel. Do you prefer the 40 degree or 30 degree handle?
Canonjac 40 degree
Unger handle and Sorbo for me!
Right it's like they're meant to be with each other I run my 40 degree with my 22 black mamba all day on route! That close out is amazing
It is an awesome combo, black mamba and unger ninja handle is my fav sorbo/unger combo
SteveO The Window Cleaner yeah!! I use quicksilver and black mamba!!
Ettore quick release with aluminum channels is the bomb!
Could you use a ninja channel with an Ettore 40 degree handle? I’m pretty new to the business.
The only thing close to a 40 degree from Ettore is the Ledge EZ which only fits standard channels. That I am aware of.
You could fit in to the ettore ledge eze but I would just stick with the ninja handle
Excellent Review ☘
Thank you!
This unger ninja squeegee feels great on highrise i been using it mpre recently and i have to say its stupid easy to use...
It really is, easy to change the rubber and glides nicely
Yeah those plastic end clips tend to unlock very easily and often break but the Unger ninja still rock! If a 2.0 version came with some sorta "no detail" low profile end clips Unger would be the BEST in the business!
Heather The Window Woman maybe just maybe in the future there will be an improvement....we can dream can’t we... ☺️😉
Heather The Window Woman maybe just maybe in the future there will be an improvement....we can dream can’t we... ☺️😉
SteveO The Window Cleaner hell yeah 👍🏻😎
Which pole are you using to the ninja squeegee?
windowcleaner.com/xero-carbon-fiber-trad-pole-2-0?pt=MY
How often do you do commercial jobs, daily weekly monthly?
where do you buy it at ? i don't see it at lowes or home depot
SAnDee SAnDee www.windowcleaner.com I am a sales rep with them if you need help
SAnDee SAnDee windowcleaner.com/ettore-super-squeegee-channel?pt=MY
SAnDee SAnDee windowcleaner.com/unger-complete-ergotec-40-deg-ninja-squeegee?pt=MY
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Prefect go to size? 14 or 18"?
18 for commercial and 14 for residential
What made you come back to the Sorbo channel? You seem to like the Allen Max pretty well.
what cleaning chemical do you use???
Thank you
What rubber do you use in the ninja?
windowcleaner.com/ettore-master-squeegee-rubber-pack-of-twelve?pt=MY
Unger S channel with the Excelerator 2 handle is awesome
what do you think about the ninja 30° vor 40°
So the alumax squeegee is still number one even in an Unger vs Ettore video. I hate detailing. Haha
Tell me why you don’t use an Unger handle on the alumax channel the way you do on a Ettore Super Channel?
I believe Steve mentioned in a prior video that the Alumax works best in it's own handle only.
bennettshfd2 : much lower price on Alumax handle.
The ninja handle and the Alumax creates an odd angle, the ninja handle grips the channel just awkwardly enough that closing out and pole work is almost impossible with it. Trust me I tried to make this combo work years ago, it’s a little more doable with the 30 degree handle but still is funky. That’s why I always suggest just getting the pulex wide body handle
Hey Steve.
Do channels ever need to be replaced? I've had the same uber ninja channel for three years.
Trevor Allard sometimes but I have a 6 year old ninja channel and it still works great, you could upgrade the clips to new
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner yeah I had to watch your video on rainbow streaks.... Hit a random patch of houses where it was showing up I must have lost my form it was so frustrating. Needed to cut the mountain higher and make sure my rubber was straight. Thanks for great videos!
I don't use a rubber bare back for me...
It´s made in Germany...
You should design tools
Any channel over 12” does not clean the glass properly. As the pressure is reduced on the channel.
Been doing this for over 22 years so I know what I’m talking about.
That’s wrong
Well I use a 24 inch squeegee on most of my storefront accounts and your totally wrong. I’ve been doing it for 28 years and my father who taught has been doing it for 45 years, so we have that on you and also spend less time cleaning the window cuz we have twice the squeegee
@@dandouma3961 Respect❤️
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner Ok, Well the largest squeegee I’ve got is a 24” Brass Ettore channel which I never use. Will try it tomorrow on some large bi fold doors with finger prints on & let you know the results.
cool review
ACME Window Cleaning Company, San Diego thank you!!
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Can't you just cut off the extra rubber?
The tongue is just huge with this channel so trimming the rubber down doesn’t really solve any issues
I've never had any issues using ettore squeegees. Infact, i don't have any issues using the cheap brass squeegees either. The only difference between the two is that the brass squeegee isn't designed very well to fit on the poles.
All this talk about detailing just makes me think your all very lazy people looking to cut corners. (Call is efficiency for all i care)
My advise, learn to love detailing like a pro!
How much time are you really saving? How much more expensive are those fancy squeegees n blades. I'm betting alot more then the time you think your saving. Hahaha
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Steve ,why are you carriying,using 3-4 brand name squeegee?Just stick one then.
UHS just enjoy playing the field! I get bored easily...🤔
Sounds like me!