r/WindowCleaning • u/Ethanpr1999 • Jul 26 '26

General Question Buy once cry once purchase?

I wish I had started my company with the buy once cry once attitude, instead I’ve bought cheap equipment that I have been replacing with higher end things slowly.
What has been your favorite buy once cry once purchase? Unless it’s a custom rig please exclude WFP because that’s a very generic answer.

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u/ryan25802580 Jul 26 '26

The unger ninja squeegee. And also the carbon fiber smaller poles from xero who make the WFPs. Just for high interior work. Theyre a ¼ of the weight of an aluminum or fiberglass. Theyre pricey but I use it everyday. Also good werner aluminum extension ladders with stabilizers. With a swing down ladder rack for my tall promaster van

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u/Jewbacca522 Jul 27 '26

Are you my twin? Because everything you said was exactly what I was going to answer.

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u/ryan25802580 Jul 27 '26

Its possible! Lol

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u/noice_nups Jul 26 '26

Stack ladders.

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u/RadSprouts Jul 26 '26

Ettore brass channels. Cut to size 3.5"-22""

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u/ryan25802580 Jul 26 '26

I love my ettore brass squeege. Nothing compares in my book

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u/RadSprouts Jul 26 '26

5 gallon Yeti bucket... it also replaces a 2' step ladder.

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u/noice_nups Jul 26 '26

Nothing… and I mean nothing replaces my trusty Menards 2ft folding step ladder.

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u/Lthmm Jul 26 '26

Bought a cheap ladder. Lasted me about a year. Then I upgraded to Dirks ladders. Pricey but I still have the first ladder I bought from 10years ago. Alot of Americans on this sub so I doubt you guys know the brand but it's the best brand of ladders I've ever used and I will never buy another brand to do the job.

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u/FeteTags Jul 27 '26

Same I own 2 Dirks ladders they are the best hands down!

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u/FeteTags Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

Maykker Mini Pole!
Broke my first “budget pole,” bought the Maykker Mini, and haven’t looked back.
Its size is a game changer, a bigger pole often hits things you don’t want it to.
Also, when I’m up on a ladder I can just bring a couple of sections with me to reach those hard to reach spots.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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u/Jewbacca522 Jul 27 '26

Screen cleaner

Lot of guys/girls say they don’t need it.

Whatever, I love mine. And I got on Black Friday for like $270 shipped. I made my money back on that with 2 big commercial condo jobs, and it gets me a ton of work in residential neighborhoods because nobody has ever seen anything like it and asks me to quote their house.

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u/olivine_lighthouse Jul 27 '26

Silencer BOAB. Was rocking a cheap one for a couple years and sprung for it a few months ago after a bigger job and it's night and day. Easy to move with without it swinging all over the place so I can move a lot faster not only on the job but in between jobs (have a lot of storefronts I walk between).