The Complete Handbook of Squeegees
Professional selection, use, maintenance, and business strategy for window cleaning, industrial, and specialty applications
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
The practical reference for selecting, using, maintaining, and building a business around squeegees—no marketing, just concrete knowledge.
About this book
A squeegee seems simple: a blade on a handle. But the reality is more nuanced. Different blade materials, edge geometries, handle designs, and applications demand different tools. A professional window cleaner, vinyl wrap installer, and screen printer each need different equipment—and often have no clear way to know why.
This handbook cuts through manufacturer claims and generic internet advice to provide the knowledge professionals and serious hobbyists actually need. It covers how squeegees work, which specifications matter, how to select the right tool for your specific situation, proper installation and daily use, maintenance and troubleshooting, notable suppliers and business opportunities, emerging trends, and real answers to questions that field professionals actually ask.
Whether you're buying your first squeegee, scaling a cleaning service, installing specialty films, or exploring opportunities in equipment sales or rental, this handbook provides the technical grounding and practical decision-making framework you need.
Reader Reviews
Rebecca Hill
★★★★★This book does what it promises: practical knowledge, no marketing fluff. I appreciated the straightforward writing and the troubleshooting chapter. That said, it's fairly technical and heavy on specifications—if you're just looking for general squeegee advice for occasional home use, you might find it more detail than you need. It's clearly aimed at professionals, and if that's you, it delivers.
Shirley Jackson
★★★★★Finally, a reference that treats squeegees as the serious tool they actually are. I've been window cleaning for twelve years and thought I knew everything, but Chapter 1 alone clarified why I've been having edge degradation issues on certain jobs. The concrete examples—water-film physics, rubber vs. silicone behavior on different surfaces—made it clear this was written by someone who actually does this work. This will be my go-to resource for crew training and spec decisions.
Jacob Scott
★★★★★Exactly what I needed for my vinyl wrap business. The selection framework in Chapter 3 saved me hundreds of dollars by helping me understand why I was buying the wrong blade profiles for my substrates. My only minor complaint is that Chapter 6 on business opportunities could have gone deeper into the rental model—I wanted more on equipment maintenance costs and turnover rates—but that's a small gap in an otherwise solid handbook.
Kevin Carter
★★★★★I bought this as a reference for my cleaning supply business because we sell squeegees to contractors but didn't understand the technical side well enough to advise customers. The glossary and types chapter filled that gap, and the business opportunities section gave me ideas for service offerings. The book is solid, though I would've liked more information about regional variation in squeegee preferences—do window cleaners in dry vs. humid climates really prefer different blades? That felt underexplored.
Brian Perez
★★★★★Competent handbook. The Chapter 1 explanation of how blade hardness affects water removal actually makes sense now. No flashy design or unnecessary examples, which I respect. I docked one star because some of the maintenance advice assumes you have access to specialized cleaning products that aren't widely available, and the book doesn't really address that. Still useful though.