It occurred to me while looking at a display in my local K-mart that $12 was
a little excessive for a slender piece of plastic with a slip of neoprene.
I'm talking about their price for a stick squeegee. So I made my own.
All you need is the straight part of a heavy-duty plastic coat hanger and
that darn neoprene. If you want fancy, include some of the curved part of
the hanger to make a handle/hook. Cut it off to size.
You can do this next step one of two ways. You can just drill some small
holes in one end or you can first flatten the end using either a butter
knife or just some sand paper. If you just flatten the end with some
sandpaper it's a lot easier to drill the holes.
Otherwise, I've found that if you use the butter knife you can widen out the
end lending more strength to the part that does the work. An electric stove
works best for heating up the coat hanger and the butter knife is then used
to flatten the softened plastic. Be very careful as the hot plastic can
stick to your hands and burn you. Make sure it's an old disposable knife.
Drill several small holes in a line placing them as close to each other as
you can. Once the holes are drilled, cut between the holes with an exacto
knife and sand it smooth to make a slot. Put the neoprene in the slot and
you're ready to rumble.
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