Does the Job

Bristles are soft and clean windows well without scratching. But they break off over time and do not work well for scrubbing bird droppings or tougher stuff off of siding. The rubber guard comes off easily but is not really needed, it just is annoying when scrubbing to have it wiggle around. This is probably my 3rd one in two years as a window cleaner, just using it as a brush not on a water fed pole system. They work well but don’t last. But they are cheap enough I keep coming back