Rodney Wilson thought there had to be a better way to finish grout — if you could eliminate the time wasted continually cleaning your sponge instead of wiping away the excess grout, you could get the job done faster and cheaper. So he invented the Squeez-EZ electric sponge cleaner.
The patent-pending Squeez-EZ drops into any three or five-gallon bucket and automatically cleans and wrings the water out of grouting sponges. If you’ve got two sponges you can always have a fresh sponge ready when you’ve dirtied the sponge you’re using. Just put the dirty sponge in the Squeez-EZ, grab the clean sponge, and continue working.
The Squeez-EZ offers many advantages over cleaning sponges by hand: Your hands are less fatigued, the sponges are cleaner, there’s no excess water to discolor the grout, and you reduce the haze left by the grout because you get more consistent cleaning.
For safety, the Squeez-EZ runs off a 12V DC motor. A 6′ cord separates the 13A power supply from the Squeez-EZ, keeping the dangerous voltages away from the pail of water.
The Squeez-EZ will squeeze you for about $330 plus another $12 for shipping. You’ll have to supply your own bucket and sponges.
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I’ll ask my tile sub what he thinks. But for the low volume guy you can throw a lot of sponges into a heap – and take a fresh one before you would vere pay for this.
How hard is it to rinse and squeeze a sponge? Is this worth $340+?
Reminds me of a quote attributed to Nikita Khruschev after he toured an American kitchen: “is there a machine that puts food into the mouth and pushes it down?”
330? yeah I think i can ring a few spongesout… actually for that price I could buy enough sponges I could use each side once,….. then just clean them all in a washer (local loundry mat suggested, other wise the wife may hurt you)
I paid $400 for mine at a Seattle area retailer just over a year ago and it was worth every penny! It easily reduced my grouting time by two thirds. It is a real life saver when using epoxy or charcoal colored grout with slate. I would recommend this *except * my transformer failed just out of the warranty period 🙁
I would paid a $1,000 for one of these Sqeeze EZ’s. They save so much time and effort that any tile installer would be a fool to not have one. A lot of guys say that it’s too much money to spend for cleaning sponges, but what they don’t realize is that this doesn’t just clean the sponges, it also rings them out to the perfect moisture consistency so you don’t over water your grout during the cleaning phase. Overall, this is the best $300 tool money can buy! It pays for itself within the first job or two.
Does anyone know where I can purchase a squeeze ez. I tried there website with no luck.
I tried Marshalltown and they said it was an obsolete item. I’m still looking
where can i buy one, anyone have a used sqeeze ez for sale ???
Tiletools.com has the Squeez-EZ now. From what I hear, the original inventors of the Squeez-EZ had some sort of fallout and stopped selling it. And it was unavailable for a couple years.
It just became available again on tiletools.com about a few weeks ago.
Best Machine i ever purchased, The transformer also failded just after purchased but i eliminated it and now have it hooked to a 12 volt Lawn Battery which makes it portable and convient. The only problem is after 3 years of heavy use the drive gears are starting to loose teeth and i am looking for new gears.
I have driven gears for $20 and idler gears for $15 plus shipping
i realize this is an old post but i am wondering if you still have drive gears and idler gears for the squeeze-ez i could use 5 or 6 of each.
They no longer make them. Is ther any one who knows where I can buy a used one.
I have the plastic gears in stock to fit the Squeeze E-Z. Contact me at wschuetz@hotmail.com
Thanks!
Wayne
i own patents on both squeez-ez’s and am trying to sell; so these machines can get back on market!!!
how much for the patent? these machines are the bomb
have you got any machines or parts for sale?
Any chance there has been any progress on this? I really need some parts.
Hey Rodney I have a proposition for you. Email me if you get this and I’ll run my thoughts by you and see if we can work something out.
Hi I would love to looking in to making these machines I’m a tool and die guy so would not be out of my wheel house Please contact me thanks
I would need your email add Rob.
Call me at 262-794-2289 I have the sponge machines
I Would like to know if they are making these again and where to buy it. I had one and sold it to a friend who needed it more than me.
I need some idler gears for my squeeze EZ
Some of these guys will see it’s worth after the damage is done to their hands. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks, Jim
i just want to buy one. i’m on my second one. it’s an awesome machine when it works. sure saves the wear and tear on the hands. the two guys that came up with it just needed to tweak a few things. i wish i had one thirty years ago.
Hey Dave – any chance you still have one of the old machines for parts? I don’t need gears but I do need a switch.
want to buy an electric sponge cleaner please send me an address to purchase one
i would like to know where i can bye a electric sponge cleaner. cheers
If you have information on where I can purchase one of these machines, could you email it to me? We have one and would like to purchase a second one.
Rodney I purchased one of your machines and love it but am in need of some parts are they still availible?
Rodney can I buy parts from you for my machine or did you start new ones?
I too would like to buy a new machine or some parts! PLEASE!!!!!
I would like to buy one of your squeeze-eze machines, i live in Scotland , can you help me out , Cheers, Paul.
Rodney , I’m interested in a squeeze EZ sponge cleaner machine could you e mail the price and cost of shipping to Canada,Thanks Rob
Would really like to purchase one of these. I have one already but is broken down. Switch is out. Best gadget ever. Please email me back with info on how to get my hands on another one. Thanks Frank
I have inventory of this obsolete sponge machine machine and some spare parts.
If you need a new machine in the box with all of the current updates. Send me a note at sharwood43@hotmail.com
Selling price is $229 plus shipping.
HAS THE PATENT BEEN SOLD ?? IF NOT EMAIL ME PLS
I would like to buy one of these tools. Please let me know if they are available.
I want ex sponge cleaner machine
hello ive been searching all over for one of these..they dont seem to be avail as far as i can find…any suggestions on where i can purchase on or a similar product?
I have new machines in the box
can you give me information on how to order an squeeze EZ machine Thanks
I have inventory of this obsolete sponge machine machine and some spare parts.
If you need a new machine in the box with all of the current updates. Send me a note at swoodyy43@hotmail.com
Selling price is $229 plus shipping.
Hey Scott you still around? I tried emailing you and it says that your web address is not there. Would love to get my hands on a sponge ringer. Please let me know. Thanks
U can contact me at sharwood43@hotmail.com or call me 262-794-2289 I’m the one who has the remaining squeeze eze machines
Do you have any left,I had one for years,getting wore out,need a new one.
Yes Dan you can contact me by email at sharwood43@hotmail.com or call me directly at 262-794-2289
I have gears also for the squeeze-ez machines as well as the machines you can contact me @ sharwood43@hotmail.com or 262-794-2289
I am looking for sqweez-ez machine or parts.
Thanks
Are there anymore of these left to be ordered.
Hello….I know the last post here is from 2015…but I really want a couple of these….and I know guys that would buy them….any one have any idea how to obtain one…
Thanks
Do you have a video of how it works?