Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dave f on February 05, 2011, 02:16:50 pm
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im looking to pick your brains as which light brush to get at the mo i use a vitkan seems a bit heavy any sugetions ??welcome our lass said one of her make up brushes ;D ;D
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gardiners super lite
excellent buy ;)
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cheers ill have a look dose it come compleat or do you have tobuy that mounting t pice seperate
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buy y piece separatly only pennies
though m8
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Vikan sill or aeriel brush superlites are not very good.
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gardiners super lite
excellent buy ;)
what he said..... ;)
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Superlite is outstanding for maintence cleans
Pro window brush for 1st cleans
vikan sill brush only fit for cleaning the wheelie bin :P
Darran
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mmmmmmmmm looks like a diffrence of oppinion??? ???
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Superlite about good enough to be a hair brush.if your strong got muscles get a vikan sill and clean windows properly.
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am getting confused now :P :P :P :P
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Superlite about good enough to be a hair brush.if your strong got muscles get a vikan sill and clean windows properly.
I am going nuts here? How is a Vikan sill brush an option for someone asking for a light brush recomendation? Its about as heavy as they come.
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Superlite dual trim semi flocked 0 degree (the original superlite) Absolute superb LIGHT brush.
If you're a real LIGHT fan then the superlite Xtreme, this is what I'm using just now & love it!
I've used all the vikans, lovely bristle action just too heavy, big & bulky! ;)
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looks like a super light
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looks like a super light
I would go with my first option above. This is probably the closest to a rectangular flocked Vikan but without the weight, as there are quite a few different Superlites to chose from. ;)
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Vikan sill or aeriel brush superlites are not very good.
I agree the aerial brush is your only option
its the only sill brush that is light weight
its also the best window cleaning brush for maintenace cleans, very very fast
and you have the choice of using a real brush scraper and the brush stock
you can also rotate the brush head for balconies
and its the best value for money brush you can buy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Water-Fed-Pole-Brush-Angle-Adapter-4-Extension-/220728547958?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item3364725a76
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Alex - good to see the price has dropped a little bit.
will try one on these when my superlites need replacing, just a shame they don't answer emails :-[
Darran
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Alex - good to see the price has dropped a little bit.
will try one on these when my superlites need replacing, just a shame they don't answer emails :-[
Darran
try asking a question through ebay
if your having no luck with emails
they are even better value now
i would replace it straight the way, they are fast brushes
and will save a lot of time
keep your superlight for a back up
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i got a black supalite dual trim flocked with my CLX and i hated it at first then after a few days i realised what a superb brush it is!it just took a few days to get used to it!its great for leaded and georgian windows as well as there is much less "drag" than mono brushes and they are VERY LIGHT!!this is my main brush for maintenance cleans.
i have a vikan rectangle mono on my 25ft hydra and its a great brush but its like a brick!!its ok for a few commercial jobs and 2nd floor windows esp if its a bit windy but its not used regularly day in/day out!!
i use a stiff vikan sill brush for dirty conny roofs/fascias and i have a brodex 12in which just gets used for washing the van! ;D ;D
i also have 2 supalite monos.one splayed terribly after 2 weeks so i got sent a replacement.the replacement is just a spare at the moment.
regards
dazmond
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Will do Alex.
Darran
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that's what i use .pro window brush 12'' 4 jets :2 fan and 2 pencil .just swap them as i need them.i also have 2 gardiners brushes.all of them great brushes.
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CCS - i think the pro window brushes are exellent for 1st cleans but i find the SL dual trim easier and better
for regular cleaning ( i would like the stock on the SL to be that found on the pro window as its better for
scraping.
i try to be open minded so willing to try out a tecbuk brush - and i think the thumb screw clamping for easy
changeover is i good idea
Darran
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i agree with you smudger
that brush looks like it would be better for 1st cleans maybe or better for conserv roof
i might get one to try for conserv roofs
but would never use it for window cleaning
i carnt go back to using any brush that looks like that for window cleaning
after using the aerial brush i would end up losing to much time
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i agree with you smudger
that brush looks like it would be better for 1st cleans maybe or better for conserv roof
i might get one to try for conserv roofs
but would never use it for window cleaning
i carnt go back to using any brush that looks like that for window cleaning
after using the aerial brush i would end up losing to much time
alex
what aerial brush is it that you use? what one were you refering to that looks better for first cleans?
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I don't like the pro-window brushes. I bought one a couple of months ago to try. Too wide, WAY too stiff & a tad heavy. I was disappointed with it, it's now redundant.
Given the people & companies behind this brush it should have been MUCH, much better. ;)
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Lee was it you that said you pulled out the shorter bristles on your SL mono?
If so did you pull ALL the shorter bristles or just the central line of them?
Matt
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i pull out 2 bunches on the outside of each fan jet that i fitted because the bigger hole that the fan jets need got in the way of those bristles, it was the DT mono
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With the fan jets do you find that it rinses better?
Matt
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the 40deg from gardiners, i love them ;D ;D
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Do you have a high flow rate with the fan jets?
Matt
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It depends what you use now, I had my controller set to 30 with pencils, but upped it to 40 with fans, and I'm happy with that, but you can rinse quicker so water consumption shouldn't be any more.
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I have my flowmaster from purefreedom on 60 with my pencil jets.
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lol ive just made a piece of plastic like the one in your photo to my gardiners brush,not to scrape birds poop of the window but because i found the water would run of the brush and down the pole. the reason this was happening was because the brush head was the same size as the gooseneck fitting letting the water just travel acroos.
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lol ive just made a piece of plastic like the one in your photo to my gardiners brush,not to scrape birds poop of the window but because i found the water would run of the brush and down the pole. the reason this was happening was because the brush head was the same size as the gooseneck fitting letting the water just travel acroos.
Do you have a picture? I have the same problem with my brush