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Title: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: Perfect Windows on March 15, 2012, 12:59:28 pm
Self-explanatory, really.  What type of brush do you chiefly use?
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: [GQC] Tim on March 15, 2012, 01:28:41 pm
Unflocked, better flow through bristles, less dirt retension. Rinse on the glass. For first cleans I use my Flocked Dual Trim super lite because of it's superior scrubbing power. I still rinse with the brush on the glass then , but you need to slow down the brush movement on the rinse.

For everyday work I use a Mono Xtreme (medium)
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: Llaaww on March 15, 2012, 02:16:38 pm
mono
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: elite mike on March 15, 2012, 03:54:09 pm
dt flocked for me
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: bad trippy on March 15, 2012, 04:05:16 pm
Gardiners dual trim flocked (black) for maintanance cleans
Gardiners dual trim unflocked (white) for conny roofs/ gutter/ soffits
All with blue fan jets
Also all our poles have the quick release gadgets on them, for a change over in seconds, from errrr Mr Gardiner  ;D
Plus the poles are slx 18 (mrs pole), slx 22 ,slx 30 from, ah you gussed it  :)
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: Dave. on March 15, 2012, 05:45:12 pm
Mono
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: dd on March 15, 2012, 06:46:34 pm
Used to be Gardiners flocked dt standard splay (nice brush) then tried  soft dt sill brush (black) which is mono and stuck with it as I like to clean the sills. Both good brushes.

Not sure what the new dt mono is like. I was unimpressed by the older versions of the dt mono. Did not scrub well.
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: Perfect Windows on March 16, 2012, 03:22:38 pm
I'm interested as I'm considering a move from flocked to unflocked - look slike unflocked are well in the majority; may well join them.

Vin
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: gary999 on March 16, 2012, 03:47:33 pm
mono
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: Mike #1 on March 16, 2012, 07:50:57 pm
Unflocked all the time .  The flocked just does'nt have the srubbing power its just to soft imo . Mine has only been used twice wa
ste of £30 .  mike
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on March 16, 2012, 10:05:08 pm
Unflocked all the time .  The flocked just does'nt have the srubbing power its just to soft imo . Mine has only been used twice wa
ste of £30 .  mike

The gardiners superlight DT flocked brush has LOADS of scrubbing power,.. use it on really dirty gutters & you'll soon notice the difference.

I use a mixture. Mostly unflocked as I find it glides smoother & easier over the glass, but on firs cleans & pvc cleaning jobs the flocked brush wins every time. I guess I'm the opposite of Bad Trippy - which can only be a good thing really!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: Mike #1 on March 17, 2012, 07:46:42 am
I have the same flocked brush just cant get away with it . Struggle to shift stubborn bird muck , using superlite extreme mono so will just leave it in the shed for now . Mike
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: [GQC] Tim on March 17, 2012, 09:08:55 am
Unflocked all the time .  The flocked just does'nt have the srubbing power its just to soft imo . Mine has only been used twice wa
ste of £30 .  mike

The gardiners superlight DT flocked brush has LOADS of scrubbing power,.. use it on really dirty gutters & you'll soon notice the difference.

I use a mixture. Mostly unflocked as I find it glides smoother & easier over the glass, but on firs cleans & pvc cleaning jobs the flocked brush wins every time. I guess I'm the opposite of Bad Trippy - which can only be a good thing really!  ;D ;D

100% agreed.

Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: Window Washers on March 17, 2012, 09:15:02 am
at the moment we use duel trim mono's

used to use duel trim flocked till Alex changed something on them which was a shame as them brushes were the best I have ever used to date.

using the duel trim mono on first cleans and getting great feedback so far so will stick with them for now.
Title: Re: Flocked or unflocked [POLL]?
Post by: [GQC] Tim on March 17, 2012, 02:23:23 pm
at the moment we use duel trim mono's

used to use duel trim flocked till Alex changed something on them which was a shame as them brushes were the best I have ever used to date.

using the duel trim mono on first cleans and getting great feedback so far so will stick with them for now.

Was it the splay angle? You can get them in 15 degree and 0 degree splay versions.