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Title: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: MNWC on November 20, 2014, 12:44:38 pm
Went to order 2 Super-Lite® Brush Dual-Trim - Medium Mixed Bristles there out of stock.

Emailed them and asked when the new stock is coming in and they said they've got manufacturing problems and could possibly be longer than four weeks !!! they recommended the flocked brush.

Any body had any problems with the flocked brushes as i heard that they tend to trap dirt particles and are not suited to rinse on the glass.

Regards

Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Smurf on November 20, 2014, 12:50:37 pm
flocked are very good at cleaning but are defo no good to rinse on the glass with.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Perfect Windows on November 20, 2014, 01:33:50 pm
Went to order 2 Super-Lite® Brush Dual-Trim - Medium Mixed Bristles there out of stock.

Emailed them and asked when the new stock is coming in and they said they've got manufacturing problems and could possibly be longer than four weeks !!! they recommended the flocked brush.

Any body had any problems with the flocked brushes as i heard that they tend to trap dirt particles and are not suited to rinse on the glass.

Regards




I tested flocked brushes for rinsing on the glass on several windows at home.  The finish just isn't good enough.  Small spots everywhere.

You could try sill brushes if they have them in stock.

Vin
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: MNWC on November 20, 2014, 03:11:28 pm
Mmmm not too keen on sill brushes tbh
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Don Kee on November 20, 2014, 03:15:33 pm
They haven't got the mixed medium sill brush in stock either

I wanted to order some - out of stock
Email a 3-4 weeks later - back in stock
Ordered them that afternoon
Hour later i get an email - sorry we've just checked the new stock, they're faulty, it'll be another 6 ish weeks
Order cancelled  :(

Ended up ordered the stiff sill brush, pleasantly surprised (although not ideal for leaded windows)
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Smurf on November 20, 2014, 03:35:04 pm
I use a stiff sill brush alot as I use hot water. I find it's a very good brush myself.

They haven't got the mixed medium sill brush in stock either

I wanted to order some - out of stock
Email a 3-4 weeks later - back in stock
Ordered them that afternoon
Hour later i get an email - sorry we've just checked the new stock, they're faulty, it'll be another 6 ish weeks
Order cancelled  :(

Ended up ordered the stiff sill brush, pleasantly surprised (although not ideal for leaded windows)
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 20, 2014, 06:27:37 pm
Apologies for this  :(

We are currently out of stock of the Super-Lite DT Medium-Mixed and the Sill Medium-Mixed as we are awaiting supplies of the correct raw bristle material.

This is a supply issue that we are working hard to remedy at the moment. We are hoping that we will have them back on the selves by the end of next week.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 20, 2014, 06:30:18 pm
They haven't got the mixed medium sill brush in stock either

I wanted to order some - out of stock
Email a 3-4 weeks later - back in stock
Ordered them that afternoon
Hour later i get an email - sorry we've just checked the new stock, they're faulty, it'll be another 6 ish weeks
Order cancelled  :(

Ended up ordered the stiff sill brush, pleasantly surprised (although not ideal for leaded windows)

Apologies for this. We did indeed get in a new stock of the Sill Medium-Mixed brushes last week however the bristles they were fitted with were too soft and so did not pass our quality checks - this meant that although they had arrived and looked very nice in the warehouse they were not the correct bristles. As stated above this should be sorted by the end of next week.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Dave Willis on November 20, 2014, 06:30:43 pm
Nice van for sale though  ;D
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Dave Willis on November 20, 2014, 06:32:38 pm
Alex, I've just put an order in - could the girls chuck in my snap fitting that's sat on someone's desk please?

Ta
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 20, 2014, 06:32:58 pm
Nice van for sale though  ;D

Not actually ours  :) - we are advertising it for one of our Suppliers who have it surplus to current requirements.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 20, 2014, 06:33:28 pm
Alex, I've just put an order in - could the girls chuck in my snap fitting that's sat on someone's desk please?

Ta

Could you drop them an email as I am not sure which fitting this is :)
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Mike #1 on November 20, 2014, 06:47:25 pm
Find them to heavy had to buy one last year as no xtremes at the time used for 4 days then chucked on worktop in garage gathering dust with carbon gooseneck
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Window Lickers on November 20, 2014, 06:54:22 pm
If you want to send it my way I'll give you £10 for it ;)
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: duncan h on November 20, 2014, 08:41:45 pm
Time to try an alternative. This is how custom is lost, unless alternative is rubbish  :o
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 20, 2014, 09:27:00 pm
Time to try an alternative. This is how custom is lost, unless alternative is rubbish  :o

You're right this is how custom is lost  :o

Unfortunately we do not make the bristle material so we are dependent on the suppliers of this bristle type to deliver on time - hasn't happened this time, so our brush factory has had to switch bristle suppliers - should be better in the long run though.

Fortunately for window cleaners there are a lot of brush choices out there so no one's window cleaning business should collapse in the meantime and I'm not after world domination of the brush market  ;D

There are another 14 brushes in the range to choose from if it has to be a 'Gardiner' brush.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Frankybadboy on November 20, 2014, 09:37:17 pm
you could always try this brush

(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/frankybadboy/basil.jpg)
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: DeLuce on November 20, 2014, 10:16:36 pm
^^ ;D ;D ;D now THAT is funny!
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: 8weekly on November 20, 2014, 10:19:11 pm
you could always try this brush

(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/frankybadboy/basil.jpg)
Boom, boom!
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 20, 2014, 10:36:42 pm
Broom, broom! More like.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: mufcglen on November 20, 2014, 11:14:00 pm
Alex can you help, I've got loads of your brushes but my favourite is the medium mixed extreme however I can't use this on the leaded windows so I use the all black super lite but it's heavy, which of the other extreme brushes are closely matched to the black super lite that I can use on lead?
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 21, 2014, 09:04:35 am
Alex can you help, I've got loads of your brushes but my favourite is the medium mixed extreme however I can't use this on the leaded windows so I use the all black super lite but it's heavy, which of the other extreme brushes are closely matched to the black super lite that I can use on lead?

Hi CWCS

There is not currently an Xtreme brush that would match the Super-Lite Black Flocked brush. However we are releasing several new ranges of brushes early next year and there will be an option then that will be similar to what you need.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Mike #1 on November 21, 2014, 04:50:04 pm
Alex can you help, I've got loads of your brushes but my favourite is the medium mixed extreme however I can't use this on the leaded windows so I use the all black super lite but it's heavy, which of the other extreme brushes are closely matched to the black super lite that I can use on lead



Its all about technique i can clean leaded windows with the white/blue Xtreme and the black & white
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Mike #1 on November 21, 2014, 04:52:35 pm
If you want to send it my way I'll give you £10 for it ;)


Nah think i will hold onto it , it may come in for something
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Dave Willis on November 21, 2014, 06:16:28 pm
Mmmm, might be a good time to sell some of my brushes off.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: ChumBucket on November 21, 2014, 06:18:14 pm
Mmmm, might be a good time to sell some of my brushes off.

You could retire if you sold all your "spare" brushes off Dave!! :P
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Dave Willis on November 21, 2014, 06:22:36 pm
Actually it's a funny old world. I had a leaded property to do the other day and wanted my flocked Superlight but picked up a modified black and blue Extreme instead that was dumped in the back of the van. Worked a treat and even took the snail trails off. I always thought it was crap!  ;D
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Frankybadboy on November 21, 2014, 07:54:52 pm
you could always try this brush

(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/frankybadboy/basil.jpg)
Alex do you think with could have this brush in a superlight please
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Dave Willis on November 24, 2014, 05:47:04 pm
Alex, I've just put an order in - could the girls chuck in my snap fitting that's sat on someone's desk please?

Ta

Could you drop them an email as I am not sure which fitting this is :)

Girls didn't spot the note on my order - never mind.
It was a male and female connector that jammed - I think you freed it as there was nothing wrong with it.
Maybe get it on next months standing order  ;D
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 24, 2014, 06:39:37 pm
Alex, I've just put an order in - could the girls chuck in my snap fitting that's sat on someone's desk please?

Ta

Could you drop them an email as I am not sure which fitting this is :)

Girls didn't spot the note on my order - never mind.
It was a male and female connector that jammed - I think you freed it as there was nothing wrong with it.
Maybe get it on next months standing order  ;D

Apologies for this.  It might be worth giving them a call and they can pop them in the post to you.  I will also mention it to them when I am next in the Office.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: ALF.LEVER on November 24, 2014, 06:45:37 pm
We have just purchased two sill brushes from gardeners and they are the best brush we have used from them and tried most👍
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: Dave Willis on November 24, 2014, 07:01:17 pm
Alex, I've just put an order in - could the girls chuck in my snap fitting that's sat on someone's desk please?

Ta

Could you drop them an email as I am not sure which fitting this is :)

Girls didn't spot the note on my order - never mind.
It was a male and female connector that jammed - I think you freed it as there was nothing wrong with it.
Maybe get it on next months standing order  ;D

Apologies for this.  It might be worth giving them a call and they can pop them in the post to you.  I will also mention it to them when I am next in the Office.

Don't worry about it Alex it's nothing really -  I was just too tight to pay the postage so we left it for a later order.
Title: Re: No brushes at Gardiners
Post by: advanced on November 25, 2014, 05:08:17 pm
love there poles  but trhe brushes are naff  prefer the pro  line brushes