Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cornwallwindows on February 19, 2015, 12:45:54 pm
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I know there's a lot of posts about the best brushes and there's a lot of new ones coming out at the moment.
I'm really looking for a decent all round brush (I do windows, plastic and frames generally) that's going to last a while. My last Gardiner brush only lasted me 6 months if that, so not sure if I got one that really suited me.
What's your fav brush?
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I like Gardiner's flocked sill brush. I find flocked scrubs better but you do have to rinse with brush off glass. It seems marginally heavier than other Gardiner brushes when wet as I guess it holds onto more water.
Advantage of being a sill brush, I find I do not have to adjust the brush angle.
Disadvantage, if you use it to clean sills it will hold onto more dirt.
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Thanks, that's the one I've been looking at, seems like it ticks the boxes. I rinse with the brush off the glass anyway. And they're only just down the road so gives me an excuse to go and perve at all their stock!
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SL duel trim is best all rounder, six months is about right, 3 months work, spin 180 3 months then replace.
Haven't used the latest from water genie or wcw but even if the bristles haven't curled up all fallen out after a few months any bristle has lost a lot of scrubbing power as the ends have been dulled.
Vikan stop heavy
Tecbuk - unless you have a death light touch only last 2 to 3 months
Pro brush - again too heavy
Ionics - pricey, didn't find it any better than gardiners
Unger - well er... Very poor
Brodex - as above
Darran
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Not thought about flipping the brush 180, cheers. The current brush is starting to look like a bald hedgehog!
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If you're killing brushes a sill brush won't do you any favours.
For longevity, the ionic black domestic brushes last ages and are very good.
For quality I like the Gardiners DT Super-light. But they do wear pretty quickly. Especially if you rub them up the brickwork reveal.
I use the Gardiners. Get about 6 months from a brush.
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They advised me to get a bumper, would this really make any difference? I'm not sure.
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dt flocked 0 degree is the best all round brush for me , I have used quite a few others but
always go back to this one, sorry meant to say gardiners one 8)
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They advised me to get a bumper, would this really make any difference? I'm not sure.
Yup it would i only use Xtreme brushes and i am heavy handed had a brush bumper on for about 8 weeks now and brush is still in good order and no lost bristles .
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Everyone has there own opinion of brushes, all you can really do is buy and try.
Personally I absolutely love the tecbuk maintenance brush, been using it since December and would say it's easily the best brush iv ever used.
Though I think gardiners new range is sounding very good.
I'm putting off any new brush purchases until iv seen what Alex has to offer.
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I've tried loads of brushes and the best all rounder IMO is definitely the flocked sill from Gardiners. Will definitely buy it again but want to try the new sill brushes when they come out.
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I'm no expert on brushes but I'm down to two brushes both SL medium mix. I find they are very good all round with care to be taken on lead. A flocked wouldn't suit me anymore due to rinsing. Next two on my radar is 0 splay medium mix and a stiff sill for fascia's although the flocked sill would be better.
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Just awaiting the new Gardiners brush range can't be long now Alex said end of February hopefully .
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I use dual trim extreme brush with hot water does the job is light enough cleans well enough for me
Lasts about anywhere from 3-5 months
I'm happy with that
My friend uses the inonic commercial head and retro fits to carbon goose neck, I did some modifications on it to lighten it for him took about 30% weight of it
his last about 5 years modified about 3 possibly
It's too heavy to me, but cleans really well, given there life span cost is not bad
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Superlite flocked with hot water is my brush of choice. I do use the brush bumpers, definately worth it.
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Gardiners super lite medium mixed for me
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This brush looks good, all round and all.
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1424452333_round brush.jpg)
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My favorite at the moment is the Extreme mono stiff brush - very similar to the superlight dual trim mono, only lighter.
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Dave you know when you moan about WFP results/spider nests in corners etc.....
Are using an extreme?
As you saw i use sill brushes. Although not perfect, i rarely look at a poled window and think that looks **** !
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All my windows look perfect!........................... Just as long as I don't do the insides and have a really good look at them ;D
I only use sill brushes on first cleans and gutters - I don't particularly like them.
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I have cleaned a round yesterday that was cleaned with an extreme brush 5 weeks ago. Results were rubbish.
I like the sill, just a tad bit heavy. New brushes look better (weight)
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I don't thnk that's the brush, just who ever us it
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I don't thnk that's the brush, just who ever us it
Mostly sash Georgian with deep sills. So many corners missed. The lad is good as well. Better than me!
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I think the best brush in terms of scrubbing power is the ionic black domestic one. Their commercial heads are fantastic too. Problem is the weight. Used day in and day out, I find them too heavy.
I now used the hybrid superlight gardiner brushes. Best of both worlds in terms of scrubbing and weight.
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This brush looks good, all round and all.
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1424452333_round brush.jpg)
Is this called 'the hitler' by any chance?? ;D
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I actually went back to my old old brush yesterday, it's an old Gardiner one with quite soft bristles, not the lightest brush but it still does the job better than any brush I've had since, so probably going to run that one into the ground and build up my muscles for summer time!
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Still feel the brushes on offer ATM could be easily improved .
I like the red Tecbuk , I like the gardiners CILL brushes for particular jobs . But feel they lack scrubbing power .
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Still feel the brushes on offer ATM could be easily improved .
I like the red Tecbuk , I like the gardiners CILL brushes for particular jobs . But feel they lack scrubbing power .
the flocked radius has awesome scrubbing power bought one last week and loving it, it gets rid of snail trails faster than any brush I've ever used.. Even thou I was a hater of the radius brushes 😄 but like I like.
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Anyone tried the new badger brush?