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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: trippyboy on December 20, 2015, 09:58:33 am
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Ive always had Gardiners brushes which have served me well , but the most recent one has not lasted at all well.
What do you recommend guys?
For my next brush im thinking of my usual fan jets but also having pencils on there to, so any new brush would have to accommodate all four jets.
Also I rinse on so the bristles would not have to be to porous.
Finally looking for lightness with a very good splay.
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Out of interest - what was your last brush that didn't last as expected?
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Ive always had Gardiners brushes which have served me well , but the most recent one has not lasted at all well.
What do you recommend guys?
For my next brush im thinking of my usual fan jets but also having pencils on there to, so any new brush would have to accommodate all four jets.
Also I rinse on so the bristles would not have to be to porous.
Finally looking for lightness with a very good splay.
Sounds like Alex's new ultimate brush is ideal for you...
Not sure when it's out though.
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ultimate brush is supposed to be out towards end of jan according to Alex, cant wait to try it as i always wanted a brush between the superlite and extreme then when the supreme came out thats all ive used now,soft flocked is a dream to use for me with the way it splays out!
i think most gadiners have the 4 holes in them as all my brushes i put both fans and jets in them to change as and when i fancy or need to change them!
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(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1450617549_IMG_20151220_130923.JPG) this is the brush Alex. The first few bristles on the right hand side of the brush just keeled over and died after a few months.
Can't remember when I bought it but it was this year.
I've used no chemicals on it either, just been used for Windows.
Cheers Paul Tripp clearview window cleaning services Bristol
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Thanks Paul - that's a Supreme medium and it's 7 months old, expected life 4-8 months so pretty much spot on.
The Supreme range is our easy splay range. This means they need less effort on the glass and are often faster to work with. However, this does mean that when the bristles splay out more they can receive more abrasion from window frames and reveals than a standard Super-Lite brush. The photo shows the effect of bristle abrasion on the right hand side. This is a typical wear pattern for a right-handed operator, as the right hand side of the brush usually impacts more - for left-handed operators the left hand usually wears first.
Going forward if longevity is more important than easy splay bristles I would recommend the standard Super-Lite medium mixed.
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Thanks for that Alex, that makes a lot if sense now
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Pinch one of Frankys - he hardly does any work.
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Hi after my 7 years of useing gardiner brushes I have swapped to the xline brush which in my view is far better give it a go
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i do like gardiners brushes I currently use medium mixes bristles but I do wish the brushes where packed out with more bristles they always seem so sparse.
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4 months you've got to be joking I've got other brushes that are almost perfect and they are years old some of them.
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alex i wish u could put the tecbuk bristels on ur supreme stock that would b a amazing brush imo ;)
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Rotate your brush head every few weeks, So unscrew socket from brush head and fully rotate so the worn bristles that were on the right are now on the left.
Also fit a scraper so when trying to remove bird muck you ain't srubing like mad with the right hand side of your brush if right handed.
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I've often wondered if a brush could be made with stiffer bristles at each end to cope with the frames. I dare say the brush might not splay on the glass so well though?
Trippy, what's that funny hose loop thing at the top of your pole?
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Buying more than 1 at a time works better I rotate them every couple of days and use certain ones for different Windows a brush working on pvc everyday will last a lot longer than if it's cleaning Georgians or leads.
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I've often wondered if a brush could be made with stiffer bristles at each end to cope with the frames. I dare say the brush might not splay on the glass so well though?
Trippy, what's that funny hose loop thing at the top of your pole?
If I had the power to design a brush, this is the first thing I would try. Maybe a few clumps of bristles around each corner would help in both whipping spiders nests out the corners and possibly wear better, I would predict the brush just splay pretty much normally. Maybe it's been tried? There is the possibility that this could make the brush flick water though.
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Rotate your brush head every few weeks, So unscrew socket from brush head and fully rotate so the worn bristles that were on the right are now on the left.
Also fit a scraper so when trying to remove bird muck you ain't srubing like mad with the right hand side of your brush if right handed.
Or just buy a xline brush ::)roll
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I've often wondered if a brush could be made with stiffer bristles at each end to cope with the frames. I dare say the brush might not splay on the glass so well though?
Trippy, what's that funny hose loop thing at the top of your pole?
[/quot Its the inlet hose to the aqua tap mate
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Rotate your brush head every few weeks, So unscrew socket from brush head and fully rotate so the worn bristles that were on the right are now on the left.
Also fit a scraper so when trying to remove bird muck you ain't srubing like mad with the right hand side of your brush if right handed.
Or just buy a xline brush ::)roll
Personly I only use Xtreme's as an everyday brush I could'nt use anything heavier.
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IVE ASKED BEFORE BUT IM GOING TO INVEST IN A NEW XLINE BRUSK WITH MY XMAS TIPS this year ,put it back into my bussiness, also new pole.
which xline brush is best for everyday use. sill brushes look great for the pvc ledges up bedroom windows. get a good wipe with all bristles.
is the flocked or mono verion best. day to day use.
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ive always used gardiner but recently tried the flocked xline brush after all the comments i keep reading about it and honestly after a few days i took it off and went back to my supreme, it just felt heavier and wiping across sills i kept catching the plastic backing as its quite wide whereas the supreme has a smaller stock with the bristles pointing outwards at an angle too as you can see from pics ive put on!!
its a decent brush but nothing better than an superlite brush as i think its more comparable to that than supreme, for me personally weight is a big issue with my dicky shoulders so ive always used an extreme untill the supreme came out that only weighed a wee bit more but gave alot more scrubbing power, im just waiting on the ultimate brush to come out from gardiner now so Alex better hurry up lol
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IVE ASKED BEFORE BUT IM GOING TO INVEST IN A NEW XLINE BRUSK WITH MY XMAS TIPS this year ,put it back into my bussiness, also new pole.
which xline brush is best for everyday use. sill brushes look great for the pvc ledges up bedroom windows. get a good wipe with all bristles.
is the flocked or mono verion best. day to day use.
Personally I find the xline sill brush too heavy for regular use.
Their standard rectangular brush is the same weight as Gardiner's sl brushes. I find both the flocked and mono are good brushes but so far have mostly used the mono as I often use it to wipe over sills. IMO the mono is superior to gardiner brushes, possibly the flocked too but have not used it enough yet to be sure.
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Pinch one of Frankys - he hardly does any work.
havent you got any spare brushes ;D ;D ;D ;D