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Title: xline brushes
Post by: chris dosell on February 15, 2016, 03:34:34 pm
does any one use xline brushes how do they compare to gardiner supreme brush, are the soft
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: dd on February 15, 2016, 06:09:06 pm
You need to compare them to the sl range as they are the same weight and size. I use the xline mono and it is significantly better in cleaning ability than gardiner brushes IMO.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: SB Cleaning on February 15, 2016, 06:29:34 pm
X line brushes beat gardiners offerings by a country mile...
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: dd on February 15, 2016, 06:45:02 pm
I find it surprising that Alex has been designing and innovating brushes for quite a while now and the first brush Xline brings to market is better than the entire Gardiner range IMO.

I am sure the Xline has borrowed from the sl range as it is the same size and weight, but it is notably better.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: Spruce on February 15, 2016, 06:56:56 pm
X line brushes beat gardiners offerings by a country mile...

Must be the colour then.

According to this thread
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=200823.0;all

they are made in the same factory using the same materials. Alex says that X-Line used to use another brush supplier but have now swapped supplier to the same one Alex has used for years.

Same stock, same bristles = similar brush. So the deduction is that the X-Line can't be better than the Gardiner equivalent.

I see there is/or was a price difference though.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: dd on February 15, 2016, 07:07:31 pm
Spruce I think the difference - which Alex has admitted - is that the outer bristles are shorter on the xline brush. (I think the inner bristles may also be a bit longer). This results in the bristles holding their shape more (less flattening on the glass) and so scrubbing better,
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: SeanK on February 15, 2016, 07:17:18 pm
Iv never used an X line brush but if your comparing them to the Gardiner Superlite then to be honest it isn't going
to take much of a brush to beat it, I always found that you needed to put too much pressure on the Superlite to get the inner
shorter bristles touching the glass. ( Medium mixed black and white )
Not my favourite Gardiner brush by a long shot.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: NWH on February 15, 2016, 07:20:42 pm
Won't be long now all your brush problems will be over,The new Gardiner brushes are the best so far you will have ever used.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: chris turner on February 15, 2016, 07:57:28 pm
Won't be long now all your brush problems will be over,The new Gardiner brushes are the best so far you will have ever used.

Someone's been testing the ultimate ;)
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: NWH on February 15, 2016, 09:08:37 pm
It's going to boring soon not having to keep wasting money on bog brushes lol 💩💩
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: Dave Willis on February 15, 2016, 09:20:48 pm
Bristles might be the same but the depth was different and the number of outside rows I believe, possibly the splay too. There's only so much you can do to a brush after all. I imagine the new Gardiners brushes must be close to the Xline.
Gardiners will have a massive range soon so there should be a brush to suit everyone in there somewhere.
Now they've made the Ultimate I don't suppose they will ever surpass it  ;D
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: the king on February 15, 2016, 09:43:27 pm
i never liked the xline brush my self it lasted 1 job then i took it off and gave it bk to my m8 lol i found the supreme was ncer to use but dident have as good scrub power as my tecbuk ide like to c tecbuk bristels on a supreme stock  8)
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: Dave Willis on February 15, 2016, 10:07:00 pm
They have - in the middle rows.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: Shane sharples on February 15, 2016, 10:13:24 pm
Won't be long now all your brush problems will be over,The new Gardiner brushes are the best so far you will have ever used.

Are you the official gardiner new brush tester then?
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: NWH on February 15, 2016, 11:11:42 pm
You will all love them.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: 8weekly on February 16, 2016, 08:19:05 am
Won't be long now all your brush problems will be over,The new Gardiner brushes are the best so far you will have ever used.

Are you the official gardiner new brush tester then?
If it's the same range I'm testing, they are excellent. Light and great scrubbing ability.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: Spruce on February 16, 2016, 08:58:48 am
Spruce I think the difference - which Alex has admitted - is that the outer bristles are shorter on the xline brush. (I think the inner bristles may also be a bit longer). This results in the bristles holding their shape more (less flattening on the glass) and so scrubbing better,

Fair comment - that would make a difference
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: Spruce on February 16, 2016, 09:02:17 am
Bristles might be the same but the depth was different and the number of outside rows I believe, possibly the splay too. There's only so much you can do to a brush after all. I imagine the new Gardiners brushes must be close to the Xline.
Gardiners will have a massive range soon so there should be a brush to suit everyone in there somewhere.
Now they've made the Ultimate I don't suppose they will ever surpass it  ;D

 ;D

Come on Dave, that's just the beginning. After the Ultimate comes the Ultimate 1 then 2 .............. etc.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: chris turner on February 16, 2016, 11:52:32 am
If the ultimate is basically a lighter version of the xline mono then it could well be perfect.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: NWH on February 16, 2016, 03:08:45 pm
Only it's better
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: mufcglen on February 16, 2016, 03:23:04 pm
i had an xline flocked for a few days and liked the scrubbing power and feeling on the glass but didnt like the weight, i only stopped using a superlite due to the weight so was enough for me to stop using the xline too.
i stick the supreme soft and flocked now, perfect scrubbing and lightness for my liking but will defo be trying an ultimate when they come out!!
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: Shane sharples on February 16, 2016, 04:00:07 pm
When are they due out- the ultimate?
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: NWH on February 16, 2016, 04:04:21 pm
Well worth the wait just in time for the bird poo.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: Dave Willis on February 16, 2016, 05:16:18 pm
I've been using the penultimate version for ages.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: chris turner on February 16, 2016, 06:45:40 pm
Nwh how long have you been testing the ultimate?
You say its great but longevity is key for me in any brush, I want it to still hold its shape after 10 weeks.
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: NWH on February 16, 2016, 06:46:35 pm
Put it this way the Neon looked knackered after a couple of days
Title: Re: xline brushes
Post by: chris turner on February 16, 2016, 06:58:30 pm
Put it this way the Neon looked knackered after a couple of days

I didn't ask about the neon :P