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Title: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: clarkson on May 20, 2021, 11:00:14 am
Hi
A bit out of touch always took the
Free brush from Gardiner's .

New pole time so best brush hose set up please for regular house rounds
Cheers
John
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: alank on May 20, 2021, 01:01:14 pm
Extreme brushes for all our regular maintenance cleans.
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: Smudger on May 20, 2021, 01:15:20 pm
ova 8 pole - streamline brushes - or the super dooper x-line sill brush

Darran
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: Robin Ray on May 20, 2021, 02:00:40 pm
Ultimate Tapertec, Nice balance between weight and cleaning power.
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: dd on May 20, 2021, 03:53:19 pm
I like the dupont supreme. It cleans reasonably well and the extra splay is quite good for cleaning sills.

Unfortunately the only way to really find out is to try several brushes for yourself.

If I find a brush I like I stick with it a good while to avoid buying another brush. The last brush I bought (the supreme) was about 18 months ago.
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: dazmond on May 20, 2021, 06:48:15 pm
Hi
A bit out of touch always took the
Free brush from Gardiner's .

New pole time so best brush hose set up please for regular house rounds
Cheers
John

i like the supreme stiff brush...its great with hot water and for flicking spiders nests out of the corners of frames....i also use standard xtreme stiff brushes for lots of work with awkward windows,sometimes a SL flocked too for delicate wooden/leaded windows or a dirty first clean....

you will get 30 different answers on this thread.....brushes are a personal thing.......i use a variety....ive even got a 35cm ultimate 4 jet brush for a regular artwork clean i do on a main road....
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Post by: KS Cleaning on May 20, 2021, 07:30:05 pm
I use a 35cm Ultimate tapertec, whenever I have to change to the 26cm brush it feels like I’m using a toothbrush 😁
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Post by: motod on May 20, 2021, 09:04:09 pm
35cm  extreme
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Post by: the king on May 21, 2021, 07:36:15 am
Ultimate medium brush lite but lasts my favourite one was stiff Ultimate but they stopped making it   :(
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: NBwcs on May 21, 2021, 10:14:28 am
X line sill, the rinse bar is a joy to use.
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: NWH on May 21, 2021, 10:22:35 am
That reminds me I need to get some more sand and cement for a wall I’m gonna build out of Xline brushes.
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Post by: Granny on May 21, 2021, 10:40:47 am
That reminds me I need to get some more sand and cement for a wall I’m gonna build out of Xline brushes.
You'll build a better wall with these.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142526613879?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
My missus uses these brushes as her everyday brush.
Weighs in at only 480grams or 1pound 1 ounce! :o
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: Smudger on May 21, 2021, 10:57:58 am
That reminds me I need to get some more sand and cement for a wall I’m gonna build out of Xline brushes.
You'll build a better wall with these.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142526613879?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
My missus uses these brushes as her everyday brush.
Weighs in at only 480grams or 1pound 1 ounce! :o

and I bet she still cleans better than Nigel
 ;D
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: Slacky on May 21, 2021, 11:14:08 am
Cleaning windows is a science, it’s an art, poetry in motion, rocket science, precision engineering all rolled in to one; which is why I use a superdoopperwooferslimlinehypertechylightystiffywiffy . Unless I’m doing leaded windows then I use a broom.
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: NWH on May 21, 2021, 11:17:45 am
👌 correct I’m just in the middle of writing a song about a couple of blokes I’ve got a crush on.
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: zesty on May 21, 2021, 02:36:35 pm
The best advice is try a few different ones, then stick with the one you like best.

It’s all down to personal preference, you can’t go by other peoples opinions.
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: Stoots on May 21, 2021, 03:27:15 pm
I dont know why people have multiple brushes.

Whether its maintenance, first cleans, connys or fsg etc i want the lightest possible brush.

So for me its the extreme for everything... i use the stiff version as it lasts much longer then the medium one.
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: NBwcs on May 21, 2021, 06:41:52 pm
The best advice is try a few different ones, then stick with the one you like best.

It’s all down to personal preference, you can’t go by other peoples opinions.

Especially NHW 's opinions.  :)
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: NWH on May 22, 2021, 09:49:17 am
DuPont wide Extreme x1 + the smaller version
Flocked wide Extreme x1+the smaller version
These 4 brushes are adequate to clean any window we are now at the stage in the life of WFP that we have almost perfect brushes,if you have those 4 in the van with nothing else you would never be stuck.
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Post by: Owenhargreavesmidf on May 22, 2021, 02:45:15 pm
I use the Vikan
Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: EnglishDave on May 22, 2021, 04:24:43 pm
Tried most Gardiners brushes over the years and even the first brushes (Vikan) Andrew McCann delivered with the first gen trolleys. They all worked.

Currently using 35cm Superlite sill with 2x1.4mm jets outside and 2x100 deg fans middle..why? Just trying something different .... the only thing that gives me the most confidence is flow.

*on uk style double glazed glass I use 35cm Superlite (non sill) with 2x1.4mm jets outside and 2x100 deg. Most glazed units here are wooden and have deep frames so sill brushes work best and prevent frame damage.

Over the years I have tried many 'colouring in patterns' and tbh most have worked...having a 'structure' I find helps as from time to time I find I get into a 'loop' where I end up doing the same bit of glass.

Run a 45cm brush (soft) for solar panels....again plenty of flow.

Think the best brush is the one your used to with plenty of flow, just replace with bigger lighter and a little more flow :)

Title: Re: Best brush for maintenance.
Post by: NWH on May 22, 2021, 09:15:52 pm
I use the Vikan

You must be built like a Viking.