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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner on February 24, 2007, 08:25:00 am

Title: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner on February 24, 2007, 08:25:00 am

Can anyone recommend or tell me a good clean and neat way of cutting out
The brush bristles when ya making up a brush when ya having your jets with
A thru` the brush / bristle `feed`.I`ve made a few now and used scissors,Stanley
Knifes,craft knives and have yet to achieve a really good neat finish.Something
Similier to the ready made up Vikan brushes that the leading manufacturers like
Brodex `turn out` etc.After finding the best ( my opinion) brush to date and jets
From B@Q I don`t want to scimp out on a quality finish if I can help it.Thanks
In advance for replies.

Lewis  Doubtfire ( Gleem Clean )

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: Chris Cottrell on February 24, 2007, 08:49:29 am

Cant you just use a pair of pliers and pull them out in one go leaving a drilled hole

Chris

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: john tomkins on February 24, 2007, 08:53:37 am

I did as Chris..... Grab em with pliers and pull the bunch out then drill from the bristle side through the hole where the bristles came from.

Whats the best brush for you Lewis?

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: ac_cleaning on February 24, 2007, 09:08:18 am

I just use bull nose pliers and as john says drill from where you pull the bristles out.
al

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: dai on February 24, 2007, 11:42:04 am

I use pliers too. If for any reason you can't, tidy them up with a soldering iron. Dai

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner on February 24, 2007, 11:53:52 am

It seems like pliers is `the way to go`.I`ll give it a try.John,the brush I`m
Using is the same one as Phil. Bowen`s,in his  `thread` `My fishing pole
Thingy`. It`s a plastic backed `Bentley brush from the Tesco`s stores.
They will I feel be excellent working with fishing poles particulay at
Shallow angles where there`s more arm and shoulder strain.

Lewis  Doubtfire ( Gleem Clean )

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: JM123 on February 24, 2007, 11:55:29 am

pair of pliers - grip at the bottom of the bristles and twist against the backing plate to lever the bristles out.

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner on February 24, 2007, 01:41:58 pm

Done it fella`s,thanks everyone.Just made up two.One with the B@Q jets,the other
With the Ionic`s jets that come with the Vikan brush.Now,,,,pliers,so simple,neatest
Job yet.

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: johnm on February 25, 2007, 10:04:24 am

how much were the jets from BQ what section are they at

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: jeff1 on February 25, 2007, 10:54:46 am

Garden section, there the ones used to water plants with.

Title: Re: Cutting Away Bristle/D.I.Y. Project
Post by: L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner on February 25, 2007, 11:46:15 am

Better still,(even better situation than the B@Q jets) go to your local compressed air/
Water/gas fittings(John Guest etc) explain what your doing and like my own did (Air
Force Nr.Leeds) they will if your lucky and they stock them will fix you up accordingly.Too difficult to explain in an e,mail.

Lewis  Doubtfire