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Title: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: jeff1 on March 02, 2007, 04:59:16 pm
Just for fun Guy's,
Are you Straight or do you swivel,  ;D ;D that is do you use the straight type brush, or do you use Gaz's swivel brush. there is a lot being sold lately.

I use to be straight but since I bought Gaz's swivel brush, I am finding it more and more difficult to even think of putting my vikan back on.

What do you guys do????? funny comments welcome ;D ;D
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: H h20 on March 02, 2007, 05:10:44 pm
Jeff, i use to be straight  ;D and have converted many men to swiveling(including yourself),but i think there are many that are still in the straight closet and will end up becoming a swiveler  ;)
Gaz
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: jeff1 on March 02, 2007, 05:15:06 pm
Jeff, i use to be straight  ;D and have converted many men to swiveling(including yourself),
Gaz
  ;D ;D You have a lot to answer for Gaz ;D ;D
Come on guy's turn to swiveling 8)
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 02, 2007, 05:19:38 pm
Funnily enough, I swing both ways   ;D
I have a 16" Vikan brush on an Omnipole gooseneck.  I have the nut tightened up enough to hold the brush in position but just loose enough so I can swivel it if I apply a bit of pressure.  So it's probably better not to have your nuts too tight.
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: H h20 on March 02, 2007, 05:21:54 pm
Funnily enough, I swing both ways   ;D
I have a 16" Vikan brush on an Omnipole gooseneck.  I have the nut tightened up enough to hold the brush in position but just loose enough so I can swivel it if I apply a bit of pressure.  So it's probably better not to have your nuts too tight.

So you are a bi-swiveler,  ;D
Gaz
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: Pj on March 02, 2007, 05:31:37 pm
  After some teething troubles with the brush, I came out swivelling today for the first time.
My findings so far:

Well only my first day, so I'll have to give it time.
Very light brush, in fact so light I found myself pushing hard on the pole to scrub!  This caused the brush to often swivel uncontrollably on the end of my 18' pole.  I got the hang of it a bit more as time went on.  I like the narrow jets Gaz has fitted, less water, more power.  I prefer pencil to fan anyway.
i'll have to wait and see if I get any complaints next time around.
So far, (after one day) I think the swivel idea is very good, I need to develop the technique, so I'll give it time.  Shame Ionics don't do it, because I find their brushes best, (not a shame for Gaz though ;)).
Not knocking Gaz, though, decent guy to deal with and speak to.
 Just speaking as I find.
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: H h20 on March 02, 2007, 05:43:35 pm
Thanks Pat,
yes you will get the hang of it and find you will be doing tricks you never new you had in you  ;D,
the lightweight swivel brush was my first swivel idea then i started to use the swivel adapter the other swivel that you have with the green brush,have you tried that one yet?
Gaz
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: Pj on March 02, 2007, 05:48:14 pm
No.

This week I are mainly bein' a lightweight swivellerrr! ;D
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: jeff1 on March 02, 2007, 07:28:57 pm
It won't take long Pj before your doing swirls, and dancing while your poleing ;D
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: billygoat on March 02, 2007, 07:37:28 pm
I have only been doing wfp for three months but for the last three weeks I changed to the swivel brush I find it more accurate and as for the positions you can get in while swiveling is no ones business ;D
Title: Re: Are you Straight or do you Swivel??
Post by: dai on March 02, 2007, 10:55:23 pm
I predict that the swivel will soon be made obsolete by the rubber bellows.
I bought a floor mop from Aldis the other week with the bellows fitted. It swivels in any direction and then srings back to centre when you lift the brush off.
If a rubber moulding company make them to fit a standard brush, It's by by swivel.
It looks a bit like the rubber you get on the bottom of some car gear sticks.
IT WILL COME, BELIEVE ME. Dai