Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Captain Scarlet on July 23, 2008, 10:34:17 pm
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I received two of the new Super-lite brushes today after work. First impressions, its light......thats it really, I will have to roadtest it tomorrow against the Tucker which has become THE best piece of equipment bought for my business yet. Its had a huge impact on my work so the SL brush will sruggle to compete but we will see!!!
The ongoing review will feature pictures of both brushes! Luke
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I received two of the new Super-lite brushes today after work. First impressions, its light......thats it really, I will have to roadtest it tomorrow against the Tucker which has become THE best piece of equipment bought for my business yet. Its had a huge impact on my work so the SL brush will sruggle to compete but we will see!!!
The ongoing review will feature pictures of both brushes! Luke
where do you get your tucker brush from and how long do they last
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i now someone whos had his tucker for like 2 years and it still looks brand new, him like luke is very impressed with tucker
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Very very interested in this Luke, I was actually waiting for you to start a topic on exactly this.
Thanks, mine should be coming in today.
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Ive kind of come to a verdict on this matter and Ive got to say that the Tucker still reigns in my opinion. Saying that the Super-lite brush is the second best brush Ive ever used!!!!
So what makes the Tucker better. Well the Tucker is a much much more versatile brush than the SL, the Tucker does away with much of the constant adjusting of the angle adapter while the bristles on the SL cant flex as much to deal with different angles. This is probably due to the fact that the bristles dont naturally sit in the stock tapered out as much as the Tucker.
The Tucker also has more scrubbing power with much more internal shorter trim bristles and the SL doesnt naturally splay to its full potential....which means the user has to kind of manipulate the splay of the brush, this is time consuming and frustrating. The Tucker kind of sinks onto the glass with its huge reach and eats the dirt off!!!!
Now here is where is all turns good for the SL brush in my opnion. For work 30ft+ the Super-lite brush is THE only brush for the job in my opinion, the Tucker is just slightly too heavy.
The SL brush is also far superior than the Ionic, Vikan, Addis, Bentley in my opnion. Dont get me wrong the SL brush is still a very good brush but the Tucker is outstanding, and as I said before has changed my working practice quite alot, its a real time saver and is going to be very hard to beat by anybody.
So in conclusion, well done Alex and Gardiners, youve given us a light brush for high work that cleans better than anything else.......apart from a Tucker.!!!!
Luke
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Well I for one have found that to be most interesting. It's good to have an in depth un-biased comparison.
My task now is to improve the next batch.
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Is there a chance that if you wanted to you could clean just the glass and not the frames with both brushes? I know on the past some have said you have to clean the frames with a tucker.
Is one better for rinsing than the other?
Simon.
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Thats exactly what I thought I would hear you say Alex, good on you! I think I know where it could be improved.....but that might compromise the weight factor.
I also realise that the priority with this brush was to keep the weight down, Luke
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Is there a chance that if you wanted to you could clean just the glass and not the frames with both brushes? I know on the past some have said you have to clean the frames with a tucker.
Is one better for rinsing than the other?
Simon.
both brushes can just clean the glass just fine, I think with a heavy pole people struggles with the Tucker, but we use the SL-X and it weighs nothing!
Both rinse as well as each other, the jets on the SL are further apart though, Luke
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I intend fitting a 9 inch Tucker (lighter than a 12inch but still has 2 jets), dual trim Tucker brush on my SL-2 after I'ver tried Gardiners new super, duper brush and I too will give my honest comparison when it arrives :)
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I would like to buy a 9 inch one too Wayne but having spent over £110 on brushes recently I think I will give it a miss for a while!!! Luke
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Well I for one have found that to be most interesting. It's good to have an in depth un-biased comparison.
My task now is to improve the next batch.
Thats what sets you (and certain other suppliers) apart from the rest - you are actually interested in your customers feedback (unlike certain others!). I will be doing business with you soon (sl2, slx + brush). I was already 90% decided from all the positive comments about your products but reading that has just made my mind up.
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Thats what sets you (and certain other suppliers) apart from the rest - you are actually interested in your customers feedback (unlike certain others!). I will be doing business with you soon (sl2, slx + brush). I was already 90% decided from all the positive comments about your products but reading that has just made my mind up.
Exactly!!! nobody else is interested, they think their products have already reached perfection, where as people like Alex want to improve on the best. Luke
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Well I for one have found that to be most interesting. It's good to have an in depth un-biased comparison.
My task now is to improve the next batch.
Top brush Alex,all you have to do to make this brush even better is to lighten it further although it is very light and to give it more bristles in the bottom row ie the shorter ones.I would pack it full of shorter bristles below the longer ones so when pressed on the glass it splays well but has better scrubbing power with the shorter ones.This is not a negative towards the brush at all,a job well done and i know as time goes on it will get better.I`ll be ordering more soon.
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where do you get your tucker brush from and how long do they last
No ones answered this yet, I'd like the price of one too ;D
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where do you get your tucker brush from and how long do they last
No ones answered this yet, I'd like the price of one too ;D
brushes with head (?) range from £52.42 upto 89.25 according to their price list.
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Cheers mark but where from?
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aquafactors. In basingstoke.
www.afd-aquafactors.co.uk.
I requested a catalogue off their website. An eye opener looking at the price list.
pole hose 89p per 300mm.
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Luke, can you do me a big favour and put the Tucker on the scales for me? :)
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aquafactors. In basingstoke.
www.afd-aquafactors.co.uk.
I requested a catalogue off their website. An eye opener looking at the price list.
pole hose 89p per 300mm.
I visited these guys, they are only 3 miles from me.
But bloody expensive.
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Luke, have you had any chance to weigh the Tucker? :)
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Tim, I will weigh it later today and post my conversion topic to, Luke
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Thanks a bunch, I found a good price online for a Tucker 12", they do ship internationally, although shipping prices are very vague.
£25,53 exc shipping, that's not bad! :)
www.jracenstein.com/store/Itemdesc.asp?ic=66-424&eq=&Tp= (http://www.jracenstein.com/store/Itemdesc.asp?ic=66-424&eq=&Tp=)
Note: Shipping charges are not calculated by the website. J.Racenstein passes along shipping charges directly from the provider. A shipment confirmation will be sent to your email address with the shipment tracking information and shipping costs.
Wonder what they mean with that.
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Ive checked them already Tim, with postage it ended up being similar to buying from the UK, Luke
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Ive checked them already Tim, with postage it ended up being similar to buying from the UK, Luke
Ah, that sucks. I know some people in the States, might check with them if they can send it over somehow. Dunno. :-\
Or just save up, and buy it here.
Thanks Luke
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Tried a 9 inch Tucker single trim out fitted onto a SL-1 (Maver fishing pole) today. Much lighter in comparison to a 12 inch Tucker when cleaning awkward windows over wide conservatories and flat roof's. The single trim version scrubs easier than a full trim as well.
I noticed yesterday on ebay that Gardiner are selling a boars head brush on there. I was just wondering if Alex had been experimenting with it whilst evaluating different brushes and would appreciate his feedback on this brush.
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Tried a 9 inch Tucker single trim out fitted onto a SL-1 (Maver fishing pole) today. Much lighter in comparison to a 12 inch Tucker when cleaning awkward windows over wide conservatories and flat roof's. The single trim version scrubs easier than a full trim as well.
I noticed yesterday on ebay that Gardiner are selling a boars head brush on there. I was just wondering if Alex had been experimenting with it whilst evaluating different brushes and would appreciate his feedback on this brush.
I have a 9" Tucker double trim Wayne,i found it good and light i also have a 12" which i`m yet to convert.How do you get on with your 12" double trim.
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12 inch very good. Been using them for 6 years. I use swivels on all my brushes and find that the 12 inch doesn't flip over as easily as a 9 inch can when cleaning at awkward angles like over a conservatory roof from the side of the conservatory at say 35 degrees to the window instead of straight on and over the roof.
9 & 12 inch both have 2 jets fitted on the brush, but because the 12 is wider it covers more scrubbing area so less time cleaning the glass and it's more stable when rinsing 'brush on' if sweeping sideways coming down the glass.
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Like i say i`ve used the 9" but not the 12",i found it really difficult to beat for cleaning results.How light do you rate the brush against the new 1.
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Tried a 9 inch Tucker single trim out fitted onto a SL-1 (Maver fishing pole) today. Much lighter in comparison to a 12 inch Tucker when cleaning awkward windows over wide conservatories and flat roof's. The single trim version scrubs easier than a full trim as well.
I noticed yesterday on ebay that Gardiner are selling a boars head brush on there. I was just wondering if Alex had been experimenting with it whilst evaluating different brushes and would appreciate his feedback on this brush.
I have used the boar's bristle brush for evaluation. Whilst the bristles are very good quality the brush is not for me and I could not personally recommend it.The stock on this one is just too bulky and I found it hit the frames too much but the thing that I really didn't get on with was the bristles themselves. To scrub the glass properly you have to put so much pressure on the brush head as the bristles stick to the glass. If you push lightly it just bumps across the surface of the glass without scrubbing. Not for me, although I am sure some will probably get on with it fine.
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Thanks Alex :)
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NWH,
I'm still waiting for my SL-2 in the post so I can't evaluate the new brush yet. I should have it tomorrow with any luck. From watching the video Alex put out of it, it looks like a happy medium between a salmon & a Tucker, but that's just speculation, so I can't say until I've actually tried it for myself.
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I have been testing this, should be out in a few weeks.
Better than a Tucker Brush (same bristles I think) wipes the floor with the Super-Lite brush.
Weighs less than 300g
I don't want it to wipe the floor ::)
Only using it on windows ;D
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I have been testing this, should be out in a few weeks.
Better than a Tucker Brush (same bristles I think) wipes the floor with the Super-Lite brush.
Weighs less than 300g
I don't want it to wipe the floor ::)
Only using it on windows ;D
Alex are the Superlite mono dual trim in stock yet?
Matt
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how did you fit the tucker onto a normal attatchment? captain. Id love to use tucker but they only fit onto tucker poles dont they?
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I have been testing this, should be out in a few weeks.
Better than a Tucker Brush (same bristles I think) wipes the floor with the Super-Lite brush.
Weighs less than 300g
I gather you have used a Tucker brush then? Why is it better then both? Your post doesn't give much information why it is better.
I think I will wait for the next revision Superlite, which should be 180g. Lightness and good cleaning is all that matters to me now.
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what is it then where can i get one ive tryed sl and tucker
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??? why has Ewan deleted his post and the pics.
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If Luke (captain scarlet, rupert the hare) is still around, I'd be interested how the latest superlite compares to the tucker.
Simon.