[jaykie]

I was just wondering which brushes i should get as i got 2 hybrid xtels 33 foot and 18 foot but not too keen on the unger brushes so was wondering which ones to get or even have as back ups in van.

chris

[Pittmonkey]

You will probably find you will have your own preference after trying out different brushes. At 33 ft you will need to consider the weight, the superlite brush is very light but never tried them so I couldn't comment on them as far as how effective they are for cleaning.

I've used the vikan oval and sill brush which are decent brushes. (Wouldn't recomend the sill for 33ft) I tried the Ionics Crinkle mono dual trim which was great for scrubbing heavy dirt but it only lasted around 3 months, it very easily lost its shape and made it very difficult to rinse.

I've just bought the NEW Ionics Dual Mono and so far this is my fav. Reasonable weight at 30ft and really effective cleaning. by far the best brush I've used, around £21.

Been waiting for the new brush from gardiners and no doubt I will give it a try when it arrives.

Wayne

Wayne

[matt]

ive cut down my Vikan, its not the same weight as the bentley brush

so all the benefits of the Vikan with the weight of a Bentley, cannot lose ( took me about 30 - 45 mins of my utime to trim and cut it down though, but its worth it )

[jaykie]

Cheers guys. What sizes you using,

http://www.waterfedwarehouse.co.uk/shop_brushes.htm

[wightsurf]

SALMON best brush i have used DIY it

[macmac]

ive cut down my Vikan, its not the same weight as the bentley brush

so all the benefits of the Vikan with the weight of a Bentley, cannot lose ( took me about 30 - 45 mins of my utime to trim and cut it down though, but its worth it )

Same as this dude, take your time doing it, it does make a big difference.

Tony

[L.J.Thorpe]

matt and tony
which vikans i have a sill brush on one pole,great brush imo and i do prefer a bit of weight ,i find the superlight(brush) useful for some situations(height,reach) but am not so keen on its action
how did you cut em down and how much difference does it make

[windowwashers]

ive cut down my Vikan, its not the same weight as the bentley brush

so all the benefits of the Vikan with the weight of a Bentley, cannot lose ( took me about 30 - 45 mins of my utime to trim and cut it down though, but its worth it )

do you have pics of doing that matt ?

Ian

[macmac]

matt and tony
which vikans i have a sill brush on one pole,great brush imo and i do prefer a bit of weight ,i find the superlight(brush) useful for some situations(height,reach) but am not so keen on its action
how did you cut em down and how much difference does it make

Hey Thorpey

I'll take some pics sometime today & post them to give you a better idea.
Hows that my friend?

Tony

[d s windowcleaning]

hi tony how come you dont mention the face lift brush ? ive now got 24 ft carbon facelift pole using it with there brush which i think is a good brush .

[macmac]

hi tony how come you dont mention the face lift brush ? ive now got 24 ft carbon facelift pole using it with there brush which i think is a good brush .

The facelift brush is excellent IMO, BUT for a lot of my work it's too big-  small, single pane sash windows etc. Also it has it's own thread type & i use the plastic angle adaptors now with a swivel connector. You should try a 10" rec' vikan, angle adaptor + swivel dave, will work in any situation & you'll hardley ever have to use a small pole for bottoms too.
The facelift brush i got (16 months ago) was 14" & quite bulky so i don't know if they've changed them since?

Tony

[matt]

i do have some pics, i put them on the DIY forum

it seems the DIY forum is out of bandwidth though, first time ever looks like i will ahve to increase the hosting package

[d s windowcleaning]

hi tony how come you dont mention the face lift brush ? ive now got 24 ft carbon facelift pole using it with there brush which i think is a good brush .

The facelift brush is excellent IMO, BUT for a lot of my work it's too big- small, single pane sash windows etc. Also it has it's own thread type & i use the plastic angle adaptors now with a swivel connector. You should try a 10" rec' vikan, angle adaptor + swivel dave, will work in any situation & you'll hardley ever have to use a small pole for bottoms too.
The facelift brush i got (16 months ago) was 14" & quite bulky so i don't know if they've changed them since?

Tony

i cut my brush down mate i dont think i could now go back to vikan but i will give it a go where do you get the swivels from tony .

[L.J.Thorpe]

dave,gardiners have swivel adapters
tony ,where are the pics ......slacker
dave ,where is dimebag? (was it dimebag ,hope so or i look v uncool )

[geefree]

Hi,

Did Gardiners new brush come out this month? anyone.... as Alex said in March it would be available.

Gary.

[Alex Gardiner]

Hi,

Did Gardiners new brush come out this month? anyone.... as Alex said in March it would be available.

Gary.

No it didn't 

April, hopefully next week.

[jaykie]

Can someone show me what a bentley brush looks like please and where can i get one.

Chris

[[GQC] Tim]

Can someone show me what a bentley brush looks like please and where can i get one.

Chris

On Gardiners website it's called the supa-lite :

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Brushes.html

[d s windowcleaning]

you can get them from asda for £1.44 and just put your own jets in .

[jaykie]

ill give it a go then, cheers

Chris