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Scrimmer73

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The Best Brush
« on: September 15, 2011, 11:52:26 pm »
Today . my Pole broke , well the adaptor did, regardless, of that , i had to get my Tucker Pole out , which only comes out on occasions ,, heavy as it is ,, the brush , is probabl the best you can get .
 
 I`ve  had Vikan , and a Brodex ,and unger
 
The time has come to get some thing new ,.

Is there a brush out there , that offers the  scrubbing ability  that Tucker offers , and what the Brodex brush offers , ?

What do you prefer and Why ?

Regards

Jeff Brimble

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2011, 06:01:33 am »
I use any one of 8 different brushes and found there was no one brush that did it all. So start spending some money and find your own prefered brush. I like the Richards RS AERIAL red brush for initial and a soft splay for regulars with a 6.5 oz swivel for work over 50ft so no one brush really.

Frankybadboy

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2011, 07:11:54 am »
best brush i ever used is


Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011, 08:32:59 am »
for all work under 25 foot there is only 1 brush to use . the vikan 12 inch with fans . superb scrubbing and lasts ages . mine has been on 2 years and the bristles still look new .anyone concerned about the weight , at such low heights it isnt an issue . anything higher and i cant comment . for all the fairies out there , you can always use a make up brush from gardiners  ;)

dazmond

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2011, 03:04:38 pm »
weight is an issue IMO esp if you have a lot of deep extensions to reach over so the gardiners supalite dual trim flocked/mono brushes are the best for me.i have a extreme flocked which ill be using now as i left my flocked SL at a job this morning and went back and it had gone!! :'( :'(

i have a vikan mono and vikan stiff sill brush but they have been sitting in my storage space for over a year now.great brushes just too heavy!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


regards


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

♠Winp®oClean♠

  • Posts: 4085
Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2011, 03:34:49 pm »
Gardiner white Xtreme. ;)

Only go with Vikan if you are a glutton for punishment, like self torture, heavily into weight lifting, a sadist or like to give your competition a head start!! ;)

Andy Leett

  • Posts: 132
Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2011, 03:43:23 pm »
Aerial for me also, i've got a red and a black.

Dougaldum

  • Posts: 496
Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2011, 04:23:33 pm »
Gardiner white Xtreme. ;)

Only go with Vikan if you are a glutton for punishment, like self torture, heavily into weight lifting, a sadist or like to give your competition a head start!! ;)
gardiner brush 165g can not go wrong ;)


dd

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2011, 05:18:35 pm »
I found vikan flocked 12inch rectangular the best scrubbing brush.

Gardiners sl mono poor scrubbing.

Gardiners sl flocked OK and light but does not clean as well as the vikan.

Planning to try Gardiners new sill brush and also going to try vikan flocked sill brush.

Poles R Us

Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2011, 08:16:12 pm »
brodex do good brushes

Mike #1

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2011, 08:35:35 pm »
gardiners extreme standard  single trim , but really tempted by their new sill brush.

G Griffin

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2011, 09:01:19 pm »
best brush i ever used is



 ;D
The old proper Basil, too; brown teeth an' all.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

jouk45

  • Posts: 2010
Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2011, 09:42:39 pm »
i love the ariel brush, but recently been using the radius sill brush, which is great, as i dont have to adjust the adapter for sills now, both brushes are excellent though

CLAPHAM

  • Posts: 55
Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2011, 10:08:44 pm »
What about the Dr Squeegees Sill Saver from window cleaning warehouse???

anyone use it???

[GQC] Tim

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2011, 12:32:22 am »
I've got the Gardiners Xtreme brush on my pole for maintenance work, and it simply never comes off unless I need to do first cleans/velux/conservatory roofs. But like Jeff said, there isn't really a do it all brush.


for all work under 25 foot there is only 1 brush to use . the vikan 12 inch with fans . superb scrubbing and lasts ages . mine has been on 2 years and the bristles still look new .anyone concerned about the weight , at such low heights it isnt an issue . anything higher and i cant comment . for all the fairies out there , you can always use a make up brush from gardiners  ;)

To be honest I'd rather buy 10 Superlite xtreme brushes then one brick on a stick like the Vikan.   :D
Even if you are fit you just can't match the speed an xtreme offers. In my opinion weight is still an issue even under 25ft. Not an issue of how strong you are, but merely how quick you can actually be.

s.w.c

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2011, 01:44:57 am »
there has been a few good brushes on the market over time regardless of how heavy, ive tried most from hogs hair to ionic crinkled brush to supermarket brushes, ive had one to many brushes over the time, but to me its one of the most important items we use. the tucker brushes are quality then came the mk1 single trim from Alex the one with the white stock it was close cleaning power to the tucker but lighter, then came the extreme black soft top quality brush for its size, the extreme sill should go a long way too, but for me the one i use now is a hybrid its cleaning power is top notch and is light too its almost the perfect brush but almost not quite perfect but what is perfect, but its the best all round brush ive ever used so far its coped with it all. lightness is best way to follow as it will help with fatigue and less injuries,  yes ive been a brush nut but who cares,

who put up the basil brush boom boom, quality

♠Winp®oClean♠

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2011, 09:08:40 am »
In layman's terms- the Vikan is the Horse & Cart & the Xtreme the Ferrari. ;D

Frankybadboy

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Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2011, 09:51:11 am »
there has been a few good brushes on the market over time regardless of how heavy, ive tried most from hogs hair to ionic crinkled brush to supermarket brushes, ive had one to many brushes over the time, but to me its one of the most important items we use. the tucker brushes are quality then came the mk1 single trim from Alex the one with the white stock it was close cleaning power to the tucker but lighter, then came the extreme black soft top quality brush for its size, the extreme sill should go a long way too, but for me the one i use now is a hybrid its cleaning power is top notch and is light too its almost the perfect brush but almost not quite perfect but what is perfect, but its the best all round brush ive ever used so far its coped with it all. lightness is best way to follow as it will help with fatigue and less injuries,  yes ive been a brush nut but who cares,

who put up the basil brush boom boom, quality
it was just for you smithy ;D boom boom

dd

  • Posts: 2628
Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2011, 09:53:37 am »
I know they are heavy but IMO the Vikan cleans better than the sl brushes I have used. Have not tried an xtreme but as it has fewer bristles hard to imagine it cleaning better than the sl range.

I  noticed this after switching to a vikan then cleaning the insides for the customer - the windows came up much better than when I had used an sl in the past.

bumper

  • Posts: 872
Re: The Best Brush
« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2011, 10:13:33 am »
weight is an issue IMO esp if you have a lot of deep extensions to reach over so the gardiners supalite dual trim flocked/mono brushes are the best for me.i have a extreme flocked which ill be using now as i left my flocked SL at a job this morning and went back and it had gone!! :'( :'(

i have a vikan mono and vikan stiff sill brush but they have been sitting in my storage space for over a year now.great brushes just too heavy!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


regards
daz  if i leave anything one of the neighbours usually take it in ask about next time.


dazmond