[Tosh]

The van is in for a set of brakes in Winchester today, so I had a few hours to kill. Winchester is steeped with history so I spent a few hours meditating whilst mulling around amongst the old streets of this place. The oldest house dates back 1450 and its still lived in.

Anyway at one point in my ramblings I came across another window cleaner who looked like he was filling up. I couldn't help but notice the atrocious state of his brushes.

Does anyone on here aspire to use brushes of this ridiculous standard?

[Shrek]

That is embarrassing, I would not want to take them out the van

[mufcglen]

the back one i can barely see but doesnt look too bad and the front one looks usable  just abit out of shape at the ends!
one of mine went like that when i used hot water once but was still fine cleaning the windows, i must admit ive seen alot worse window cleaning brushes myself lol

[Smurf]

The van is in for a set of brakes in Winchester today, so I had a few hours to kill. Winchester is steeped with history so I spent a few hours meditating whilst mulling around amongst the old streets of this place. The oldest house dates back 1450 and its still lived in.

Anyway at one point in my ramblings I came across another window cleaner who looked like he was filling up. I couldn't help but notice the atrocious state of his brushes.

Does anyone on here aspire to use brushes of this ridiculous standard?

Brush snob springs to mind   

[nathankaye]

Brushes to one side, little creepy/dodgey walking upto another dudes van to take a photo of whats inside??   

[Smurf]

Indeed... Then posting it on a forum and making snob remarks

[NWH]

My worst brush looks no where near as bad, that's fit for the bin as said if a customer saw that it wouldn't look good.

[SeanK]

A customer wouldn't even notice them brushes, that said even though there's nothing wrong with the brushes
as far as being up to the job is concerned I would probably replace as I'm a neurotic ocd loon.

[Smurf]

My worst brush looks no where near as bad, that's fit for the bin as said if a customer saw that it wouldn't look good.

Another OCD loon if you ask me 

The only time I would change a brush over is if the brush was not working as it should. Not because it looked a little bit out of shape in the van.

[EandM]

I have to fix my own brakes...

[Smurf]

That's rather random but thanks for sharing...

[tlwcs]

Would still sell for £15 each on ebay 
If he's happy and his custards are, can't see the problem myself.
Tony

[Tosh]

Indeed... Then posting it on a forum and making snob remarks

He was using a 1/2” green hose to fill the van too, I just thought ‘amateur!’.

 

[8weekly]

Look alright to me to be hones. I'd be more worried about the ladder as it doesn't look restrained.

[Smurf]

I was thinking the same thing as doesn't look ideal if he had to do an emergency stop or hit something head on as all the stuff is going to shoot forward and may even hit him before going through the windscreen. Not to mention the unsecured tank would probably crush him to death first.

[Positivity]

It's just a brush! As long as it cleans what's wrong if the bristles aren't perfectly straight?
Looks to me like it's been used with hot water.

[M & C Window Cleaning]

Look alright to me to be hones. I'd be more worried about the ladder as it doesn't look restrained.

Having heard about a windy being decapitated by mishandling of his ladders years ago that was the first thing I noticed too.

Re the brush though, a few years back I noticed that some windows (glass not frames) were looking a little grey round the edges when I returned. The problem was a brush I was using that didn't even look as bad as that one. The bristles were lifting off the glass in use due to their poor condition and so weren't getting right into the edges of the glass. Since then I've never let my brushes get anywhere near that bad before replacing them

[simonr]

I've used brushes miles worse that do a proper quality job,  do you think customers notice the brush n go hmm not a full set of properly angled bristles there obviously a cowboy

[M & C Window Cleaning]

Maybe they don't think exactly that, but I believe the condition of our equipment is noticed by many. It certainly has been the case with me anyway.
I have had a good number of customers and passers by comment on the state of my tools over the years both before and since switching to Wfp.  And you can bet that if there are those that notice and say something, there are also those that notice but don't say anything. I can in all honesty say I have had comments about my ladders, car, cloths, the water in my bucket and in the eight years I've been waterfed, my brushes, pole, trolley and yes even my hose. Most have been good, some in jest, and some downright embarrassing. Like the time I allowed my car to become so covered in mud because I got fed up washing it due to all the mud washing off my ladders during the winter that stuff started growing in it and one of my neighbors felt compelled to joke about it.
So yes, I believe people do notice. And it might not be the advertising we want

[NWH]

Customers do notice things,I've had customers say I see you changed your pole etc. Years ago they used to see if you had a clean bucket of water you don't notice it going from job to job,I've had new customers say he used to clean my Windows with something i wouldn't sweep the floor with.