[top rung]

Went to asda yesterday picked up two bently brushes complete wih broom handle for £2.88 for the two .Must say i am well impressed with them today . Thanks very much for that.

toprung

[Jeff Brimble]

    
Broom handles  : I must have about 3 dozen different sorts, keep meaning to bin em but I am a closet hoarder 

[billygoat]

These brushes work really well but they just dont last,had my latest one for aweek and its already falling apart.
Such a shame no one seems to be able to make a light long lasting brush!

Tim

[windowwashers]

what are you using the brushes for??

[Davew]

Mine last pretty well I find it's the threads that are poor if you are in the habit of changing brushes frequently. But at three pounds for two - who cares?

[Jeff Brimble]

Hi Tim,
At least you have tried the Bentley 
Been thinking about your probs while working. Seems you have diff. work- dont we all ?

The light brushes need a diff. way of using, you use the brush bristles on the upstroke not by using the pole weight to press on the glass, its a technique I use on the Featherlites.
The brushes are ideal for glass but if you have a lot of brick surrounds, sounds like the bristles are getting a good pounding.

If you like flocked bristles, could I suggest you try a Tesco blue colour "Melody" about £4 its a lot more flocked and half way to a Vikan. Also if you do get on with that then make an overhead manifold for your jets, that way when the brush has expeired you just unscrew the complete manifold rather than having to laboriously drill out new jet centres.

Hope this helps.
ps if you surform down the (width) edges by 1/2" @  45 degrees, you will allow any brush bristles to splay better and prevent the stock bashing the brickwork.

[billygoat]

Thanks for the tips jeff,the bentley is good but the bristles do drop out a bit quick,but I have done a couple of dirty first cleans, so it s had a good pounding already!

I've used the melody brush quite a bit,probably the lightest brush but again it wears out pretty quickly,but at just a few quid I suppose it dont matter to much.