Gardiner Xtreme Brush any good?

[THL4KEL]

Need to get a new brush, does anyone use the Xtreme? Is it ok on cills?

Cheers

THL

 

[Marko067]

I really like the Xtreme natural hybrid brush. It suits the work I do and the way I work. However, I get why it is not to everyone’s liking judging by other posts I’ve read. A better brush for you might be one of the Ultimate brushes. I personally like the medium soft one. 

In my experience, the only brushes that work really well on upstairs sills are sill brushes. However, I hate the feel of them on the glass, so I just set the angle of the brush so that I can wipe the sill by lifting the pole before running it along the sill. If a customer prefers, I’ll reposition the brush using the angle adapter and then re-do the sill, but I’ve only ever had two customers ask me to do this.

 

[Nudel]

I love my Xtreme brush. Just put red fan jets on it, and that made it even better.

 

[paul alan]

I really like the idea of the extreme but it was just too light and the way i clean with it, it knocks on the pvc too much.

It could just be psychological but i find myself scrubbing more with the extreme as it doesn't feel like it's got much scrubbing power, negating the benefits of less effort I would otherwise get from the lighter brush.

I always seem to find myself going back to the gardiner superlite compact with three jets. Its got the balance of weight and scrubbing power nearly right(sometimes feels too heavy) and I much prefer shorter bristles. The shorter bristles seem more precise and the transition from glass to frame is smoother for my style of cleaning.

I have lots of different brushes but i always seem to go back to the compact.

I am checking out the DuPont bristle brushes at the min, but 300 grams seems too heavy.

 

[THL4KEL]

Cheers lads think I will get another brush that came free with my slx has a bit of weight to it and gets sills ok.

 

[Julian Noddy Dean]

if you have rsi then a extreme with a bumper is a must , they will take you around three days to master and are great but do wear out quick i replace mine every 4 weeks 

after that it a suprme brush for me again with a bumper  

 

[Moor]

The x-line sill brush is really good, I have the regular bristles and it performs like a regular brush apart from when you need it for sills. I never got on with the Gardiner sill brush as I found it good for sills but not windows, the x-line is good for both, a bit heavier but you can’t have anything.

 

[Den]

Need to get a new brush, does anyone use the Xtreme? Is it ok on cills?

Cheers

THL

Never used a extreme, but my new favourite is the ultimate medium (orange bristles) very fast on the glass and cleans sills well too, I just lift the pole above my head to wipe top windows sills. 

 

[tench0771]

ive got a extreme brush wich i find ok but the scrubing power is half as good as a ultmate ide like to see the extreme brush with more dencely packed brustels and a splay like the supreme , a bump rubber is a must as they tend to scrach the window leges but there very lite idel if u have sholder issues ect rsa as quoted above

 

[Dave B]

Try the medium mixed ones with the natural black bristles in the middle Lee

Scrubs very well

ive got a extreme brush wich i find ok but the scrubing power is half as good as a ultmate ide like to see the extreme brush with more dencely packed brustels and a splay like the supreme , a bump rubber is a must as they tend to scrach the window leges but there very lite idel if u have sholder issues ect rsa as quoted above

 

[Dave B]

Using supreme medium mixed at the mo as they were on offer and very quick to clean with this time of year especially with 100° fan jets and swivel but not sure about in the summer with dirtier windows with bee spots etc

Not that heavy either

 

[tench0771]

I'm now a stiff user as I use hot every day the brush then feals like a medium but lasts longer i may have to try a extreme stiff

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