Sill Brush Head Or Normal

[Richard]

Keep your brush clean!

Hybrid brush has been made for maintenance/spring cleans; it does have the benefit of excellent scrubbing with the Boars Hair, so can be used of first cleans, but you need to keep the brush clean for speed, that really applies to any make of brush to get the best out of it.

(If the first clean is very bad, consider using a alternative brush first, really quickly with a good water flow to remove most of the grime, keeping your main brush as clean as possible is always a good thing)

If you get any oily road grime on the brush when doing a first clean give it a quick clean with a detergent, small amount will do, only takes a few minutes in the back of the van. This will remove the oily deposit less chance with spotting on your next job and you can work quickly and be confident of your results. (or keep as spare brush in the van)

Richard

 

[Squeak and Bubbles]

Keep your brush clean!Hybrid brush has been made for maintenance/spring cleans; it does have the benefit of excellent scrubbing with the Boars Hair, so can be used of first cleans, but you need to keep the brush clean for speed, that really applies to any make of brush to get the best out of it.

(If the first clean is very bad, consider using a alternative brush first, really quickly with a good water flow to remove most of the grime, keeping your main brush as clean as possible is always a good thing)

If you get any oily road grime on the brush when doing a first clean give it a quick clean with a detergent, small amount will do, only takes a few minutes in the back of the van. This will remove the oily deposit less chance with spotting on your next job and you can work quickly and be confident of your results. (or keep as spare brush in the van)

Richard

I like, cheers Richard.

 

[BostonMike]

How much do they weigh compared to Gardiner brushes?

 

[Richard]

Hi Mike,

Tecbuk brushes without any other brush components attached to it, weigh from 210g-260g depending on the brushes bristles & trim. Average weight would be around 245g; it’s the Boars Hair that can weigh the least, the trim can vary on these brushes as I make short & long bristles brushes, I also do them in duel trim Boars Hair.

Each Tecbuk brush is unique and even the same type of brush can have a weight difference of plus or minus 10%.

The brushes bristle count will depend on the types used, so could be from 35,000 up to 55,000 bristles.

The Tecbuk brush stock is less than 9” in length (225mm) and just over 1.5” width (41mm), the brush splay (How the bristles sit in the stock) is 11” length (275mm) x 4” width (100mm). The brush ‘spread’ (when the brush is on the glass and being used) is 12.5” length (315mm) x 51/4” (135mm)

Tecbuk brush stocks are small; most 12” brushes use a stock that is 12”.

These are aprox dimension/weights for brushes with standard length bristles, longer length bristles give a greater cleaning area. Typically I do these in Boars Hair and they increase the cleaning area by over 30%, the weight of the brush doesn’t increase so much that you would notice, although when the brush is wet you will notice, so I recommend the use of a duel trim long Boars Hair brush. I have customers in the UK who now only use these types of brushes for everything.

Mike I think I read in one of your post, that you didn’t like the drag when using Hogs Hair (Boars Hair) you need to increase the water flow with these types of brushes to get them working at there best. Short Hair brushes when used with the correct amount of water have little to no drag. In the US all your Hogs Hair brushes are very heavy, Tecbuk Boars Hair brushes are not heavy an are in fact the lightest you can get.

Richard

 

[OoO]

If you saying the average is 245g without brush attachments that would cause problems for me.

The extreme pole is good for a 270g weight brush. As Alex g states in manual.

At the moment my config doesn't even break the 200g mark.

Brush head,jets,resineck and hose so basically complete.

If you saying 210g that's better but without any add ons I don't think they would be suited to an extreme pole.

 

[Richard]

Hi Damo,

I’m not that familiar with the extreme pole, all the carbon fibre poles I currently use are strong enough to put KG’s on the end before they reach the max bend, not sure why a few grams would make a difference to this carbon fibre pole, is it very bendy to begin with?

Richard

 

[OoO]

It's not bendy at all. Most rigid pole I have used ever.

Alex g would need to answer about the max weight.

I have seen some brushes at 500g + that must be horrible to clean with domestically!

 

[Richard]

Maybe then 270g means you won’t have any bend at all, one of my 100% high modulus 25ft pole’s doesn’t flex when you use it fully extended with my brushes.

Good choice damo having a rigid pole, you will work faster.

Richard

 

[BostonMike]

Hi Mike,Tecbuk brushes without any other brush components attached to it, weigh from 210g-260g depending on the brushes bristles & trim. Average weight would be around 245g; it’s the Boars Hair that can weigh the least, the trim can vary on these brushes as I make short & long bristles brushes, I also do them in duel trim Boars Hair.

Richard

Richard, Sounds good because the Gardiner Super Light brushes weigh 215-265g. For me it's gotta be light and easy to use or I'm not interested. I thought your brush would be heavier so this is good news.

 

[Richard]

Mike,

My fixed brush head is about 22g heavier then the Gardiner’s, but they are much better quality and will last years, the Tecbuk brush scraper weighs 5g. If you use the quick release Y piece they weigh about 10g, I prefer these, so I sell them as standard with the Tecbuk brushes, if you use the lighter push on Y piece they weigh about 1g, so you save 9g. Don’t put the Tecbuk brush scraper on save another 5g in weight – Big deal? Not really

My point is a few grams difference in weight is nothing, window cleaners on forums have been sold the idea that lightest is best, it’s not the case. Once any brush is below a certain weight, basically not too heavy in the first place, the brush weight issue isn’t there.

My brushes are so easy to use compared with anything you have ever use, you wont be confident with how quick you can clean with them, until after a few weeks.

Richard

 

[BostonMike]

Mike I think I read in one of your post, that you didn’t like the drag when using Hogs Hair (Boars Hair) you need to increase the water flow with these types of brushes to get them working at there best. Short Hair brushes when used with the correct amount of water have little to no drag. In the US all your Hogs Hair brushes are very heavy, Tecbuk Boars Hair brushes are not heavy an are in fact the lightest you can get.
Richard

Richard

Yes this is all true. When I was using the RHG 12" hogs hair brush the extra scrubbing power created extra drag which means extra effort to clean the windows. I switched to my Gardiner dual trim brush because Alex assured me that it would be much easier too use and most likely get the windows just as clean. I can definitely move the nylon brush faster and my results have been good. I use a backpack so using more water is not something I want to do. I find that rinsing my windows with a nylon brush is better now. However I need a brush that really kicks butt. Lots of folks in the US wait 2 years to get the windows clean and frequently longer. The really good customers only go with a twice a year frequency.

 

[Squeak and Bubbles]

RichardYes this is all true. When I was using the RHG 12" hogs hair brush the extra scrubbing power created extra drag which means extra effort to clean the windows. I switched to my Gardiner dual trim brush because Alex assured me that it would be much easier too use and most likely get the windows just as clean. I can definitely move the nylon brush faster and my results have been good. I use a backpack so using more water is not something I want to do. I find that rinsing my windows with a nylon brush is better now. However I need a brush that really kicks butt. Lots of folks in the US wait 2 years to get the windows clean and frequently longer. The really good customers only go with a twice a year frequency.

Flip me sideways and back again... You mean most customers only have there windows cleaned once every 2 years ... how the heck can you make a living. Commercial wise?! What's it like for treading on other window cleaners patch, does it cause much trouble?
I know near me it happens, I just tell them were to go, and that no-one owns streets. Have had to call the police a few times. It's usually those who clean traditionally and just clean for beer, and not running a business like we do.

 

[Richard]

Nylon filament is good for you because it’s an absorbent bristles, so it will scrub better.

I do a Black coloured Nylon filament, much thicker than the Red Polyester filament; these are used a lot by my customers in Europe.

I like experimenting with brushes (as long as it is not to time consuming and doesn’t add a lot of cost) If you wanted a new version of the Hybrid brush - with Black Nylon & Boars Hair, that’s pretty straight forwards to do, or you could just try the Hybrid that I already do and take it from there.

If you wan to kick butt, I can’t help but think you should have some sort of Boars Hair in the brush.

If you do want to buy, you might as well buy 2 brushes the shipping/air freight cost doesn’t go up for 2 brushes, the cost average for each brush is better. I will give you a discount or throw in some extras. Have a think about it Mike, when you need a new brush, keep Tecbuk brushes in mind.

Cheers, Richard

 

[BostonMike]

Flip me sideways and back again... You mean most customers only have there windows cleaned once every 2 years ... how the heck can you make a living. Commercial wise?! What's it like for treading on other window cleaners patch, does it cause much trouble?
I know near me, I just tell them were to go, and that no-one owns streets. Have had to call the police a few times.

I think we probably have bigger houses over here with more windows. I work alone and I can't do more than one house a day. Some of my old customer took me three days but I dropped them because they were to big. Most of my residential customers have 40 windows that's one full day for me. We get about $10-$12 for one window. Most windows have two panes of glass that slide up and down. Casement windows have one pane and open by pushing out or cranking a handle and two of them count as one window. When I was doing the big houses with over 100 windows they would be paying over $1,000 a cleaning. It's different over here not better.

PS

Storefronts get done weekly, every two weeks, or every four weeks.

Commercial work, like office buildings, get done twice or once a year or less frequently just like residential work.

 

[BostonMike]

Nylon filament is good for you because it’s an absorbent bristles, so it will scrub better.Cheers, Richard

Is Gardiner a nylon brush?

 

[Squeak and Bubbles]

I'm not moving to the USA ... Is that the same all over the states then?

 

[Richard]

Is Gardiner a nylon brush?

LOL, Alex G gets on my case, if I talk too much about his brushes. You better ask him yourself. /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[BostonMike]

I'm not moving to the USA ... Is that the same all over the states then?

We make plenty of money over here but window cleaning is different because the market is different. Bigger houses and more driving. One of my window washing friends has three trucks and they do well over half a million dollars a year with about 10 guys. They average $500 a day per man but his guys are young. I'm an old fart so I'm happy with $300-$400 a day. His crew of three guys only do one to three houses a day the traditional way, no WFP.

 

[BostonMike]

LOL' date=' Alex G gets on my case, if I talk too much about his brushes. You better ask him yourself. /emoticons/biggrin.png[/quote']Understood. I really like Alex and the whole Gardiner concept. I will probably never try your brush because he's practically a friend of mine, but you have sparked my interest. B)

 

[BostonMike]

Richard:

Do you make a sill brush?

 

[Squeak and Bubbles]

It's nice to know about the different frequency of customer cleaning in other countries. Wonder if it's like that In Australia, they have huge houses too?!