[Newby]

Vickan brushes are flocked brushes and will attract dirt and cob webs, where a filament brush head, like tucker poles (best on the market) and ionics wont, Vickan have been used for years for just cleaning trucks.

[Alex Gardiner]

Hi Spotless,

They will be introduced within a month and will be in addition to the Vikan range.

Alex

[jouk45]

Vickan brushes are flocked brushes and will attract dirt and cob webs, where a filament brush head, like tucker poles (best on the market) and ionics wont, Vickan have been used for years for just cleaning trucks.

so if it attracts dirt, it gos back on the truck and makes it dirty again  ?does not make any sense or vikan has got it wrong.

[Jeff Brimble]

Flocked brushes (Vikan)wont scratch paintwork/plastic but monofilament will. Some of the newer car washes now use boars head or natural bristles.

[a.j.menzies]

I prefer the vikan brushe over the salmon i put the salmon brushe in the bin i did

[Londoner]

I have not been doing WFP long enough to form any comparisons but at the end of the day my aching shoulders are telling me that weight is important. Vikan Brushes are well made and sturdy but I am considering drilling a few holes in mine to produce a "race tuned" version.

[steve k]

Vikan are great brushes...no problems at all...been using for a year now.
Tried a Gaz brush but found the bristles just too soft...they virtually flattened out on the glass and I was nearly touching the glass with the brush base.
Vince, the aching is due to the weight of the pole complete with water and not just the brush head. Try moving the brush around at full extension without water just to see the difference in weight and handling.
A pole up to 20 feet is like waving a lollipop around...anything higher gets proportionally more physically difficult the higher you go.

[AuRavelling79]

I have not been doing WFP long enough to form any comparisons but at the end of the day my aching shoulders are telling me that weight is important. Vikan Brushes are well made and sturdy but I am considering drilling a few holes in mine to produce a "race tuned" version.

Wot a good idea! Getting my drill out as soon as I've had breakfast!

[Londoner]

Yes Steve you are right but any weight that can be got rid of or reduced is a bonus. I know the pole and the water weigh more but over the course of a long day everything takes its toll.
The fact is that in the past the people who bought pole systems generally weren't the people who used them because they were largely in the hands of the big cleaning companies.

Now that has changed and the systems are being bought by people who will be using them day in day out.

I predict that these users will become a lot more discerning in what they buy because it affects them personally. This is the first time I have ever seen weight mentioned in this context, in the past price was the sensitive issue.

The only parallel I can use to illustrate my point is the example of keen cyclists who spend thousands on their bikes. The cost is virtually all down to what the various component parts weigh.

[Jeff Brimble]

On a pole that weighs "nothing" a 1lb brush at 28ft actually needs 14lb liftimg moment. So even 4oz can mean an extra 3lb, theres a little bit of chat about brush weights here  http://d.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=257
Vince I like the corellation with light bicycles. Malc When race tuning your brush drilling holes be careful not to drill thro the angled bristle anchors or it will go bald. Get a workmate out and surform off the back and sides of the brush. (usually good for 2 oz) With injuries and H&S you all need a very light weight brush,  especially when using near the horizontal and to the left or right.
As a note about  Salmon brushes, If it says Vikan on the label it is a Vikan, if it says Salmon on the brush head, its a Salmon. If it doesnt say Salmon or Vikan then its something totally different.