[Sir Squeaky]

I need a new brush, and as I also need lots of new trad gear I'm going to Window Cleaning Warehouse tomorrow to have a browse.

Thought I may as well try a new brush for once.

What's a good scrubber?
Not too pricey, not too heavy?

[ftp]

If your a Bentley boy then Gardiners new brushes.

[Sir Squeaky]

If your a Bentley boy then Gardiners new brushes.

Cheers, but don't think they'll sell them there.

Any others?

People are always going on about brushes and telling me mine's crap.
Where are you now?

[NWH]

Like the bloke in the chinese told me,you don`t rissen lol.

[Sir Squeaky]

Like the bloke in the chinese told me,you don`t rissen lol.

I see they have a Vikan brush like this.

www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/index.php/Water-Fed-Pole-Spares/Vikan-Jetted-Brush/Detailed-product-flyer.html

Any good?

[geefree]

thats all i ever use squeaky.. got 3 on the go.

[alanwilson]

squeeky - I have tried lots of brushes, to be honest I prefer the salmon brushes, very light and monfilament,good splay too.  However out of all the other brushes I've tried the best of the rest is definitley the mono OVAL vikan - the one without the rubber strip.

[NWH]

Squeaky do yourself a favor if you buy a vikan makesure it`s the square 1.

[[GQC] Tim]

If your coming from a Bentley, steer away from anything that is Vikan, from what I remember you needed something light, especially since your using a superlight as well (?) a Vikan rectangular flocked is a good brush, but generally Vikans are like a pig on a stick, way, way to heavy. Definitely don't get a Monofilament Vikan either, since they are rubbish and bounce around on the glass. Get a Dual Trim Super Lite from Gardiners, you'll definitely like that one, pricey, but good. Trust me on this one.

Don't limit yourself to one shop, ordering off the net is easy.

[alanwilson]

the square one? are you nuts??

it has to be the worst brush out of all the brushes I have tried - no sorry, its not the worst but its very close.

I'm with GQC - go for the gardiners brush

[Chris Cottrell]

I second that , do yourself a favour and forget wcw get a supalite from you know who, its a very good brush

[[GQC] Tim]

If your a Superlite user, Alex might be able to do you a better deal as well, give him a shout. I remember that you don't necessarily want to spend too much on something, so the price tag on the Superlite might be a bit steep, but you should see it as an investment.

[alanwilson]

its £35 not £300 - a vikan is £25

[[GQC] Tim]

its £35 not £300 - a vikan is £25

True, but however you look at it, it doesn't compare to what money you'll make with it, at the other hand though, it's a lot of money for something that is a brush.

I think it's worth it though, heck a Tucker is £50.

[alanwilson]

thats the point I'm trying to make Tim.

£35 ain't gonna break the bank - heck, £100 won't either - its what you work with every day.

does a joiner buy a £9.99 cordless drill from Argos?

[pjulk]

I mainly use vikan brushes.
I like them and can't fault them.

I have other brushes but always go back to the vikan.

I like the sill brushes for upstairs i prefer the mono but both work well.

For down stairs i use a 10" oval vikan as squeeky has shown.

And they last well i have some that are 3 1/2 years old and apart from a bit of scuffing on the edges they work as good as a new brush.

[ftp]

You must have arms like legs! 

[brett walker]

I would recomend a superlite brush its my favourite at the moment

Brett

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

I would say get the new double trim superlite from gardeners, you won't be able to get it from wcw but why waste your money on something that is only half a brush and be stuck using it until it wears out.  The oval vikan brush is ok but heavy compared to what your used to and I feel very awkward to use, especially if you need to have the pole horizontal over a conservatory.

If you get the new one from Gardiners I doubt you'll be disappointed, might take a few days to get used to it, but it's soooo much better.  I think the brush is probably the most important piece of equipment in doing a good clean, why compromise.

Simon.

[matt]

VIKAN

ive tried a fair few, ive seen all the others

i still think the vikan is the best

if its a little too heavy its easy enough to trim it down a little ( or alot like i have )