Brushes and more brushes!

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Need two brushes fellas-

1. To agitate the carpets

2. One for leather and fabric upkeep (I am leaning on the sonax upholstery brush- thoughts?)
 
That Tuf Shine tire brush is the identical design I used as a kid in the 90`s detailing at my dad`s car lot. I actually wore out the brush. The forward tip/head of the plastic started to wear away. Very easy to handle, great for scrubbing floor mats and carpets. I ordered two from AG last year.

Edit: I used the brush for 5 plus years almost every day. And it was around prior to me using it. Wanted to add that it was used and wore out from a ton of use.
 
Not going to lie, I have the PA brush coming in... I will inform you of its value (probably not worth it... its a brush for god sake.. but I love my cars).
 
Raymoche said:
Not going to lie, I have the PA brush coming in... I will inform you of its value (probably not worth it... its a brush for god sake.. but I love my cars).
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Which brush is the "PA" brush you mentioned, again ?
Thanks,
Dan F
 
LEDetailng said:
That Tuf Shine tire brush is the identical design I used as a kid in the 90`s detailing at my dad`s car lot. I actually wore out the brush. The forward tip/head of the plastic started to wear away. Very easy to handle, great for scrubbing floor mats and carpets. I ordered two from AG last year.

Edit: I used the brush for 5 plus years almost every day. And it was around prior to me using it. Wanted to add that it was used and wore out from a ton of use.
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Like everyone else I am sure, I have had at least a dozen brushes for cleaning carpets, tires, cloth seats, leather seats, etc., and some are very specialized shapes too, for those really tricky areas where only that brush will fit properly and do the job perfectly...

And tires - I have gone through a lot of different styles and types, like I am sure everyone else has..

Until I discovered the TuffShine Tire Brush, I was always looking around for the the best all-around brush for this place and had never-ever-found it !
Then enter TuffShine and I was amazed how well it worked, not too stiff, cleans really nicely and then rinses out even better...
AND, it absolutely rocks on carpets, and carpeted mats, and cloth seats !
It is a really great ergonomic shape for me and the bristles will wear out but that is ok because it is not very much money...
I hope they never quit making them... :)

This brush is the only other one I am so happy to have found and use all the time - SM Arnold Dual Purpose Toothbrush-Style Detail Brush
Dan F
 
Brushes come with four (edited) different types of brush/bristle material:
1) Nylon or plastic (long wearing and chemical-resistant, but very abrasive or scratchy on soft leather or trim plastic and usually very inexpensive)
2) Tampico or coconut-like fiber (natural fibers, but not too abrasive, depending on the bristle)
3) Animal hair bristle, either horse tail, boar hair (abbreviated BHB in this forum for Boar Hair Brush) , or badger (think shaving soap/cream brush) (Animal hair brushes are very soft and flexible and great for soft leather or plastics, or emblem/insignia cleaning on paint/clear coat surfaces. The down-side is they are (very) expensive and not durable if used roughly (IE, a lot of scrubbing pressure).
4) (Edited) Metal, usually a steel alloy, stainless steel (most common), brass, or copper. (These are for cleaning metals, BUT on rare occasion I have used a stainless steel brush to break up very encrusted salt-debris on carpeted floor mats; a hammer might have been a better approach, seeing I did not have a steamer. Now I use boiling water in a Pyrex measuring cup placed in a microwave. Do not laugh; it works pretty good as a poor man`s steamer. Just do not burn yourself!)

I have purchased/acquired animal hair brushes designed for cleaning clothes, brushing hair, shaving or barbering, or as artist paint brushes from garage or estate sales, and "re-appropriated" them for vehicle detailing. But at a quarter to fifty cents or even a dollar, they are very cheap, and if the bristles give way from aggressive brushing, I am not out a lot of money.
 
So what are your thoughts on the sonax brush for textiles and leather?


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Dan,

That brush you linked to is not in my car detailing arsenal, but it is used every time I "detail" aka clean my guns:)
i will have to look at using it for detailing. Like a toothbrush on steroids:)
 
Check out the pricey but nice "Velour Brush" that AutoInt/ValuGard sells. Ron K. (where is he these days..) talked me into one and much as I groused about the cost I *do* like it for gentle interior work that still requires genuine agitation.

Next up might oughta be "Swabs and more swabs" :D (LEDetailing got me thinking about Swab-Its by mentioning firearms)
 
I have a brush nobody else has. It`s a 2x broken Daytona Mini brush I`ve repurposed into an exhaust tip cleaning brush.

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Does anyone know if Speedmaster is going to be making the Pro brush anymore?? That`s a great brush, especially for exhaust tips. Cleaning under our truck or motor compartments that brush fits in some incredibly small areas.
 
Swanicyouth said:
I just used it last night with LATA APC - then followed with some Nevr Dull.

CLEAN.

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not trying to compete, just wondering what kind of car that is, color looks the same as mine, very similar design, is that a Chevy SS?
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