When I was in Germany I bought a BIG, horse hair (?) wash brush. It is over a foot long and about three inches wide. But it's getting old and the hair is starting to fall out. (Like me!) I thought I had found something similar from Griot's Garage but it is much smaller. Does anyone know where to find a BIG brush?
BIG Wash Brush
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Eliot Ness
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A couple of other places also sell boar hair brushes (BHB), which is what I think you're looking for. I got mine for Christmas from TOL:
Boar Hair Shampoo Brush
Mine measures about 12" long, 2.5" wide at the handle, and 4" wide at the bristles. It doesn't look exactly like that picture; the handle is nicely finished and the bristles are darker. It seems to be a very high quality brush and I've been very pleased with it. Autogeek also sells some BHB's you might want to take a look at.
Our resident BHB expert, Accumulator, I'm sure will chime in later since he seems to have more experience will different BHB's than anyone else.
Boar Hair Shampoo Brush
Mine measures about 12" long, 2.5" wide at the handle, and 4" wide at the bristles. It doesn't look exactly like that picture; the handle is nicely finished and the bristles are darker. It seems to be a very high quality brush and I've been very pleased with it. Autogeek also sells some BHB's you might want to take a look at.
Our resident BHB expert, Accumulator, I'm sure will chime in later since he seems to have more experience will different BHB's than anyone else.
Accumulator
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IMO bigger isn't always better, and longer bristles aren't always better either.
I'd go with the one from Griot's or the one Eliot Ness has.
The ones from AutoGeek are a little bigger (well, at least one of their models is) and have longer bristles, but those longer bristles, *if used in the proper, gentle manner* can actually be too gentle; they deflect a bit too readily for my taste. If I apply the "proper" (that's proper IMO, hence the scare-quotes) amount of pressure, which is *not* enough to bend the bristles, the AutoGeek BHBs won't do much cleaning. Fine for nearly-spotless garage queens, but not so good for dirty drivers.
Inspect any new BHB (especially for adhesive contamination on the bristles) and CD-test it (properly/wet). And use BHBs in conjunction with a foamgun
I'd go with the one from Griot's or the one Eliot Ness has.
The ones from AutoGeek are a little bigger (well, at least one of their models is) and have longer bristles, but those longer bristles, *if used in the proper, gentle manner* can actually be too gentle; they deflect a bit too readily for my taste. If I apply the "proper" (that's proper IMO, hence the scare-quotes) amount of pressure, which is *not* enough to bend the bristles, the AutoGeek BHBs won't do much cleaning. Fine for nearly-spotless garage queens, but not so good for dirty drivers.
Inspect any new BHB (especially for adhesive contamination on the bristles) and CD-test it (properly/wet). And use BHBs in conjunction with a foamgun
Accumulator
Well-known member
gfspencer said:
I wonder how different the two BHBs really are :think:
If you get the one from TOL, I'd appreciate a comparison between it and the Griot's one.
Oh, and (a belated
) Welcome to Autopia!