WTB: Boars Hair Brush

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imported_gxlex

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Im lookin into getting a BHB and would like to know where is the best place to get one. I check out Autogeek and TOL and prices are about the same. I own a black car and looking for high quality BHB. any help would be great.
 
He's looking for some recommendations on where to buy BHB's.



I, personally, don't own one yet, but I've heard people say that the ones from Griot's are top notch. The ones from Autogeek and TOL are cheaper in price than the one from Griot's, but from what I'm hearing, they are also cheaper in quality too. Again, I don't own one, so this is purely what I've seen people mention on the board. I'm sure you're going to get a few more responses, so don't jump on anything just yet.
 
Other way around on the quality comparison (at least IMO). Both of my AutoGeek BHBs are better than my last two from Griot's. Even though the Griot's ones have all light-color bristles (psychologically reassuring, they *look* gentle), the AutoGeek ones were simply better brushes. Long, densely packed bristles, really nice.



On the Griot's I've had ones where the adhesive that attaches the bristels had run down and contaminated the bristles :eek:



Note that the AutoGeek brushes did pass the CD test (tested while wet with wash solution). Someday I'll probably get the TOL ones and compare, but the AutoGeek's get a thumbs-up from me.
 
Hi, Accumulator, how you been? You were actually the member I was referring to when I mentioned someone using these brushes, but I could have sworn that your fav. was the Griot's. Sorry about that, didn't mean to get it mixed up. :o
 
JDookie said:
Hi, Accumulator, how you been? ..I could have sworn that your fav. was the Griot's. ..
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Heh heh, how I am is I'm getting a bit overwhelmed with all the accumulated cars, and three of 'em aren't even on-site at present :scared: Absolutely not buying another car until forever.



I *did* use the Griot's for a long time, your memory wasn't playing tricks on you :D But once I got the AutoGeek ones I demoted the Griots to rocker panel/etc. duty. My absolute fave is still the early-'80s one from BHMA, but I reserve it for the good cars.



If I weren't spending money fast enough already I'd buy the TOL one and do a comparo.
 
Sorry to dredge this thread up from the past, but I've got a BHB question for Accumulator. I'm putting together a Christmas list and decided that some BHB's should be on there this year. I know about the three small ones that Griot sells, but I'm wondering which of the Autogeek BHB's you have used or like the best:



I'm thinking it would be The Original, The Plus, The Tri-Angle, or possibly the 360*.



You haven't tried the one from TOL yet have you? It looks pretty nice too.



Thanks!
 
Elliot although you ? was geared toward Accumulator...i will say have a look @ CMA BHB in my opinion it seems of better quality but then again i have not tried any BHB...just giving you heads up so you can make an informed purchase...



heck i would buy CMA since there sale going on with coupon i think plus free shipping with 50 purchase and above and buy AG, also find out about returns in case it not up to par or demote it like Accumalator did with his griots, but downside is they dont have a variety of design like Ag but if you end up with both and one doesnt work up to par then demote it or return it...



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I bought the TOL one about a year ago and it's been top notch.

The actual brush was finished better than the one in the advertisement. The wood was well grained, dark stained and finished with a cleacoat/varathane/urethane type finish. It looked like a piece of fine furniture and I was a bit reluctant to use it because it looked so good.

The bristles are long, soft, grouped thickly and glued into the handle. The glue was carefully done and all remains perfect to date.

I don't have any other brands so I can't offer any comparison but I would buy the TOL one again.

Accumulator's technique for using the BHB is wise and prudent and you should familiarize yourself with it so you'll be ready when yours arrives.

-John C.
 
Djmigs said:
.......i will say have a look @ CMA BHB in my opinion it seems of better quality but then again i have not tried any BHB...just giving you heads up so you can make an informed purchase........
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Thanks Miguel..... one more BHB on the list to consider!
 
Eliot Ness- I have the "original" one from AG, it was all they had back when I decided to try something different from my Griot's and I liked that they'd helped bring the foamgun into the detailing mainstream so I wanted to give 'em a little business.



OH man, the resurrection of this thread has me itching to buy a few hundred dollars' worth of BHBs and do some testing :D Trying to *not* scratch that itch though...



I really like having constant (foamgun provided) lubrication with BHBs, so the fancy multi-bristle-surfaced ones from AutoGeek don't appeal to me. If somebody washes with BHBs the "conventional" way, then they oughta be great.



Don't see much point in the round one as I've never encountered any problems with the rectangular configuration and I somehow don't see the round one as being as handy as one might think.



That CMA one looks nice, but you just never know until you have it in hand and start checking it out (preferably on a CD first).



If I were to scratch my BHB itch...I'd buy the TOL one (just because I like to support Irene and want to give TOL a fighting chance in the comparo), the CMA one, and the one that (IIRC) AutoSport has, which also has a wooden handle but looks a little different. I already have the Griot's and the AutoGeek otherwise I'd get those too. Heh heh, even I balk at the notion of having accumulated that many BHBs :D
 
Does Boars Hair really not scratch at all? I find that hard to believe, I've been brought up believing that any brush will marr more than a wash mitt....



But damn would I love to use a brush to wash my weekly customers, especially ones with big trucks!
 
StumpyDetailing said:
Does Boars Hair really not scratch at all? I find that hard to believe, I've been brought up believing that any brush will marr more than a wash mitt....



But damn would I love to use a brush to wash my weekly customers, especially ones with big trucks!
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I've CD-tested BHBs and they passed. Note that's testing with both the BHB and the CD wet with carwash solution and with very little pressure (simulating the wash conditions). Try it yourself :D (As everyone oughta do with any brush they plan to use anyway.)



IMO most wash-induced marring comes from the dirt getting dragged across the paint. With the BHB *and the foamgun shooting through the bristles* the dirt doesn't get dragged across under pressure, it gets dislodged and flushed away. Well, assuming you do it right and are working with a slick, well-protected finish ;)



Note that it is *NOT* a way to wash faster and easier, it's a way to wash with less marring. You *can* use a BHB to wash faster and easier, but you're gonna get at least as much marring as with a mitt (but probably not *more* unless you really do it carelessly). But the marring won't be from the bristles themselves unless you really bear down on the BHB while moving it across the paint.
 
Thanks for the advice guys..... I'm currently leaning toward the one from TOL or CMA. I like the looks of the new one from CMA, but no one has had a chance to try it yet. JohnZ3MC gives a good recommendation about the one that TOL sells, and the white (or lighter) hair might make it easier to spot contamination. Any thoughts on the white hair compared to the others?
 
Eliot Ness said:
. the white (or lighter) hair might make it easier to spot contamination. Any thoughts on the white hair compared to the others?
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I agree that it should work better for that, and yeah, it does give a psychological boost since you can clearly see its condition. But for washing most vehicles it won't really matter. BHBs really *do* shed contamination and the sort of [stuff] you clean off the body won't stick to 'em.



When I do nasty areas (think greasy undercarriages/etc. for the initial cleanup of a used vehicle) then the light bristles are handy, but for regular washing? Nah, not IMO.



I can't remember the last time one of my light colored ones (Griot's, the ancient BHMA one) showed contamination to the point where I said "whoh, I'd better clean the brush better!", it simply doesn't happen. If you're using it with the foamgun you probably won't even get much dirt in your rinse bucket. I just washed the very dirty MPV and my rinse buckets were virtually clean at the end of the wash, well, except for soap suds. NO dirt to speak of in them..it got flushed away by the foamgun while I washed. There must've been *some* dirt if only from the passes I did with the mitts, but not that you could see and certainly not what you'd expect had you seen how the MPV looked when I started.
 
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