Automoglow
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In the market for some new detail brushes (Don`t have any at the moment) I`m looking for something for the interior as well as something I can use to clean the exterior around plastic chrome trim and emblems.
Best brushes for interior/Exterior
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dontlikemyname
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Boars hair brushes...Autopia, Chemical Guys, Griots Garage, all of them places sell them. You can even find them on Amazon. Get one that has a plastic ring to hold in the hair and all plastic or wood handle. No metal anywhere on it is preferred.
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Automoglow
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Any brands you recommend? how are these ALLCACA Natural Boar Hair Detail Brush?
Accumulator
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Finding BHBs that are good enought for (most) interior uses and for wheels isn`t all that tough (AFAIK the best ones for wheels are still the ones from Wheel Woolies). Finding ones that`re good enough for the exterior (in the sense of not marring autopaint when, of course, used wet) is more challenging.
The "BBQ"/round style are good for some tight spots, but I also like the somewhat thin "paintbrush" style to fit in certain areas.
For regular exterior washing I like the "regular" rectangular ones *FROM UNIVERSAL BRUSH*. Emphasis on that source as theirs are the only ones that have consistently met my criteria, need I repeat that for additional emphasis?
Whatever you buy- INSPECT them:
-check the base of the bristles for excess adhesive and reject any BHB that has it (for multiple reasons..)
-the CD-test isn`t perfect, but it`s better than nothing
-Universal`s "Blonde"/best BHBs can be too gentle for utterly filthy vehicles; they`ll work but require numerous passes (OK w/me)
-Universal`s "regular" BHBs are also sold as the "Montana" and are probably the best choice for most people
-I`d skip the odd-shaped ones and also the ones that mount on poles and those with a flow-through design
-test wet as that`s how they`ll be used
-test repeatedly as the flagged bristle tips, which are essential, will eventuall wear down to where they`re not flagged any more and will then cause marring
-don`t expect dirt to "migrate up the bristles away from the paint"
-don`t press so hard that the shafts of the bristles touch the paint instead of merely the *tips* of the bristles
-don`t use them to speed up the wash (on anything you don`t want to mar up) even though that can be tempting
-take advantage of their free-rinsing nature
-remember that *used properly* they`re so gentle that they will seldom get things clean with one-two passes and will almost always require additional wash steps with a more aggressive wash medium (otherwise the residual dirt they leave, because they`re so gentle, will cause marring when you dry)
I never wash without my BHB/foamgun combo. Never. So I consider them indispensable. But IMO most people try them for the wrong reasons and have unrealistic expectations, and thus find them a complete waste of money.
Unrealized Ideal- a BHB with multiple foamgun outputs (two-three of them) mounted through the handle, spraying foamgun output/rinse water into the centerline of the BHB from near the base of the bristles. I can visualize it, but I`ve never pursued fabricating such a thing. I`ve never had success using other means of injecting soap mix, siphon-feed setups with the flow-through BHBs were never successful (and I didn`t give up easily) but perhaps somebody else will come up with something that does work.
The "BBQ"/round style are good for some tight spots, but I also like the somewhat thin "paintbrush" style to fit in certain areas.
For regular exterior washing I like the "regular" rectangular ones *FROM UNIVERSAL BRUSH*. Emphasis on that source as theirs are the only ones that have consistently met my criteria, need I repeat that for additional emphasis?
Whatever you buy- INSPECT them:
-check the base of the bristles for excess adhesive and reject any BHB that has it (for multiple reasons..)
-the CD-test isn`t perfect, but it`s better than nothing
-Universal`s "Blonde"/best BHBs can be too gentle for utterly filthy vehicles; they`ll work but require numerous passes (OK w/me)
-Universal`s "regular" BHBs are also sold as the "Montana" and are probably the best choice for most people
-I`d skip the odd-shaped ones and also the ones that mount on poles and those with a flow-through design
-test wet as that`s how they`ll be used
-test repeatedly as the flagged bristle tips, which are essential, will eventuall wear down to where they`re not flagged any more and will then cause marring
-don`t expect dirt to "migrate up the bristles away from the paint"
-don`t press so hard that the shafts of the bristles touch the paint instead of merely the *tips* of the bristles
-don`t use them to speed up the wash (on anything you don`t want to mar up) even though that can be tempting
-take advantage of their free-rinsing nature
-remember that *used properly* they`re so gentle that they will seldom get things clean with one-two passes and will almost always require additional wash steps with a more aggressive wash medium (otherwise the residual dirt they leave, because they`re so gentle, will cause marring when you dry)
I never wash without my BHB/foamgun combo. Never. So I consider them indispensable. But IMO most people try them for the wrong reasons and have unrealistic expectations, and thus find them a complete waste of money.
Unrealized Ideal- a BHB with multiple foamgun outputs (two-three of them) mounted through the handle, spraying foamgun output/rinse water into the centerline of the BHB from near the base of the bristles. I can visualize it, but I`ve never pursued fabricating such a thing. I`ve never had success using other means of injecting soap mix, siphon-feed setups with the flow-through BHBs were never successful (and I didn`t give up easily) but perhaps somebody else will come up with something that does work.
Civicclutch
New member
Finding BHBs that are good enought for (most) interior uses and for wheels isn`t all that tough (AFAIK the best ones for wheels are still the ones from Wheel Woolies). Finding ones that`re good enough for the exterior (in the sense of not marring autopaint when, of course, used wet) is more challenging.
The "BBQ"/round style are good for some tight spots, but I also like the somewhat thin "paintbrush" style to fit in certain areas.
For regular exterior washing I like the "regular" rectangular ones *FROM UNIVERSAL BRUSH*. Emphasis on that source as theirs are the only ones that have consistently met my criteria, need I repeat that for additional emphasis?
Whatever you buy- INSPECT them:
-check the base of the bristles for excess adhesive and reject any BHB that has it (for multiple reasons..)
-the CD-test isn`t perfect, but it`s better than nothing
-Universal`s "Blonde"/best BHBs can be too gentle for utterly filthy vehicles; they`ll work but require numerous passes (OK w/me)
-Universal`s "regular" BHBs are also sold as the "Montana" and are probably the best choice for most people
-I`d skip the odd-shaped ones and also the ones that mount on poles and those with a flow-through design
-test wet as that`s how they`ll be used
-test repeatedly as the flagged bristle tips, which are essential, will eventuall wear down to where they`re not flagged any more and will then cause marring
-don`t expect dirt to "migrate up the bristles away from the paint"
-don`t press so hard that the shafts of the bristles touch the paint instead of merely the *tips* of the bristles
-don`t use them to speed up the wash (on anything you don`t want to mar up) even though that can be tempting
-take advantage of their free-rinsing nature
-remember that *used properly* they`re so gentle that they will seldom get things clean with one-two passes and will almost always require additional wash steps with a more aggressive wash medium (otherwise the residual dirt they leave, because they`re so gentle, will cause marring when you dry)
I never wash without my BHB/foamgun combo. Never. So I consider them indispensable. But IMO most people try them for the wrong reasons and have unrealistic expectations, and thus find them a complete waste of money.
Unrealized Ideal- a BHB with multiple foamgun outputs (two-three of them) mounted through the handle, spraying foamgun output/rinse water into the centerline of the BHB from near the base of the bristles. I can visualize it, but I`ve never pursued fabricating such a thing. I`ve never had success using other means of injecting soap mix, siphon-feed setups with the flow-through BHBs were never successful (and I didn`t give up easily) but perhaps somebody else will come up with something that does work.
Good points and thanks for the insight
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