Time For New Brushes?

[Kingsford]

Alright, I know there always comes a time and place when stuff needs to be replaced... Pads, Towels, Wash Mits... Everything.

 

I know when to stop using all of those things though. However, how can you tell its time for new brushes? I'm fairly certain I know but I just want to be sure.

 

My BHB is no where near as soft was it used to be. The tips are kind of getting prickly. My Fender Brush, well its just a mess... Discolored from 3 years of use, bristles' are starting to get ratty and feel strange around the edges.

 

 

 

 

 

Alright... Time to sit back and wait for Dylan, Mods, and probably Ryan.

[BlueGenCoupe]

I've been using mine for 2 fender brush for a good 2 years now.. its exactly as you described yours, but it still cleans my tires and my wheel wells!

[ChargerMatt]

The fender brush I will use as long as it has bristles on it. I'm not worried about swirling my undercarriage or my sidewalls.

 

As for the boar's hair brush... no idea. I know mine is started to become slightly discolored, but it's still soft as baby poop.

[MAYBEN]

baby poop eh?

[Team Adam's]

The fender brush you can replace if you see the need, but honestly like Matt pointed out - since its used on tires and fender liners it doesn't matter much. The only times I've replaced mine have been when it got really 'gummy' from cleaning a product off of some tires for someone. The fibers were sticking together and I tried cleaning with hot water and APC multiple times, but it was done for.

 

The Boars Hair Brush shouldn't get any less soft if its cared for properly... if anything the hairs should actually start to split and flock over time making it actually feel softer. You should replace it when you notice the hairs are breaking or falling out, which happens eventually, but it takes YEARS before thats ever an issue.

[ChargerMatt]

baby poop eh?

 

baby poop.

[Kingsford]

The Boars Hair Brush shouldn't get any less soft if its cared for properly... if anything the hairs should actually start to split and flock over time making it actually feel softer. You should replace it when you notice the hairs are breaking or falling out, which happens eventually, but it takes YEARS before thats ever an issue.

 

Sounds good! Maybe I'll shower with the BHB again, like when I first got it and it smelled bad, and condition it a little and then hit it with some APC.

[BlueGenCoupe]

but it's still soft as baby poop.

 

Just curious on how you know how soft baby poop is...

 

 

baby poop eh?

 

Why are you saying EH?!?! You have to be Canadian to say Eh.

[MAYBEN]

I have some Canuck in my Heritage..

[ChargerMatt]

Just curious on how you know how soft baby poop is...

 

don't worry about it.

[STex]

I clean mine after each use by placing the FB on the ground, spraying the wet FB and BHB with APC, standing on the FB handle just brush the BH over the FB tell clean and rinse. Cleans the Bh right up and the FB. Both going on 3-4 yrs ??? now and seem to be holding up fine. I use the same BH for wheels and engine bays and seems to be fine.

[Team Adam's]

I'll add a tip to your input there Cecil... use a grit guard to clean them too.

 

Hold it by the 'fin' part of the bottom and use it as a wash board to agitate the APC in the brush and get them even cleaner.