Dr Oldz
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The following covers both bristle lengths.
Product pages on AG:
Heavy-Duty DA Carpet Brush Short Bristles
Heavy-Duty DA Carpet Brush Long Bristles
Mike Phillips was kind enough to send these to me after I expressed interest in these products. Stipulation was give him feedback no matter good or bad. Figured I would share my findings here in the forums for all.
I will try to keep my thoughts short here.
- Two sizes for different task. While these are meant to be carpet brushes, Mike has exploited other uses for them.
- The shorter bristled one I like for carpet and upholstery on a standard free spinning DA(Porter Cable style). I always did carpets with a brush and elbow grease. I attached the Shorter on to the PC and let the machine do the work. Palm to forehead as to why I haven’t used this method much earlier. The free spinning of the machine agitated enough to get soiling out yet was gentle to the fabric so it didn’t pull the fibers out. I generally use speed 2-3 on my PC for this operation.
- The long Bristled brush is where the magic happens. I have scrubbed tires(A Mike Phillips suggestion), floor mats, bed liners, rubber mats, some under-hood areas, spare tire covers and basically anything that needs scrubbing.
- Cordless tool= no shock around wet products.
- While it is suggested by MP to use the cordless rotary, I ended up liking the C-Beast much better as it’s random orbit seemed to hit the nooks and crannies a bit better with less product sling. A rotary still works really well and it is faster. You can be the judge yourself.
- These are a real pain to separate from a backing plate since you can’t “peel” them off like a foam buffing pad. They have a solid wooden backing. So I suggest putting one stripe of electrical tape across the center of the brush, then using a slicing type motion with a butter knife type object.
- Tip. Get a few and mark them. Some old tire dressings can really nestle into the brush. You don’t want that grime transferring onto a carpet or upholstery.
- Would I purchase these with my own money? YES. After really giving these a run thru the mill, I’m sorry I haven’t tried these much earlier as they have been around a while. While I find myself using the longer bristled one much more, the short bristles one works really well on carpets. I suggest getting one of each to start and finding your own uses(you will find many)
- Machine power trumps human power. We get tired, machines don’t.
I would rate these as a mush have, especially if you are detailing for money.
Thank you for reading. Questions and comments welcome. Also I would like to thank Mike Phillips for sending these to me and only expecting HONEST feedback in return.
Product pages on AG:
Heavy-Duty DA Carpet Brush Short Bristles
Heavy-Duty DA Carpet Brush Long Bristles
Mike Phillips was kind enough to send these to me after I expressed interest in these products. Stipulation was give him feedback no matter good or bad. Figured I would share my findings here in the forums for all.
I will try to keep my thoughts short here.
- Two sizes for different task. While these are meant to be carpet brushes, Mike has exploited other uses for them.
- The shorter bristled one I like for carpet and upholstery on a standard free spinning DA(Porter Cable style). I always did carpets with a brush and elbow grease. I attached the Shorter on to the PC and let the machine do the work. Palm to forehead as to why I haven’t used this method much earlier. The free spinning of the machine agitated enough to get soiling out yet was gentle to the fabric so it didn’t pull the fibers out. I generally use speed 2-3 on my PC for this operation.
- The long Bristled brush is where the magic happens. I have scrubbed tires(A Mike Phillips suggestion), floor mats, bed liners, rubber mats, some under-hood areas, spare tire covers and basically anything that needs scrubbing.
- Cordless tool= no shock around wet products.
- While it is suggested by MP to use the cordless rotary, I ended up liking the C-Beast much better as it’s random orbit seemed to hit the nooks and crannies a bit better with less product sling. A rotary still works really well and it is faster. You can be the judge yourself.
- These are a real pain to separate from a backing plate since you can’t “peel” them off like a foam buffing pad. They have a solid wooden backing. So I suggest putting one stripe of electrical tape across the center of the brush, then using a slicing type motion with a butter knife type object.
- Tip. Get a few and mark them. Some old tire dressings can really nestle into the brush. You don’t want that grime transferring onto a carpet or upholstery.
- Would I purchase these with my own money? YES. After really giving these a run thru the mill, I’m sorry I haven’t tried these much earlier as they have been around a while. While I find myself using the longer bristled one much more, the short bristles one works really well on carpets. I suggest getting one of each to start and finding your own uses(you will find many)
- Machine power trumps human power. We get tired, machines don’t.
I would rate these as a mush have, especially if you are detailing for money.
Thank you for reading. Questions and comments welcome. Also I would like to thank Mike Phillips for sending these to me and only expecting HONEST feedback in return.
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