Cinderella and Wire Brushes

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Almost every child knows the story of Cinderella. She was a girl with a wicked step-mother and step-sisters, and she was forced to wait on them all day long. She had to make food, clean the house and do all sorts of other chores. One scene in the movie shows her scrubbing the stone floors of their home. While it was awful that Cinderella was forced to do this, stone does need to be scrubbed from time to time to keep it well finished. Wire brushes are best in these situations. These can be hand held like Continue reading

Spiral Brushes for the Star Chimney Sweep

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“Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-ee, a sweep is as lucky as lucky can be!” The chimney sweep scene in Mary Poppins was one of my favorites in any moving growing up. My sister and I loved the movie and would watch it constantly. In this scene, old ratty wire brushes are used. Wire spiral brushes are actually the perfect tool for chimney cleaning. While they are marvelous for cleaning and song and dance numbers, spiral brushes are able to make lives easier in a variety of industries. They can be used for Continue reading

Our Broom and its Interesting First Winter

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When my roommate and I moved into our new house we had rented, we both remembered to bring brooms. We used these to clean out the house upon arrival, and sweep the porches and garage. What we did not remember to bring was a shovel. Sadly, we did not realize our mistake until a sudden winter storm came along, leaving over a foot snow on our driveway. So all we had was one small shovel left by our landlord and a broom. Thankfully we only had to alternate shoveling and sweeping the snow for about a half hour before our neighbor came to snow blow the whole thing for us. While this isn’t a Continue reading

The Torments of Cleaning, and the Benefits of Cleaning Brushes

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One of my least favorite things in the world is cleaning. I like having a clean room, car and home, but I have a very difficult time getting there. I tell myself I will clean everyday, not just pick up but thoroughly scrub everything, but it never happens. My habits did improve upon working in a restaurant though. Watching the cooks have to really scrub down the ovens, pans and Continue reading

From Art to Heavy Industry, Nylon Brushes

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I know for ladies it may be surprising to hear, but there are other uses for nylon other than stockings. Nylon is a polymer that can be used in fabrics, veils, musical strings, carpets and rope, amongst countless others. Nylon is also a great material for use of brushes from painting to cleaning. In addition to these brush applications there is dusting, scrubbing, surface finishing, weld blending, rough surface preparation and Continue reading

Power Brushes for the Toughest Jobs

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When it comes to those tough jobs, when no other brush can handle it, where do you turn? Power brushes. Actually this is not entirely true. Power brushes aren’t used in the traditional brush sense. They are typically used for smoothing out rough surfaces be it stone, wood, plastic, metal or glass. Power brushes are typically made out of metal or abrasive nylon. Abrasive nylon is nylon fabricated with grains of silicon carbide, diamond or Continue reading

Brush, Brush, Brush

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Brushes are in our lives everyday, sometimes overwhelmingly so because they seem to be a chore no matter what form they come in. Whether it is a toothbrush, hairbrush, broom, or brush attached to the vacuum, it is hard to go through an entire day without using some type of brush. There is such a wide range of uses for them, it is no wonder we find them everywhere. Not only can they help tame hair, power brushes can tame the burs Continue reading

Industrial Brushes, Some of the Best There Is

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When it comes to light or heavy cleaning, or polishing or forming surfaces, the options can be endless. But, often you don’t need a heavy industrial machine. A more cost-effective method is to simply use a brush. Industrial brushes can be used for an amazingly large range of purposes. Due to this wide range and diverse variety of types of brushes had to be created as well. Depending on the form, shape and materials used in brushes, certain Continue reading

The Artist’s Touch and Artist Brushes

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 Artists have a way of finding magic in the everyday world. They have a gift that allows them to take something ordinary and make it breathtaking. A talented artist can make you really open your mind, and begin to think and feel for what their art stands for. Not everyone is meant to be an artist, but those who are should embrace it and share their gift with the world. To do this, they need the best tools. For painters, this means artist brushes, usually hair bristle brushes that have high elasticity to keep the Continue reading

Strip Brushes as a Buffer

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Closing doors doesn’t always completely block out sound or completely seal off the room. Sound or small items are often able to slide underneath the doors in the small gap between door and floor. In these situations, strip brushes can be applied to completely seal off the room from the outside world. This could be applied to such places as Continue reading