Thanks for solidifying the options of brushes! The boar hair is an absolute beast! I’ve had several window jobs with algae on the windows and with the boar hair, the algae just came right off, no need to scrub aggressively. All my windows come out awesome!
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Always the guy with intelligent advice. I agree the shorter brush is faster than a heavier longer more cumbersome brush. I’m old school so I used boars hair brushes when I started out. When T bars came out they were lighter making them faster and less fatiguing to use than a superior board hair brush. So I switched to a T bar. But I still use a boards hair brush on first time cleans for store fronts. I think the boars hair WFP brush will out clean a nylonbristle brush every time but it’s more fatiguing to use. More friction on the glass and it’s hold more water making it heavier. Most people can’t tell that T bar doesn’t get the glass as clean as a boars hair brush on my storefront route. But it’s less fatiguing to use. So I roll with a T bar. Same principle is true with WFP brushes. Nylon vs BoarsHair Easy vs Fatiguing Good Enough vs. Best Clean Call me lazy that’s OK 😎
Hey StevO, just discovered your page! I’m trying to clean my solar panels and found this video very informative and helped me narrow down some options. Do you have suggestions on poles?
For solar panels, typically a 30' carbon fiber pole is perfect. Xero micro collapses to 54" and extends to 30' windowcleaner.com/products/xero-micro-basic-carbon-fiber-water-fed-pole?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
Great video Steve. I agree that the boar hair has the best scrubbing power. the only downside I find with it is its not suitable to use with hot water. I don't know if any of you guys use hot but here in the UK I heat my water from middle of October to March so have to use stiff nylon brushes. 👍
Have you done a video yet about jets? Do I use two or four and when? When do you use fans? When would I use over the brush and when not to? Love your videos😷
Hey SteveO do you have a video on the bronze wool pad on the Tucker brush? How to hook it up and how to use it? Not get water all over you when you flip it over and use it on glass? I see on your video your gooseneck has a female end. My gooseneck has a male end and inserts into my Gardner pole? Thanks!!!!
I glue foam padding to my wagtail waterpad. I realized rubber cleans better than microfiber or nylon. Unfortunately there’s no material similar as the drive in car wash material that has been invented yet for this application. But the foam rips dirt away.
I also modified the ABC modular pole, you might appreciate it. It comes in 6 sections. And after #6s all the add on # 7s fit inside each other. Everyone in my company has broken their pole. So much that I now have 10 sections nine # 7s into the #6 and the #1 (which we broke) that holds the tip. The #1 is now about 14” long and is slid thru the # 6 and welded into place with carbon fiber fix tape. There is zero bow in this going up 65’. And it weighs just 4.5 lbs
I use my tucker hybrid all the time and love it!! You mentioned cleaning the full boars hair brush, is that to keep it clean from debris so it doesnt potentially scratch glass from all the grit and dirt stuck in the hairs? Asking for a friend😁
Elijah S. It just gets dirt trapped in it that just gets added on if you don’t soak it every once in a while, it won’t damage the glass but add more time to rinsing, sometimes if I’m at a dirty job I’ll detach the tube and rinse the brush periodically so I’m not transferring a bunch of dirt to every window
HI STEVE im looking for 14inch hybrid brush with small hole on the pencil jet since we are 2 user on the same machine/pump big hole for pencil jet make the jet too small not enough pressure, is there some you can recommand? thanks a lot!
Hey, I just had a question. I’ve been having trouble with my wfp not working as it should. What’s been happening is that even when scrubbing the frames really well and then the glass and rinsing it, it still dries with a couple streaks that run down from the top. What do you suggest?
Hey Steve I have the Tucker Alpha Hybrid and love it but I also have the Unger boar hair brush and love it as well. I have been trying to use my 🐗 hair brush on all jobs just to get used to it. Have you ever thought about using strictly your Unger brush to see if it would wear out like the Tucker brush? Do you think there's a difference in scrubbing power because of the difference in the length of hair between the two brushes? Thanks for the great videos and your thoughts on this matter.
Jorge Chavez I do think the Tucker scrubs better and the whole set up with the rinse bar, swivel and bronze wool pad is so nice, I need to order a smaller unger boar hair brush!
I have a cleaner that is kind of rough on our brushes and pole. We have 2 of the nylon brushes that got oil on it from one of our jobs, do you know of a good way to get the oil out of those bristles? Also, we have a boar brush and all the bristles are practically laid down like they've been squashed. Is there a way to fix that or buy a new one?
I would soak the nylon brushes in some water/degreaser and then thoroughly flush out with pure water. Usually the bristles can shape back, I suggest getting a full tucker boar hair brush windowcleaner.com/tucker-boars-hair-brush?pt=MY
I'm going to start using WFP in the spring for our business. I've used a WFP before when I was working for a company and they used nylon brushes and we had great results, but would love to get a boars hair brush as well. My main question is, What is the setup for your boars hair i.e. attachments for the bronze wool pad and the adapter you need to have that extra attachment? Great vid Steve-O 👍
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner Thanks for taking the time to reply! I'll definitely check those out. I bit the bullet in a Xero Trad 2.0 and I gotta tell ya, it made me want a WFP that much more. Have you ever tried a Xero Trad converted to WFP? Regardless I will be buying an actual WFP, just thought I'd ask.
I live in Australia and bug poo/splatter is a major thing here... is boars hair strong enough to remove it? I haven’t really found a perfect solution yet.
Do you find it necessary to rinse with brush off the glass with the boars hair and rinse bar? I use the Tucker hybrid and rinse bar and always rinse with brush on the glass.
SteveO The Window Cleaner Gardiner are amazing ... bought reach it 6 months again construct brush worked well but didn’t last long. ... all the best for 2020’ mate.
i am starting out my small buisness specializing in electrostatic solar cleaning and i am going with the Tucker products as i realise they are the best. chere Stevo my bros call me Stevo 2 my real name is stephen nicholson
@@thewindowguys2960 I was recently lookong at the phantom but ultimately purchased the alpha hybrid with boar bristles inside and nylon outside. Is the Phantom durable and where does it fall in the spectrum of drag between full nylon and full boar hair? Thanks in advance
I have the Unger Radius brush and I like it. It's great for scrubbing the bottom of the window frame/track or if you flip it up it's great for cleaning the upper part of a deep frame. If I had more water pressure I would use all for jets. It covers allot of the window.
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner I do not own it. I have a competitor/friend that I team up with on some large jobs that has it and I have used it before. Amazing scrubbing power and great ability to get in corners. The downside is it huge so if you are going to go 30 plus feet it is way to heavy and you will lose a lot of stiffness in the pole. However for top of the line scrubbing power I was amazed.
Check out water fed brushes here windowcleaner.com/collections/water-fed-pole-brushes?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
Thanks for solidifying the options of brushes! The boar hair is an absolute beast! I’ve had several window jobs with algae on the windows and with the boar hair, the algae just came right off, no need to scrub aggressively. All my windows come out awesome!
Manny Amenta boar is numero uno! 👊
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I somehow forgot the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me
@Lukas Korbyn instablaster ;)
Always the guy with intelligent advice. I agree the shorter brush is faster than a heavier longer more cumbersome brush. I’m old school so I used boars hair brushes when I started out. When T bars came out they were lighter making them faster and less fatiguing to use than a superior board hair brush. So I switched to a T bar. But I still use a boards hair brush on first time cleans for store fronts. I think the boars hair WFP brush will out clean a nylonbristle brush every time but it’s more fatiguing to use. More friction on the glass and it’s hold more water making it heavier.
Most people can’t tell that T bar doesn’t get the glass as clean as a boars hair brush on my storefront route. But it’s less fatiguing to use. So I roll with a T bar. Same principle is true with WFP brushes.
Nylon vs BoarsHair
Easy vs Fatiguing
Good Enough vs. Best Clean
Call me lazy that’s OK 😎
Hey Steve O: take a naked boars hair brush out on your route some day and see for yourself. Soap and water trad method. 😎
Hey Steve. Wondering if u tried the reach it radial brushes. If so what's ur opinion on them?
Hi thanks for the video
Can you use the rinse bar and the main jet at the same time or you will loose to much pressure?
Hey StevO, just discovered your page! I’m trying to clean my solar panels and found this video very informative and helped me narrow down some options.
Do you have suggestions on poles?
For solar panels, typically a 30' carbon fiber pole is perfect. Xero micro collapses to 54" and extends to 30' windowcleaner.com/products/xero-micro-basic-carbon-fiber-water-fed-pole?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
@@SteveOthewindowcleanerthanks for the quick reply!
Great video Steve. I agree that the boar hair has the best scrubbing power. the only downside I find with it is its not suitable to use with hot water. I don't know if any of you guys use hot but here in the UK I heat my water from middle of October to March so have to use stiff nylon brushes. 👍
Have you done a video yet about jets? Do I use two or four and when? When do you use fans? When would I use over the brush and when not to? Love your videos😷
I bought a system 8 years ago for around $950 bucks, currently still using it.
What water fed brush would you recommend for someone just starting out? Right now only doing residential windows. I’m using a mop and squeegee now.
Boar hair is the best for dirty windows windowcleaner.com/products/xero-boars-hair-brush?sca_ref=3020242.k17l3JaEgS
SteveO think you for all the great info. Stay safe out there.
Hey SteveO do you have a video on the bronze wool pad on the Tucker brush? How to hook it up and how to use it? Not get water all over you when you flip it over and use it on glass? I see on your video your gooseneck has a female end. My gooseneck has a male end and inserts into my Gardner pole? Thanks!!!!
I glue foam padding to my wagtail waterpad.
I realized rubber cleans better than microfiber or nylon. Unfortunately there’s no material similar as the drive in car wash material that has been invented yet for this application. But the foam rips dirt away.
I also modified the ABC modular pole, you might appreciate it.
It comes in 6 sections. And after #6s all the add on # 7s fit inside each other. Everyone in my company has broken their pole. So much that I now have 10 sections nine # 7s into the #6 and the #1 (which we broke) that holds the tip. The #1 is now about 14” long and is slid thru the # 6 and welded into place with carbon fiber fix tape. There is zero bow in this going up 65’. And it weighs just 4.5 lbs
I use my tucker hybrid all the time and love it!! You mentioned cleaning the full boars hair brush, is that to keep it clean from debris so it doesnt potentially scratch glass from all the grit and dirt stuck in the hairs? Asking for a friend😁
Elijah S. It just gets dirt trapped in it that just gets added on if you don’t soak it every once in a while, it won’t damage the glass but add more time to rinsing, sometimes if I’m at a dirty job I’ll detach the tube and rinse the brush periodically so I’m not transferring a bunch of dirt to every window
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner Good to know thanks for the advice
HI STEVE im looking for 14inch hybrid brush with small hole on the pencil jet since we are 2 user on the same machine/pump big hole for pencil jet make the jet too small not enough pressure, is there some you can recommand?
thanks a lot!
Have a few questions. 1. How long does a boar hair brush last before it needs to be replaced? 2. Why do you like the 12 in better than the 18in?
Caleb Gubler with consistent use they last a good year, the 12 inch is lighter and you get more scrub action from it since it’s smaller
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner is there a episode 1 to ?
Hey, I just had a question. I’ve been having trouble with my wfp not working as it should. What’s been happening is that even when scrubbing the frames really well and then the glass and rinsing it, it still dries with a couple streaks that run down from the top. What do you suggest?
Is there a milky run off? Could be oxidation th-cam.com/video/bKRM6DtjYdY/w-d-xo.html
What lengths of the brush do you use?
I prefer 12”
Great video! 👍
Hey Steve I have the Tucker Alpha Hybrid and love it but I also have the Unger boar hair brush and love it as well. I have been trying to use my 🐗 hair brush on all jobs just to get used to it. Have you ever thought about using strictly your Unger brush to see if it would wear out like the Tucker brush? Do you think there's a difference in scrubbing power because of the difference in the length of hair between the two brushes? Thanks for the great videos and your thoughts on this matter.
Jorge Chavez I do think the Tucker scrubs better and the whole set up with the rinse bar, swivel and bronze wool pad is so nice, I need to order a smaller unger boar hair brush!
I have a cleaner that is kind of rough on our brushes and pole. We have 2 of the nylon brushes that got oil on it from one of our jobs, do you know of a good way to get the oil out of those bristles? Also, we have a boar brush and all the bristles are practically laid down like they've been squashed. Is there a way to fix that or buy a new one?
I would soak the nylon brushes in some water/degreaser and then thoroughly flush out with pure water. Usually the bristles can shape back, I suggest getting a full tucker boar hair brush windowcleaner.com/tucker-boars-hair-brush?pt=MY
I'm going to start using WFP in the spring for our business. I've used a WFP before when I was working for a company and they used nylon brushes and we had great results, but would love to get a boars hair brush as well. My main question is, What is the setup for your boars hair i.e. attachments for the bronze wool pad and the adapter you need to have that extra attachment? Great vid Steve-O 👍
Jake Gardner check out the links in the description for all the tools let me put the link here for the bronze wool pad holder though
windowcleaner.com/xero-multi-tool-bronze-wool-pad-holder-kit?pt=MY
There’s also a Tucker swivel and an over the top rinse bar, check out the alpha Tucker brushes
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner Thanks for taking the time to reply! I'll definitely check those out. I bit the bullet in a Xero Trad 2.0 and I gotta tell ya, it made me want a WFP that much more. Have you ever tried a Xero Trad converted to WFP? Regardless I will be buying an actual WFP, just thought I'd ask.
what model is that bores hair brush that you use with the scrub bar? I am about to place an order for a zero system 40ft
Yes sir only the best👌 tucker
was literally thinking to myself 'I need another brush', then youtube notifies me of Steve-o's new vid
Nick Goddard I’m a mind reader 😎😉
I live in Australia and bug poo/splatter is a major thing here... is boars hair strong enough to remove it? I haven’t really found a perfect solution yet.
Do you find it necessary to rinse with brush off the glass with the boars hair and rinse bar? I use the Tucker hybrid and rinse bar and always rinse with brush on the glass.
Matthew Files yes for boar hair you always want to rinse off the glass
What do you think of reach it brushes
I would suggest tucker or gardiner way before reachit
SteveO The Window Cleaner Gardiner are amazing ... bought reach it 6 months again construct brush worked well but didn’t last long. ... all the best for 2020’ mate.
Thank u Steve for sharing great info with us. It means a lot ~Im from S korea Im learning lots from u. Keep up the good work.
Do you still need bronze wool if you have boars hair?
I still like to have the bronze wool in case there is something stubborn
Excelente explicación
Thank you
i am starting out my small buisness specializing in electrostatic solar cleaning and i am going with the Tucker products as i realise they are the best. chere Stevo my bros call me Stevo 2 my real name is stephen nicholson
Fantastic video Ste
thank you
Love full boar! But I also love the phantom- outside boar's with inner nylon.
Big Squeege' the phantom...haven’t tried it yet, are you only using it for solar panels?
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner I used it for everything
@@thewindowguys2960 I was recently lookong at the phantom but ultimately purchased the alpha hybrid with boar bristles inside and nylon outside. Is the Phantom durable and where does it fall in the spectrum of drag between full nylon and full boar hair? Thanks in advance
@@alphaclean3364 my opinion is the phantom falls right in-between the hybrid and full boars in drag and agitation.
No review for the Unger radius brush
Taylor Grove never tried it but have an IPC brush that is comparable, do you have it and like it?? I have been curious about it
I have the Unger Radius brush and I like it. It's great for scrubbing the bottom of the window frame/track or if you flip it up it's great for cleaning the upper part of a deep frame. If I had more water pressure I would use all for jets. It covers allot of the window.
@@SteveOthewindowcleaner I do not own it. I have a competitor/friend that I team up with on some large jobs that has it and I have used it before. Amazing scrubbing power and great ability to get in corners. The downside is it huge so if you are going to go 30 plus feet it is way to heavy and you will lose a lot of stiffness in the pole. However for top of the line scrubbing power I was amazed.
Thanks as always for the great content
Glad you enjoyed it
Possible video idea... how to soak or clean your boar hair brushes??? Just a thought 💭
To clean your brush just soak it in a bucket of pure water for 1/2 a day, boar hair brushs trap the most dirt
Thanks for the info brother
Nice vid Steve thx
cool, good thorough explanation
Do you own 20/20 window cleaning or are you an employee?
Petrit Haliti I’m a CO-owner, was once an employee but became an owner 3 years ago
Any questions about the video?
Hey Steve what's your age? Income? Political affiliation? You been in jail before? 🙄😤
Cambumbo Chavez relax tiger it’s not that serious..a random question popped in my head watching the video.
Stick to gardiner xtreme super light
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