Thread: old synthetic brush?

Hello, I have gotten what I think is an old synthetic brush, the bristles feel weird and like they were tangled / mooshed together funny.

I am wondering if trying to revive it is the same as a badger or boar?

Reason for the work is it was my wifes grandpas and I want her to see it in good condition.

Thanks

They made nylon brushes in the 1950s and maybe late 40s. You can clean it but I doubt you can bring it back. My dad had a nylon and it was terrible.

Thanks
I'll give it a try, I just want it to look good for display

Did u think about re knotting it.. I'm sure if ur just doing it for looks u could buy a cheap knot from tgn and it would,clean it up..

I was thinking about doing that, I don't know anything about it. how hard it would be to clean out the old and what to get to put in a new knot, and what glues.... I will look into it more. that would be the ideal way.

also if I could seal up the cracks in the handle so water doesn't make it worse. would be a nice project to do a restore on it too.

Do a google search on knot removal .. Many guys have different ways of Doing it.. The best way I have found is sticking the knot in a vice crushing the knot and turning the handle until the knot comes out of the handle.. Then u could use some sandpaper to clean up the inside of the handle.. U would measure the diameter of the hole in the brush and match the knot size to the hole There are different sizes of knots and lofts u can set the knot at depending on what u wanna do with it.. Ca glue can be applied to the cracks.. Look at the brushmakers alcove forum.. My concern is if the cracks are bad enough the handle may just break into pieces once the knot is removed

thanks, I can look into that, or try your way. the cracks look to be in the finish, not in the wood. I would think using a enamel would do the trick. I will check out the alcove. I had thought about doing brushes for fun. didn't think I would be doing it so soon... not that its a bad thing

We set the knots in epoxy by the way sorry missed that.. Oops

thats ok, thank you for all your help. I'm perusing the alcove now to find ideas as well