Thread: Thater 4125/0 two band break in?

OK, I think I figured what was going on.
The brush is so dense that it takes WAY more soap to fully load.
I work the face a bit then re-wet the brush, load more soap, back to face and voila- fully loaded brush.
Good for second pass too.

Still dries out pretty stiff despite extended rinsing...

Yea, like most said, a dense brush holds a lot of soap and is easy to under load. Glad it worked out for you. They are all a bit different.

Bob

As to the break in question ...... I've had brushes that I didn't like that much when I first got them, but I continued to use them in a rotation with others. I can recall finding that with some of them, I began to like them a lot after I had used them a number of times. I suppose they may have been 'breaking in' , but since I didn't use them often, I didn't notice the gradual improvement. So as to do they break in ? I can firmly say .... maybe.

Some soaps cause the brush tips to dry stiffer than others. I usually run my hand across the bristles after the brush dries when using these soaps and the stiffness goes right away.

Have fun

Originally Posted by joeuke

OK, I think I figured what was going on.
The brush is so dense that it takes WAY more soap to fully load.
I work the face a bit then re-wet the brush, load more soap, back to face and voila- fully loaded brush.
Good for second pass too.

Still dries out pretty stiff despite extended rinsing...

I find the current crop of two banders like the Thaters and the Simpson Manchurians tend to dry stiff like that. The original true two banders really don't have but a trace of that and my Plisson HMW doesn't exhibit it at all.

Like Lynn says just a quick brush with a finger and it goes back to normal immediately.