Thread: Caring for a brush

Hi All,

Just purchased a nice badger brush and will start using it soon. How do I care for the brush daily, and overall? Thanks

Rinse thoroughly after use. I prefer to hang mine to dry. You can fashion a loop to tie around the handle. I hang mine on the towel rack in the bathroom.

When the brush doesn't lather as well as it used to, I use some shampoo to whip up a normal lather and rinse thoroughly. This does a nice job of restoring good lathering characteristics.

domo arigato gozai ma****a sensei genki?

Iie, douitashima****e.

Hung or not, make sure you shake out the all water before you put it away.

X

Originally Posted by xman

Hung or not, make sure you shake out the all water before you put it away.

+1 rep for that. Would someone care to comment on the following: allegedly, Simpson and Thäter brushes are the only brushes that can be put on their handles to dry, because their knots are so dense. Other brushes (i.e. those of lesser quality) will rot, because water will eventually gather inside the knot.

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

+1 rep for that. Would someone care to comment on the following: allegedly, Simpson and Thäter brushes are the only brushes that can be put on their handles to dry, because their knots are so dense. Other brushes (i.e. those of lesser quality) will rot, because water will eventually gather inside the knot.

BALDERDASH !!!

It doesn't matter whether you hang your brush or stand it up or even lie it down the moisture will always run to the knot from capillary action, the same effect which causes sap to run up the tree. That's why you must shake the water out well.

Hanging a brush will keep dust and other foreign material from collecting on the bristles.

X

Originally Posted by xman

BALDERDASH !!!

Well, thanks a bunch for the clarification.

Now, off to spread some love and happiness in the forum, as "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to xman again." Ah, well, you win some...

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

... "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to xman again." Ah, well, you win some...

I keep getting that no matter who I try to give it to.

Originally Posted by xman

Hung or not, make sure you shake out the all water before you put it away.

X

Very true. Forgot to put that in there. Sometimes work distracts me