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11-07-2010, 12:54 PM #1Senior Member
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How do you break in a knot?
What is the best way to break in a knot. I have 3 Knots from TGN. ST- Boar- ST A. So far i have tried the Boar and the ST.
Also how do you clean the knot? I read about using Borax, i think.. How much would you use? I also was told to use shampoo. What is best.
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11-07-2010, 01:01 PM #2Senior Member
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Rene,
I've always just washed good with shampoo then done a few lathers to break in my brushes. What have you put all these knots into? Share the restores!
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11-07-2010, 01:25 PM #3Senior Member
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Thank you Bill. The 20mm ST is in the everready handle, Boar 24mm and the ST A are in TGN Handles.
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11-07-2010, 01:27 PM #4Senior Member
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Nice work, Rene!
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11-07-2010, 11:35 PM #5
Cleaning and breaking in are two different issues. Cleaning is best done either with some shampoo or maybe a teaspoon of borax in a large coffee cup and some hot tap water and just soak and twirl for maybe a hour or so on and off then rinse well. As far as break in goes usually through use they break in but I'm no expert on boar.
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11-08-2010, 01:44 AM #6Senior Member
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Ahh! How long is the usual break in process? Originally Posted by thebigspendur
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11-09-2010, 08:05 PM #7
Best way to break in a brush, soak it for an hour in hot water and a mug, change the water a couple times. Then use them. Nothing breaks them in better than use. The rinse cycle gets rid of the wet dog smell. As to cleaning, I just use some of the wife's fancy shampoo on them once or twice a year. Other than that, a good rinse, shake out the excess water, wipe off the handle to get the soap film off and let them dry.
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11-09-2010, 10:06 PM #8Senior Member
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So far i have tried all of them once except for the boar twice. First try the best was the ST-A. Had a huge differance from the plain ST. I dont know if it had to do with the knot size. I will know better after more use.
The boar is very nice. Only the 2nd use but seems to be very nice.
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