Thread: Ever-Ready Restore

I was wrong on the brand. Not even really sure if worth restoring.

A handles a handle no matter what the brand stamp is. You're almost there, why not finish the job and put a nice badger knot in there.

Looks like you have more epoxy to get out. Take a drill with a drill bit, 3/16 maybe, and keep drilling deeper in 1/8" increments going deeper and deeper until you see the material change. Then you'll know the depth of the epoxy. Once your that far, do some more holes to that same depth, then try and crack the rest of the epoxy out of there. Worst that happens is you wreck the handle and you'll have some experience for the next one you get.

Measure the badger holes diameter, buy a TGN finest 2 band 2mm smaller than the size measured and epoxy it in there using pennies to get the loft to 48mm. ( You don't have to do it to 48mm loft, that's just where I'd put it at.)

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

A handles a handle no matter what the brand stamp is. You're almost there, why not finish the job and put a nice badger knot in there.

Looks like you have more epoxy to get out. Take a drill with a drill bit, 3/16 maybe, and keep drilling deeper in 1/8" increments going deeper and deeper until you see the material change. Then you'll know the depth of the epoxy. Once your that far, do some more holes to that same depth, then try and crack the rest of the epoxy out of there. Worst that happens is you wreck the handle and you'll have some experience for the next one you get.

Measure the holes diameter, buy a TGN finest 2 band 2mm smaller than the size measured and epoxy it in there using pennies to get the loft to 48mm. ( You don't have to do it to 48mm loft, that's just where I'd put it at.)

I use the same technique to get the right loft, and add some heft.

Nice handle,is doable.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

A handles a handle no matter what the brand stamp is. You're almost there, why not finish the job and put a nice badger knot in there.

Looks like you have more epoxy to get out. Take a drill with a drill bit, 3/16 maybe, and keep drilling deeper in 1/8" increments going deeper and deeper until you see the material change. Then you'll know the depth of the epoxy. Once your that far, do some more holes to that same depth, then try and crack the rest of the epoxy out of there. Worst that happens is you wreck the handle and you'll have some experience for the next one you get.

Measure the badger holes diameter, buy a TGN finest 2 band 2mm smaller than the size measured and epoxy it in there using pennies to get the loft to 48mm. ( You don't have to do it to 48mm loft, that's just where I'd put it at.)

Harry I followed your directions and here we are today. Knocked out the epoxy, following your instructions, then sanded with a dremel with sanding tip until everything felt level. I polished the plastic handle with some automotive polish I sell (I sell detail supplies on the side) and lastly used a white crayon to fill in the bottom lettering. Now to find a knot. I will probably go with boar since the handle says "pure bristle".
Any suggestions on vendors and also, what type of epoxy should I use? Not really familiar.

Hhhhhhmmmmm...... hhhhmmm, hhhmmm, hhhmmm....... I feel like there's still more epoxy in there.

BAck in the day, when those old brushs were made,they did not use epoxys,they used alipethic glues or plasters.
you need to get in there with a forstner bit.

you need to get in there with a forstner bit.

Agreed......

What you did on the bottom to the letters looks great!

Yeah , the bottom of the bigger bit hole looks more like "rock bottom" :<0)
Here are a few I have out. 3/8" will just cover the bottom of a knot. Those knots are 22mm to 18mm but you can see the new glue is about the same depth.

In the handles you can see all the epoxy out.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Yeah , the bottom of the bigger bit hole looks more like "rock bottom" :<0)
Here are a few I have out. 3/8" will just cover the bottom of a knot. Those knots are 22mm to 18mm but you can see the new glue is about the same depth.

In the handles you can see all the epoxy out.

Those look great. Not to be a defeatist, but I am startin to think on ditching this and buying cheap Omega!! Lol