Thread: Adjusting loft

I want to reduce the loft of a synthetic knot and have some questions. sharptonn,on another thread, has alluded to trying different lofts and then when you are satisfied use goop to set the knot.

First, how do you try the different loft heights? One person glues the knot in with a small amount of silicone so that the glue bond can be broken. I don't really have any other ideas on how to temporarily set the loft.

Second, it seems like if the loft is significantly reduced, that there would be an area above the glue holding the knot together, but below the lip of the handle that would be a place for water to pool if the brush is set to dry bristles up.