Thread: Spinning soap

I usually use cream, but I got a boar brush to try out, and figured using soap for a while will help the break in process. However, I have trouble trying to load the brush because the puck spins in the mug. My solution was on the day before, to dribble some water in the bottom of the bowl, so by morning the soap would have glued itself to the bowl.

My question comes from reading in a post here that you should submerge the soap for a few minutes to soften it up; I've just put a couple drops on top before I got in the shower. So I'm concerned that if I drown the puck, it will come loose and begin spinning again.

How do you all manage this?

Load in back n forth action or jam a wedge of soap in the mug.

Easily solved by putting a finger on the puck to hold it still.

Question is why would you have to submerge the puck in water in the first place. I give a light shake of the brush over the puck, equivalent to your dribbling some water on it, and load the brush. Doing that does not un glue the puck normally.

Bob

Agree with Bob!

Originally Posted by BobH

Question is why would you have to submerge the puck in water in the first place. I give a light shake of the brush over the puck, equivalent to your dribbling some water on it, and load the brush. Doing that does not un glue the puck normally.

Bob

When I use soap I simply put the puck in the bowl and put the bowl in a microwave for a few seconds. This melts the soap slightly so that it forms to the bowl and adheres to the bottom.

Originally Posted by BobH

Question is why would you have to submerge the puck in water in the first place. I give a light shake of the brush over the puck, equivalent to your dribbling some water on it, and load the brush. Doing that does not un glue the puck normally.

Bob

I have read about and seen this before, seemingly for the more difficult soaps.
You can grate a bit of soap into the bottom of your mug first then push the rest of the puck down onto it if you really want to.
You could also just put a small piece of the soap into a textured bowl and just whisk a lather out of it.
At work I have a largeish plastic bowl with a lid that I just squash left over bits of soap Into, I load my brush from that then mug lather.

Ok, I'll stick with dribbling a few drops over my soap. Glad to know the process I've been using was ok, so I'll just keep doing that.

Originally Posted by Moonshae

Ok, I'll stick with dribbling a few drops over my soap. Glad to know the process I've been using was ok, so I'll just keep doing that.

If it is working for you and you are happy with the results no real need to change. Everyone has a different way that works for them. I was a bit tongue in cheek when I said why soak it in the first place. I realize some people do that but I have not found it necessary aside from trying to re hydrate decades old pucks of vintage soap.

Bob

That hasn't been a problem for me since I switched to square mugs. Before that I had to get the mug spinning on a lazy susan up to 1600 rpms then stick the brush in the mug. That worked great, but it was wearing me out.