Bristle mop for wax?

[FeelingOld]

Hi, I'm trying to find a mop that I'm not sure exists! I make small display stands and finish them with flag wax using a small hand bristle brush to buff. This gives a great finish for me but is starting to really mess my wrists up. I'm trying to find a mop to fit on a mandrel of my bench grinder made of the same bristle as my brush. Can anyone help me? Or even suggests something that will work also...... I've tried a couple of stitched cloth mops but they don't give the sheen I need.

Thanks for any help

 

[Terry Smart]

Any of these any good?

http://www.chestnutproducts.co.uk/results.php?cat=Polishing Brushes

 

[FeelingOld]

Hi Terry, thanks. It's the chestnut hand brush I'm using at the moment. I'm looking for a mop of the same material to mount on my bench grinder mandrel if there is such a thing!

 

[CHJ]

My suggestion is that you try the Domed Bristle Mop, the small mandrel can easily be removed and the central hole opened up to suit the 1/2"? spindle of your grinder.

You may have to fit some MDF or similar washers behind the mop to hold it out far enough on the shaft so that the nut does not protrude too far beyond the wood bristle housing.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

:? I'm confused. I can't see how or why they would leave a harder finish - does anyone actually know?

 

[Terry Smart]

There are a few advantages to using the polishing brushes; the main one is that they take a lot of the elbow grease out of the job.
The bristle (which is a natural fibre specially chosen for the job) is coarse enough that it removes any surplus wax and buffs it at the same time. This results in a harder wearing finish because the coating of wax is as thin as it can be whilst still doing its job, and with most (if not all) finishing a thin film is always best as there is less of the finish to get damaged.
Those that use them know!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Thank you.

 

[mailee]

Any of these any good?

http://www.chestnutproducts.co.uk/results.php?cat=Polishing Brushes

Good lord Terry, those brushes have certainly gone up in price since I bought mine. I did have one of the domed brushes and remember paying around £17 for it a few years ago. Looks like they have almost doubled in price! just when I need a new one too. :lol: Mind you seems like everything has escalated in price recently. :roll:

 

[Terry Smart]

Hmm.. the oldest price list of ours I can find at the moment is for 2001 and the price for the Domed Brush was £24.50 then, with VAT at only 17.5%.
I don't think they've ever been that low in price to be honest, but it's a good indication of how long they last!

We work very hard to keep the prices of these (and other products) as low as we can; I have an idea in my head of what something is worth (based on how much I'd be happy to pay for it) and try to keep below that where we can. In the case of the brushes, the main UK manufacturer of them has stopped making them due to low volumes and UK brush makers are getting harder and harder to find.
We now have these brushes made especially for us, and having experimented with having them made in India we are now having them produced back in England and paying a little bit more (quite a lot more actually) and getting a better quality and more control over deliveries etc.
You don't want to know how many of these brushes we buy at a time and how much space is taken up by them in our warehouse!

At one point, I saw a similar brush on another company's website, who shall remain nameless (starts with an 'R', ends in 's'); they weren't from us but they were retailing at £49.95 and this was three years ago!

 

[mailee]

Good heavens Terry It must have been a long time ago I bought it then! As you state it just goes to show how tough they are. I am in need of a new one so expect an order from me. Got to admit they are certainly the most effective way of buffing wax polish.