2 Vintage brush revamped

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  1. spot705

    spot705 Active Member

    Ever-Ready and Stag to be restored.jpg
    Found a couple old brushes at the local junk shop. An Ever-Ready 150 and a Stag B754.
    They look like a couple of unwanted shelter dogs. Definitely well-used and in need of some TLC.
    A bargain at $2 each.


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    First thing is a haircut with a utility knife and a new sharp blade.


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    Looking better already!


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    Now to get the rest of the old, stinky knots out.


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    Used a drill press with a forstner bit to get most of the knot bases out.

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    Cleaned up the inside edges using a dremel with a sanding drum.

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    All drilled out.

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    Both handles ended up 22mm.

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    I wanted to fill the hollow handles and add a little weight. Fishing weights and BB's were too heavy for my liking. I used water-softener resin beads. Sand or similar would have worked, too. But I had the beads onhand. It added a little heft to the handles without making them heavy.

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    2-part gorilla epoxy to glue the knots in. It's not very expensive, easy to find, easy to mix and allows adjustment time while still setting up pretty quickly.

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    Here is the Ever-Ready filled with softener beads. I packed them in and epoxied a washer on top.

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    Next up is cleaning and re-lettering. I used Dawn soap, Scrubbing bubbles and a stiff-bristled brush to clean the handles. Lots of old crud came off. Rinsed and repeated many times as crud was under the crud. I followed that up with a good polish using automotive "swirl remover".
    The "dy" on Ever-Ready was either worn down or never embossed deep enough. Either way I left that as-is.

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    The stag lettering was very good to begin with. A touch-up with gold paint made it "pop".

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    Ordered knots from Whipped Dog. A Pure Black and a Synthetic 22mm. Shipping was quick. Larry sends a small packet of OxiClean and instructions on how to wash the new brushes.

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    New knots ready to be epoxied.

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    After the epoxy was cured, I mixed up the oxi-clean packet and water and gave the new brushes a good soak.

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    This is the water after cleaning. Knots are natural animal hair and are not the cleanest thing in the world even when brand new. I am unsure if all of this was from the pure black as I soaked it together with the synthetic.

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    All done! Washing causes them to bloom a little bit. The natural more than the synth.
     
    Last edited: Jun 11, 2017
  2. Straight razor dandy

    Straight razor dandy Stuck cleaning the house himself PERMANENTLY

    They look great!
     
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  3. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    nice job....
     
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  4. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Good job. Love the results.
     
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  5. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    WOW!! Thanks for the detailed process. Great Job!!
     
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  6. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Very nice. 4.0 job.
     
  7. George X

    George X Well-Known Member

    They came out nice


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  8. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Great job! Thanks for the detail post!
     
  9. twhite

    twhite Peeping Tom

    Great job. Also a superb job of documenting the process. The brushes are ready for another 50 years.


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  10. Bookworm

    Bookworm Well-Known Member

    :signs011:
     
  11. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    They really came out nice!
    :happy088:
     
  12. 178-bplatoon

    178-bplatoon Well-Known Member

    Both brushes came out really well. :) Thank you for showing the process you used and explaining it clearly.:happy088:
     
  13. Bobcat

    Bobcat Well-Known Member

    Great job!!!
     
  14. Redfisher

    Redfisher Doesn't celebrate National Donut Day

    Very Good!
     
  15. poppi

    poppi Well-Known Member

    Nice job, they look great. Enjoy!
     
  16. LKLive13

    LKLive13 Well-Known Member

    Love these old handle restorations. I can't stop buying old brushes myself now! A++ work friend!
     
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  17. theFAT98

    theFAT98 Well-Known Member

    Great job. Love seeing old brushes get new life.
     

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