Replacement Duke3 Shedding...

[beachape]

Hello All,

Looking for some input. I had a similar post a several months back. At that time my brand new brush was shedding 5-10/ shave at a month out. I contacted Phil at Bullgoose and he was fantastic about getting me a replacement (such a great seller). With the replacement brush I am now 6 weeks in w/ daily use. It is doing the same thing as the first brush. First week no hairs, next week a couple/ shave. Now I get 5-10/ shave. I really like the brush otherwise, but the shedding is very annoying. My puck of soap is plastered w/ little hairs and I'm sick of peeling them off my face. A few questions for your input

1) I read a couple places that you can expect shedding for several months...does anyone think this is at all appropriate? I really don't think so, but what are the odds of getting two bad brushes?
2) It seems to me that I've been hearing more posts about shedding duke3's than any other simpson, but that may be my interest bias. Any one else notice that?
3) I would like to contact vulfix/simpson to replace this one if possible, not to trouble Phil again because this really isn't his fault. Anyone know their contact and if they've been helpful in replacing brushes?

Thanks!

-Matt

[RetroGrouch]

A while back, I had to replace a couple of shedders. Vulfix was really good about it. I'll PM you the name and email address.

Mike

P.S. It seems that the 2-Band CH2 supers were particularly prone to shedding as well. Like you, I replaced a shedder only to find that its replacement also shed.

[Ignatius]

Very irritating indeed. Nothing to be done other than return it again. I myself have a shedder (NOT a Simpson) that I'm not really keen enough on to return and incur shipping (quite high; international) costs, and nor can I sell it. *RAGE*

[Drubbing]

1) I read a couple places that you can expect shedding for several months...does anyone think this is at all appropriate? I really don't think so, but what are the odds of getting two bad brushes?


Acceptable shedding is one or two hairs per shave IMO. I got a Berkeley and it lost a number on washing out, a few more after each use for a few days, then settled into a pattern of 1 per shave, or every other shave. Still not happy, but I could live with it. Then after a few weeks it stopped.

5-10 is unacceptable and suggests a faulty brush, not random loose hairs. Unlucky it's happened again and brand or model hasn't anything to with it IMO. Potential for shedding is simply inherent to dense and/or handmade badgers.

Time for another replacement I'm afraid.

[blantyre]

I have never owned a brush that shed more than an occasional hair - and I think that even that is excessive. There are plenty of very dense brushes around that basically don't shed at all, ever. These include Simpsons of all vintages. 5-10/shave on an ongoing basis means that there is a problem with the knot IMO - either bad bristle, bad glue job or both.

[Drubbing]

I have never owned a brush that shed more than an occasional hair - and I think that even that is excessive. There are plenty of very dense brushes around that basically don't shed at all, ever. These include Simpsons of all vintages.

You are lucky, you realise that? My first Rooney shed like an Amish barn raising convention. My Simpson Berkeley shed for a few weeks. It's common and no brand is immune. Not that all brushes will do it, but it's a common enough event.

[Gary Young]

I have never owned a brush that shed more than an occasional hair - and I think that even that is excessive. There are plenty of very dense brushes around that basically don't shed at all, ever. These include Simpsons of all vintages. 5-10/shave on an ongoing basis means that there is a problem with the knot IMO - either bad bristle, bad glue job or both.

Dense brushes can shed for a while. We used to deal with plenty of 'vintage' Simpsons that shed. Shedding can also be attributed, and not saying that this is the reason in this case, to how the brush is used. But yes it can be due to glue issues or short hairs.

Gary