Rubberset aluminum brushes

**TheVez2** · 02-04-2011, 07:30 AM

I just picked up a Rubberset Aluminum #3 brush. I was curious if all of the aluminum brushes are #3, or if they came in different numbers. If so, what is the difference?

**SliceOfLife** · 02-04-2011, 04:50 PM

I've got an aluminum rubberset #4.

8cm tall handle, 2 piece (screws apart below the knot), with a 25mm boar knot.

**Blade Boy** · 02-12-2011, 09:56 PM

I have a #3 of the same type brush it has an 8cm tall handle and 25mm knot I think, you got me wondering what the difference is maybe some sort of date code. - Blade boy

**Blade Boy** · 02-13-2011, 05:26 PM

Got this baby awhile back it was my first boar brush, it was in great shape for it's age and the bristles were still somewhat dense and flexible but after a few month of use the bristle were beginning to break off and shed so today I scalped it! all work done on this restore was done by hand with no power tools what so ever, the tools I used were a single edge razor blade a 1/2" drill bit (turned by hand) and small flat bladed screwdriver some sand paper and some 2 ton clear epoxy and I used a 26MM Super Badger Knot. After 2 hours of hard manual labor

it is complete and sweet!

P1020214.jpg IMG_0092.jpg- Blade Boy

**SliceOfLife** · 02-13-2011, 05:59 PM

Got a picture of a #3 with the knot intact? Maybe one's banded (the #4 isn't), or the lofts are different?

**Blade Boy** · 02-13-2011, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by SliceOfLife

Got a picture of a #3 with the knot intact? Maybe one's banded (the #4 isn't), or the lofts are different?

It's pictured here. I wonder how many years this brush was produced, It could be for the four quarters of a single year but this is just speculation.

Let me know if you find out please. - Blade Boy

**Mr Pseudo** · 02-13-2011, 07:17 PM

They look great. do they all take the same knot size?

**Blade Boy** · 02-13-2011, 07:33 PM

I think so 25mm I hand sanded the 26mm down to fit in. If I could of got the handle to unscrew I might have been able to fit a even larger knot in though the back of the ferrule. But I learned alot on this restore. - Blade Boy

**SliceOfLife** · 02-14-2011, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Blade Boy

It's pictured here. I wonder how many years this brush was produced, It could be for the four quarters of a single year but this is just speculation.

Let me know if you find out please. - Blade Boy

That looks identical to my #4 (though more used), so no clues there. My brush is a matte aluminum though, not shiny, but that's probably just because that one is polished and mine isn't.

**Bayamontate** · 03-31-2011, 10:54 AM

I just restored these two.

**TheVez2** · 03-31-2011, 12:28 PM

Are those both a #3 ?

Originally Posted by SliceOfLife

My brush is a matte aluminum though, not shiny, but that's probably just because that one is polished and mine isn't.

Mine had a matte finish as well, unitl I hit it with some MAAS. I was surpriosed how little polishing it took to get it shiny.

**Bayamontate** · 03-31-2011, 12:59 PM

The left one is a #3 and the right is a #4.

**TheVez2** · 03-31-2011, 09:24 PM

I don't see a difference in the handles, were the knots different, pre-restore?

**zamanakhan** · 03-31-2011, 09:37 PM

Those are great looking handles! Are they only available vintage?

**TheVez2** · 04-01-2011, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by zamanakhan

Those are great looking handles! Are they only available vintage?

Yes, I've never seen a modern brush handle that looks anything like this. This one is very unique.

**Bayamontate** · 04-01-2011, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by TheVez2

I don't see a difference in the handles, were the knots different, pre-restore?

The #3, on the left, has a 24mm x 65mm Silvertip knot and the #4 has a Super Badger knot of the same size and length. I think the numbers correspond to different lofts. When I removed the original knots I did notice the the #4 was 5mm deeper than #3 when I hit metal on my bottom where the knot sits.