Restoration:The Tail of My Three Burshes

[Icemanxxxv]

I have aquired three brushes and have removed the knots for them.

I like all three. Here they are a Dubl Duck, Ever Ready Hard Rubber and a German Manufactured wooden handle



I would like my everyday cream/soap brush to be the dubl duck aluminum handle. I'm leaning toward the Golden Nib 26mm x 70mm Silvertip Badger Hair Knot with extra stuffing.This is a big bold knot



This one is easy a bit of Scotch Brite buff and that's about it. The little dings and dents will add flavor. That one is pretty straight forward.

Next is the Ever Ready



Nothing speial here kind of looks like its been abused I plan repainting the handle gloss black and installing a Golden Nib 24mm x 65mm Bristle hair knot. Made from Boar hair. Cause sometimes I like a stiffer scubbing.

Now here is the one that's got me thinking!



I think this would make a great travel brush and I'm going to install a 24mm x 67mm Two band Finest badger hair knot with extra hair.
Now what to do with the finish on this one. Buff with 0000 steel wool? Sand with 600 and recoat with? what do you resto guys think?Thanks

[jwhite]

Nice looking handles. I'm looking into doing a couple of brush restorations myself. I'm facing a similar dilemma with a wooden handled brush as well. But on the hard rubber you have to be careful with repainting as some paints wont work well. If you want to keep it black you might want to consider smoothing with a very fine wetsand, follow with 0000 steel wool and polish. If you have a tobacconist near you could get some stem polish it's made with hard black rubber in mind.

[henkverhaar]

Yeah I would strongly advise against painting the hard rubber (= ebonite; pipe stem material). Polish and buff it to a sheen.

As for the wood handle, I would let that depend on the state of the current varnish. If it is badly chipped and cracked, the only option may be to sand it off. However, you will lose all the other characteristics, such as the two-tone finish and the stripes, as those are all just painting. If you want to preserve that and the varnish is in acceptable condition, just lightly sand and then revarnish with a good marine spar varnish.

Henk

[Bayamontate]

The Golden Nib 24mm x 65mm Bristle hair knot is a great knot. I received one Saturday and lathered it up yesterday. Awesome scrubber and holds alot of water too.

[NostalgicinSC]

If the features on handle #3 are just painted, I would lightly sand with 0000 and re-clear coat. If it were my handle, I would hate to lose the design/color scheme; it's a great looking handle. Post pics of all 3 when you finish.

[Vinny Bobo]

Here's a brush I restored that shows what it looks like painted. I used Testor's clear enamel and cooked it in the oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. It cured well and has a rugged coat of color. :

[jwhite]

Originally Posted by Vinny Bobo

Here's a brush I restored that shows what it looks like painted. I used Testor's clear enamel and cooked it in the oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. It cured well and has a rugged coat of color. :

Was that handle made of vulcanized rubber like the OP. If it was I'm very surprised it did not distort at those temperatures. I have vulcanized rubber stems on many of my pipes and I know that they are bent in near boiling water, nowhere near 400 degrees.

[Vinny Bobo]

It's aluminum.

[jwhite]

Sorry. I misunderstood, I thought you were advising the OP to to try that with the black handled brush. I really like the green BTW.