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alternatives to wire cup brushes

I'm talking about the fine, thin wire cup brushes not the ones with the twisted heavy gauge wire.

I was using one of the 3" cup brushes I got from Harbor Freight the other day and was disappointed how little work life it had. It was down to the rim in about 3 minutes --not to mention the safety concern of those little needle daggers flying everywhere.

Do the other name brands last longer? Which brand do you like the best?

What advantage is the gold colored wire over the plain wire?

I took a look at the green 3M Roloc bristle disks. Would you say they can do anything the fine wire cup brush can? Do they last longer than a good cup brush?

--zeb

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zeb7k
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Check with Tom Gardner at Ohio Brush. His brushes are high quality and reasonably priced.

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John Husvar

Try 3M Bristle Disks. The 4-1/2" versions run around $20 - $25 each, but they last a long time and are the best paint eraser I have ever seen.

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Yes I know they seem expensive, but for what they do they are cheap.

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Ernie Leimkuhler

The brushes from McMaster (which may be made by Tom, I do not know) seem to last me forever. There is a difference. I have a cup brush for an angle grinder, and a flat brush for the 1 HP motor. They just keep on going.

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Ignoramus31682

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