I don't know if any of you have this same problem. I've been using Mack series 1992, and 1962 flats, which have been loosing hair every time I use them.
Thats it for me! I will no longer buy macks.
Do any of you paint slingers have alternatives? Flat, 3/8", 1/2", 3/4" Lucos finest is what I'm leaning towards.
"Digging hair out of me paint is getting old real fast."
^^-in the heart of gold country... -Richard Bustamante Nevada City, California www.signsinthepines.com Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
The last batch of macks I bought are like cats, they shed everytime i use em. atually i should just use my cats and save some money
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
Of course they're shedding...its springtime!
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Love the way Locos handle, but *sob* they shed too!
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bob Rochon: The last batch of macks I bought are like cats, they shed everytime i use em. atually i should just use my cats and save some money
Another use for dead cats!!!
I love cats... they taste just like chicken.
[ May 25, 2003, 01:20 AM: Message edited by: Kissymatina ]
Posted by Richard Bustamante (Member # 370) on :
OK then how`a`bout French Masters? The only thing wrong with those are that they're French, and I've been boycotting their exports since the war.
Have any other suggestions...
^^-in the heart of gold country... -Richard Bustamante Nevada City, California www.signsinthepines.com Posted by timi NC (Member # 576) on :
If you can find a dealer nearby you can special order royal/Langnickel grey 226 "Stroke" series grey squirrel flats. They also make a camel ox mixture called the "silver flash" series 224. If these brushes are anything like the grey flats I have in my kit they will last until you litterally wear the hair out. I have had mine since the mid to early eighties and they ar still like new. Seems Langnickel didn't go out of business they just changed their name and marketing strategy after a merger. Looks like they more or less ignored the sign trade but still have the same line of brushes that were available in years past. check out royalbrush.com I got them to mail me a catalog and from the looks of the catalog and my disscusion over the phone with a rep there they still have quite a few sign brushes in stock,...now if I can just find a dealer that will order them for me without a major handleing charge,....they don't deal with the general public. And they are an english firm!
[ May 25, 2003, 12:47 PM: Message edited by: timi NC ]
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
I truly believe that Lady Nouis had the correct answer to the hairs falling when I asked the same question some months back. She said because of enviremental fallout, acid rain etc. the squirrels hair are brittle and in weather not like it was years ago. Guess this is why some manufacturers are mixing synthethic with real hair. Only time will tell!
Posted by Murray MacDonald (Member # 3558) on :
Have you ever tried Scharff? 2000 series are grey squirrel - I have several that have never lost a hair (that I know of) - however, I can't say the same for myself!! I get mine from Canadian Signcrafters in Bayfield, ON - they also have langnickel brushes.
Posted by James Donahue (Member # 3624) on :
I seemed to have the same experience with the mack, but it might just be the way I treated it. Which brings up another issue, probably an old debate. I was told years ago to use transmission fluid to store brushes in, because it contains detergent. I've stopped that because of this very reason, It might have been what caused hair loss in all brands of my brushes. Jim D.
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
I sear by Haydn Truck flats! Supplied quite a few to friends in USA and sold a heap at Fred's meet.Even Timi likes them
The 3/4" and 1" are greal with waterbased, 1 shot and superb with screen inks. They do make 1/4" and 1/2" too, but for some reason don't perform as well as the larger two sizes.
Laserlines now stock them in USA .. give them a call. They are a top quality brush at a reasonable price.
Made in New Zealand Posted by Robert Nouis (Member # 2263) on :
JoAnna here, I can't find my own login information today, so I will be Robert for this post! I hate to hear about brushes shedding, it makes me so disappointed, especially when it is a product we carry. However the good news is we carry both the Langnickel silver flash and the Haydn brushes, unfortunately we don't have them up on the website yet. If you are interested just give me a call (281-991-9712) and I will be more than happy to answer any questions about them for you or order any Langnickel brushes I don't have in stock (no handling charge!) And if anybody has any idea how to get a hold of the Luco people I would love to carry their products but I have come up goose eggs on trying to find a distributor for their products!
[ May 27, 2003, 07:24 PM: Message edited by: Robert Nouis ]
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