Tried a rotary brush on a really caked-on creosote job yesterday

Switched to a poly whip for the final pass and it pulled out way more buildup than I expected, has anyone else found that combo works better than just sticking with one head?

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milesbarnes6d ago

Is it really that big of a deal though? I mean, you're just hitting it with a different head on the final pass. A poly whip is basically just a softer version of a rotary brush anyway. I've swapped heads mid-job tons of times and never really saw a night and day difference unless the first head was completely trashed. Sounds like you just got lucky with one spot having looser buildup. Not exactly a game changer for the whole industry or anything.

kimr915d ago

lol man for real, I had the exact same thing happen on this one restaurant job. The first brush was beat to hell and left these weird swirl marks, then I swapped to a fresh poly whip and it was night and day. But the next day I used the same trick on a different place and it barely did anything different. It's totally a luck thing not some secret industry hack.

the_mary5d ago

Ngl, I used to be one of those people who swore by the poly whip trick like it was some secret weapon, lol. I remember on a big old Victorian house with really textured ceilings, I switched to a brand new one and got that smooth finish everyone talks about. But then I tried it on an apartment complex that had this really thick, rubbery paint from the 80s and it did nothing. It just kinda smeared the paint around and left these weird lines. So yeah, you're right, it's way more about the specific job and luck than any kind of industry hack.