Polypropylene brush vs wire brush on a heavy creosote job

Had a nasty Level 3 glaze buildup on a chimney in Toledo last Tuesday. Started with a regular wire brush and it was just bouncing off the stuff, barely making a dent. Swapped to a polypropylene brush with the stiff poly heads and it cut through that glaze in half the time, maybe 30 minutes total. Anyone else notice how much better the poly brushes work on that hard stuff?

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logan_young2910d ago

I gotta push back on the "bounced right off" thing. I did a Level 3 glaze job on a chimney in Oregon a couple weeks back and my wire brush chewed through it in about 25 minutes flat. A poly brush just skates over the top of heavy creosote for me leaving streaks behind, doesn't really dig into it like the wire does. Maybe your wire brush was worn out or not stiff enough? I use a heavy duty stainless steel wire brush on anything thick and it tears it out way better than poly ever has.

lindal1310d ago

@logan_young29, I was in the same boat last winter with a nasty Level 3 buildup. Poly brush was useless on it, just slid over the gunk. Switched to a coarse stainless wire brush and it tore through in no time, night and day difference for sure.