I went on a typical antique mall/flea market outing a few weeks back. Drove about 2 hours south to hit some. I didn't find much worth picking up and was really regretting the trip. Finally, we were almost done and ready to head home and there was this old Ever-Ready brush laying in a box for a couple bucks. Normally I'd have passed on it due to it's condition. But I hadn't found crap all day, and no way was I going home empty handed. So I haggled the guy to give it to me a dollar cheaper, he pronounced what a great deal that was and all like they always do. I thought, "yeah, whatever buddy." This was an ugly damn brush. I had never seen anything like it. The weirdest color, some sort of gray or green, maybe black even, I thought maybe I'd be surprised when I get it shined up. Here's a photo of what it looked like....
And so, I got it home and got out the sand paper. After just a few strokes it became apparent that this brush was coated with something. I don't know if it was paint or what. It wasn't dirt and scum like usual. It was completely coated, and it was a hard substance. So I got some pretty gritty sandpaper and went over the whole thing. Soon I realized I had what I thought was going to be a nice looking handle, but it was going to take some work. And, I couldn't believe my own eyes, this thing was actually BLUE.
After that, I stepped it up a few grits and went at it again. I repeated those steps many times.... so to not beat around the bush...
I decided to leave the bottom as I found it in the box at the flea market. This bad boy took some serious sanding, all by hand, I have no power tools for these things, save a dremel, and I don't even consider sanding the outside with that. So the bottom is still coated in whatever the hell that was.
In the end, I decided on a 22mm TGN Super Silvertip.
And so, I got it home and got out the sand paper. After just a few strokes it became apparent that this brush was coated with something. I don't know if it was paint or what. It wasn't dirt and scum like usual. It was completely coated, and it was a hard substance. So I got some pretty gritty sandpaper and went over the whole thing. Soon I realized I had what I thought was going to be a nice looking handle, but it was going to take some work. And, I couldn't believe my own eyes, this thing was actually BLUE.
After that, I stepped it up a few grits and went at it again. I repeated those steps many times.... so to not beat around the bush...
I decided to leave the bottom as I found it in the box at the flea market. This bad boy took some serious sanding, all by hand, I have no power tools for these things, save a dremel, and I don't even consider sanding the outside with that. So the bottom is still coated in whatever the hell that was.
In the end, I decided on a 22mm TGN Super Silvertip.
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