Tweezerman Brush broke today!

[diamondjoe12]

My Tweezerman brush broke today after only having it for about three weeks . The brush bristles detached from the handle, it came unglued. I guess that is the way it goes when you pay only 10 dollars for a badger brush. I must say I did like it, although I have just used it and an 8 dollar Van Der Hagen boar brush that I had purchased at Walgreens. I am however going to attempt to take Tweezerman up on their supposed lifetime warranty. Has anyone else returned one of their brushes that had broke? Did they send you a new one? I know that what happened to mine has happened to other ones. If Tweezerman sends a new one out I will be very happy. I like their brush way better than my VDH brush. So I will be stuck using my VDH brush till Tweezerman sends me a replacement (I hope).

 

[Mick]

You are not shaking it hard to get the water out after rinsing it are you? That's the easiest way to pop a knot. If it came out cleanly you can always re epoxy it back in.

 

[D.W.B.]

I've had mine for about two months without having any problems, but sometimes a lemon can get out. I shake the excess water out while holding the bristles between thumb and forefinger, also I hang my brushes in a stand so that water will not run back into the knot which can break down the glue. I hope that Tweezerman makes good on their guarantee for you. Good luck!

 

[diamondjoe12]

Turtle,

Actually that is exactly what I had been doing. Oops. That could have caused it. I do hang it on a stand after I am done. I will send it out to Tweezerman today, and see what happens.

 

[excel]

I haven\'t had one pop out on me but I\'m sure epoxy will fix it up like Turtle says.

 

[Go West Young Man]

Tweezermans' just do that, it's a common complaint. You can epoxy the knot back in, it'll last forever.

 

[Mick]

Turtle,

Actually that is exactly what I had been doing. Oops. That could have caused it. I do hang it on a stand after I am done. I will send it out to Tweezerman today, and see what happens.

If you are going to shake a brush you should shake it lightly.

Wipe it back and forth on a dry towel to help form the knot then sit aside to dry.

Brushes with large heavy knots will pop easily if shaken so remember this if you spend over $200 for a brush. Don't shake it

 

[Topgumby]

Popped knot syndrome?

Will this voyage of discovery never end?

I'd epoxy that sucker back in and call it good.

 

[Go West Young Man]

If the glue is good, you can shake your brush like a misbehaving baby all day long.
If the glue is bad (like Tweezermans seems to be), it'll pop out by itself sooner or later.