What next?

[NickF]

So my first brush restoration went horribly wrong so I decided to not give up and try again. This time on a Rubberset 510T that had little to no hair left. I got the knot out and most of the glue. Do I just glue my new knot in or do I need to I need to get all the black stuff out? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I really don't know what I'm doing.

 

[TobyC]

You have to decide how deep you want to set the new knot, and then make the hole that deep.

 

[Swazilander]

Depending on the knot your installing you could remove the metal band insert. If natural I'd leave it in ... it synthetic you could remove it. As @TobyC said your depth is also dependent on knot to be installed. I'd probably clean it out, but I'm crazy like that.

 

[Swazilander]

While it is empty it's a good time to sand and polish it. Just a helpful tip ... I protect the top edge with masking tape during old knot removal. I helps prevent unwanted nicks and scrapes. I only say this because I've made plenty of mistakes. Heres an example of masking.

Don't worry about mistakes; there are few that can't be repaired, savaged or hidden.