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Bristle Brush Material Descriptions

From Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.

This page describes the different types of materials used for brushes including animal hair bristle brushes, vegetable fiber bristle brushes, synthetic material brushes, and wire bristle brushes.

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Paint Brushes and Applicators
Paint brushes and applicators are used to apply paints, adhesives, sealants, oils, cleaners, acids or etchants, mortar or cement treatments, and other coating products to surfaces.
Industrial Brushes
Industrial brushes are used for metal deburring; removing rust, paint or coatings; welding or surface preparation; painting and coat application; thread cleaning; and surface finishing on a variety of materials.
Wire Brushes
Wire brushes are tools primarily used for abrasive purposes, such as cleaning rust and removing paint.
Specialty Brushes
Specialty brushes use specialized or proprietary technologies, or feature brush designs for specific applications or industries.
Product Announcements
Cocker-Weber Brush Company - Brushes Cup & End ..stock or to your order
Cocker-Weber Brush - Cup & End brushes are smaller and used for reaching into cracks, crevices or odd shaped spaces. End brushes excel where a small space must be worked on. We specialize in... (read more)
Cocker-Weber Brush Company - Strip Brushes... Packaging Machines
Cocker-Weber Brush Strip brushes for special purposes: tufted aluminum bars for tensioning paper, removing static electricity, etc. Strip brushes for packaging and other machines featuring: 7 Channel... (read more)
Cocker-Weber Brush Company - Brushes Flat & Handle.. Stock or to your order
Cocker-Weber Brush -Hand held brushes are used for those hard-to-reach areas - for cleaning, scraping, deburring, finishing, washing, spreading, dusting, detailing, prep work, sliding, applying and... (read more)
 
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