Great timely thread. I've been using hand brushes and things have been slowly getting out of hand
This season, the number of skis I was waxing every time got me thinking about rotobrush upgrade for next season.
I have these-
http://www.racewax.com/racewax-ski-wax-brush-kit-snowboard-set-of-three-nylon-horsehair-brass/
Current hand brush based waxing routine:
- Brass brush (10mm)
- Hot-wax, scrape, let sit overnight
- Plexi scrape
- Nylon brush (10mm)
- Soft Horsehair brush (8mm)
Looking at the rotobrush sequence. The brass seems to be (mostly) consistently used like how I use my hand brass brush (pre-wax base prep). But for the other two- I am getting mixed inputs for order. Some seem to be using horsehair first and then nylon. Others vice versa. I'm guessing it has to do with actual relative stiffness of the brushes being used (which varies by make).
Putting together a comparison below of what I've seen so far-
SVST rotobrush options:
- Nylon - 3mm, 7mm, 10mm -- here I am assuming the longer it is, the softer it gets. The 7mm being the "all-purpose" one.
- Horsehair - 6mm
- Brass - 6mm
Would a possible order with SVST be - brass 6mm, horsehair 6mm, nylon 7mm?
@PeterMN suggested just get one 7mm Nylon rotobrush and keep the hand brush steps before (brass) and after (soft horsehair).