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The two brush method felt wrong until I tried it on a job in Austin
An old timer at a conference in Nashville told me to always do a second pass with a smaller brush on masonry flues. I thought he was wasting time until I ran a job last month on a 1950s house with heavy creosote buildup. The smaller brush got chunks out of the corners that the big one missed completely. Anyone else have a tool or technique they dismissed at first that proved them wrong?
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kevinw9410d ago
Did you read that old school chimney sweep book that talks about the same thing?
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michael_williams10d ago
That old timer was probably laughing the whole time knowing you'd find out the hard way." I definitely dismissed the "slow down on the finish pass" advice for years until I messed up a customer's clear coat so bad I had to redo the whole thing. Now I take my sweet time on the last go and it's embarrassing how much better the results look.
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