Ez-Detail brush vs Daytone Wheel brush

So this morning I got a call from Rustbucket's wife (who happens to be my neighbor for those who don't know) to say the courier was at our place to drop off a package from Italy. Long story short, some goodies Myself and Rusty had ordered around 3 months back had finally turned up :headbang:

In the box was the 2 original Ez-Detail brushes we had ordered along with some other goodies we wanted to try out :applause2:



Right, so lets have a look at the original Ez-Detail brush compared to the 'new and improved' Daytona.



Physically not much between them, identical length, width, height and weight (according to my wife's kitchen scale anyways :tiptoe: )

Now the Daytona is touted as having 'softer' bristles for use on more delicate wheels along with a stiffer shaft to combat some reported failures. As far as I can see, and with the help of my vernier calipers, the shafts are identical. Possibly they changed the material spec but in all honesty I doubt it considering they are identical in weight.

As far as the Daytona's softer bristles go I can't tell any difference and the individual bristles feel exactly the same on my samples. Where there is a difference however is in the density of the bristles around the shaft. With the original Ez brush featuring nearly double the bristle count (my estimation) it is no wonder it feels stiffer as a result of the bristles being more tightly packed.






IMO I would say the original Ez-Detail brush would be better suited to the guys doing more regular detailing where they are likely to come across a wide variety of wheels in varying states of cleanliness. For the guy or gal wanting to maintain his own wheels on a weekly basis I would recommend the Daytona with it's gentler cleaning power as a result of its more loosely packed bristles :headbang:


On a final note I also had the opportunity to test the manufacturer's claims of being able to straighten previously mangled bristles by way of soaking the brush in some hot water. One of my Ez's arrived with the packaging having being dented, and as result had some flattened out bristles along with a dent of it's own






Righty then, lets see if this works...



I partially submerged the brush in the kitchen sink after filling it with hot water. I let it lie on it's side and rotated it a few times leaving it to soak for a few mins. In total it probably spent around 8mins in the water before being removed and shaken dry.

After shaking most of the water off and running a dry cloth over it I was pleased to see it was as straight and bushy as it should be :applause:






As far as how they compare cleaning wise I have no idea at present. When I get a gap I will do a side by side test and post my findings :thumb:

 

I would hate to think the Daytona is not an improvement. Since they market it that way. Dishonest if it isnt. My handle broke on my EZ so i bought the Daytona and love it so far...but we will see, i loved the EZ too haha.

 

I broke my EZ as well. Easy fix. When you shake your EZ detail brush, DO NOT hold it by the handle. Rather, hold it by the shaft between the bristles and handle and use long sweeping motions to keep the shaft from bending.

 

He just said "Hold it by the Shaft" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^:giggle:

 

Ken only needs one hand to do that, LOL...seriously thanks for the tip on keeping the EZ from breaking.