Customer Reviews

24 piece Wire Wheel and Cup Brush Set

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First off, this is a "mini" set (i.e. each piece is the size of a dime [cone shaped ones] or a half dollar [pinwheel ones]). Although the description does list the accurate sizes, the picture is deceiving. This did not factor into my review rating but thought I would mention it.

Second, it is made in China and the quality is lacking. I used a brass piece on a small cast iron skillet to remove simple surface rust and it didn't even make it passed half of the bottom of the skillet and there was nothing left of the brush! I have used these before but this set was the worst. These brushes are cheaply made.

Third, on the BOTTOM of the box it says that the pieces contain lead. After I discovered that, I just threw the box out. Not worth breathing in lead (I do use a mask) or getting on my hands or clothes. Better safe than sorry!

I would avoid this product and do not recommend it.


Thanks for reading. I hope you found this review helpful.

First off unless your eating this product (which I hope you aren't) the lead isn't a big deal. They still use lead in allot of solder and even with proper ventilation you inhale allot of fumes if you solder allot. This is fine because leads melting point is over a 1000+ degrees F and you shouldn't be soldering above ~850F. Some people say the lead can still hitch a ride on the other ingredients with lower melting points. However the only people that have had any signs of lead poisoning from soldering is those that worked full time for 25-40 years without solder fume ventilation. They also only used solder with lead in it as they didn't used to have anything else.

Anyways don't eat this product and you'll be okay. I supposed you could inhale the bristles if they're small enough when breaking off but I don't think so. This product isn't all that great but compared to the most well known brand for Rotary tools/accessories it's a heck of allot cheap even if you go through the bits 3x as fast.

This brush set is a real bargain. Great purchase for those that do alot of small detailed rust removal and such with a rotary tool. The brushes aren't quite Dremel quality, but they get the job done and you can't beat the price for the amount of brushes you get.