Need help using a roto brush!!!!

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tmcarto

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I would like to know the correct way to use a roto brush. I am having trouble getting the desired look using it. PLEASE HELP!!!!
 

OH Breeder

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1- Keep your legs clean. Usually good to roto after you have washed and blown dry. Blow the legs really good.
2- coat the legs with a light oil- pink oil, final bloom, olive oil
3- Reversible drill with a mixed head works the best
4- Always be rolling away from the leg start at the bottom and work up
5- it is an everyday thing that you won't see results for little bit
6-if you calf has alot of tail hair- put it in an old tube sock so you d'nt catch it in the drill

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Do the legs all the way around top to bottom always rolling the head away from the calf's leg. Hence that is why you need a reversible drill. Start slow some calves are frightened by the drill. They will evenutally like it.
 

shortyjock89

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I use the roto-brush when they're wet, when I put sheen on them, and after the sheen is blown in. I run down about one battery charge per calf per rinse.  Yeah I had to buy a couple extra batteries and an extra charger, but it's well worth it.  Probably the one brush i couldnt be without.
 

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Olson Family Shorthorns said:
I use the roto-brush when they're wet, when I put sheen on them, and after the sheen is blown in. I run down about one battery charge per calf per rinse.  Yeah I had to buy a couple extra batteries and an extra charger, but it's well worth it.  Probably the one brush i couldnt be without.


Wet or Dry either way. Work the hair everyday. Once you get the hair shaft broke the legs are a dream to work with. You can never brush and or blow to much.
Kirk Stierwalt's video's were a great resource over the years. I go back to them every now and then to refresh my memory. That happens when you get a little older.
 
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