"Purdy" paint brushes

Anyone used these or come across them? In case you haven't, I've just had our decorator raving about them, which is unusual for him.

Apparently he was working on a job with another decorator, as he occasionally does, and this bloke puts a paint brush in his hand and says "try this". After that he said he just had to get one.....

They seem to be man made microfibre type things, don't shed bristles & the finish apparently superb. (I'll be able to verify that in about 3 hours...)

Not cheap though, 3" was about £20 from a normally keen priced local trade place.

He's definitely not a "most expensive must be best" person, so I'm inclined to think there must be something in this. Will get hold of one next time I have some painting to do....

-- Richard Sampson

email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

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RichardS
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I bought a box of 50-odd brushes for that from an offer in the RT (I think) and throw them away when I've used them.

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Huge

Yeah, I always throw brushes away after one use too, but the problem I've found with really cheap ones is bristle loss - you end up with half the brush being left behind on the surface you're painting!

This is why I like pads so much.

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Grunff

yup, takes a short while to wear a brush in until it gives it's best as well.

I don't normally buy the most expensive, but try and get decent trade brushes. However, I am intrigued to try one of these & will keep it as a finest brilliant white brush.

Trick is not to clean and dry them. Clean them through in white spirit certainly, but they should be kept in one of those brush stores with bristles just in brush conditioner. They remain soft and ready to use and you get minimal debris in your paint that way.

I don't normally clean them during the course of a job either, just brush out as much as I can and wrap them tightly in a couple of layers of cling film.

Of course this is all oil based stuff, I don't use acrylic eggshell/gloss/undercoat/primer if I can help it at all (just don't like painting with this stuff) - for emulsion everything gets cleaned thoroughly after use.

-- Richard Sampson

email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

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RichardS

Never heard of a 'brush store'. Nothing like a broom cupboard !!!! Are they sold in the 'sheds' ?

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Red Devil

I've heard decorators rave about them, others don't like them. The usual response is to pick them up. say 'these are nice' and put them back because of the price. They can be bought in box sets of 4 or 5 brushes, which are good value - try a Crown trade centre if interested.

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Peter Johnson

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Possibly the pro tapered fibre brushes at decorating direct would be a cheaper alternative, I've still to try mine so can't testify . . . yet.

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fred

My wife is Canadian, and used to work for a outdoor painting company over there. Every time we go to Canada/someone visits they have to bring a "purdy" with them! They're a lot cheaper there, but still expensive. I'm not allowed to touch them (she lets me clean them though). They are superb brushes; makes the job a lot easier.

Nathan

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Nathan Critchlow-Watton

Made by an outfit called 'Brush Mate', come in large (Brush Mate 20, approx £40 plus VAT) and small (BM 4) sizes. I don't know if B&Q etc stock them, try a trade decorating centre.

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Peter Johnson

small container - often plastic. perhaps 30cm high, about 15cm diameter. Come in two parts, top half twists to lock onto bottom part (with some difficulty on the cheaper ones). Internally there are about 6 or 7 clips around the side that you clip your brushes onto so that the handles are pointing upwards and the bristles can touch the bottom.

In the bottom there is usually a round plastic grate, slightly raised off the bottom.

you pour brush conditioner into them to the depth of about an inch, then put your brushes inthe clips so the bristles are just touching the bottom, then screw the top half on.

I got mine for about a fiver each (dim, distant memory) probably from one of the sheds. Decorators stores also sell theml, though having said that I've just looked on decoratingdirect and can't find them - I'm surprised!

-- Richard Sampson

email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

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RichardS

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