Please Help Re: Paintbrushes

Nov 14, 2008 11 Replies
T

She who must be obeyed, the other day reckoned that I should do a bit of painting.



Thinking I was being a clever sod and not wanting to do it replied I can't I have no paint brushes.



Quick as a flash out of the shopping bag came some paint brushes. Now I had no excuse.



All surfaces prepared got the paintbrush and started. Oh boy. the paintbrushes she purchased had nylon bristles and it was murder trying to use it. How does anyone manage to do a decent job with these things. They are ok for getting the grot out of awkward corners, but not for painting. They would be no good even for painting the shed.



Where can I get some propper paintbrushes...?



Can anyone recommend decent makes please ...?



James


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M

IME most brushes are ok, the simple test is to grip the bristles firmly and pull. If any come out, its a badun. Harris is a well known quality make if you want that.

NT

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R

I'd be surprised if most of these (except the obvious cheapies) weren't quite reasonable:

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G

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Mr Fuxit saying something like:

Mouth?

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N

Price wasn't mentioned by the OP. "Decent" he said ..LOL

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J

I just bought a five pack from B&Q that I have been rather impressed with. Just looked at the receipt and it just says "B&Q FF 5 pack" - so not sure if that gives any clues. Nice long bristle brushes that has so far shed very few hairs. Nice hold, synthetic handle.

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T

I've been very impressed with the SF el cheapo's

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good for the money. I don't clean brushes BTW, I bin them once used.

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J

Ah, found the ones I got:

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(think I paid less than that for five mind)

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they are not bad...

The basic Toolstation ones:

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not bad either (but steer clear of the "use and throw" ones - those are pretty poor.

Depends on what I have been painting with... emulsion I will wash them others I will usually bin - especially if painting with something very hard to clean (filler loaded undercoats and primers etc). If I am stretching work over a few days, then I wrap em in cling film to stop them drying.

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B

These people are good.

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Try to get Pure Bristle brushes if you can, as synthetic brushes seem to hold the paint even after cleaning them. Pure Bristle brushes are easy to clean, especially with todays' modern paints.

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