Foam brushes

[Robatoy]

I have had this baggie with a few foam brushes in my drawer for a couple of years. I can't recall why I bought them, if in fact I did. I was finishing the backs of some drawer fronts and I thought the squareness of the foam brush would leave a nice clean line. I dipped it in Polyshades Minwax. and watched as the foam turned into a blob and saw it fall off the handle/stick onto my workbench. I said: "my goodness, I didn't expect to be inconvenienced in this fashion." . . . . . I now have some proper ones which do not dissolve in that ultra toxic volatile...poly? (That stuff wouldn't put a rash on a baby's bottom, for cryin' out loud.)

[Lew Hodgett]

---------------------------- Polyester eats foam for lunch.

When in doubt, I use chip brushes.

Low cost throw away.

PITA if more than a few bristles release, but such is life.

Lew

[Steve Turner]

Yeah, that's exactly what you said. :-) I've said the same thing myself many times!

Well hey, you didn't say what you did with the self-destructing brushes. Did you keep them "just in case"? If it were me I'd be tempted to find out if they also dissolve after they've been pissed on.

[Robatoy]

LOL.... I'm not that curious. I tossed them. But for $ 2.00 for a six-pack with 3 sizes, I'll stick to the ones I bought. Back to my Purdy's for the fronts of my doors etc.

[Leon]

Those were CHEAP foam brushes. Wooster makes foam brushes that do very well in oil and water based varnishes. I can very often clean the foam brush with thinner and re use it several times. These brushes typically have a plastic handle and ferrule.

[RP]

Geez, I use mine for water poly all the time and I have great luck with them. I thought they were actually meant for oil poly and the likes. the ones I buy say not to use in shellac, but if you don't dilly-dally they work OK.

RP

[Markem]

So foam brushes made from corn like the biodegradable peanuts that melt away in water.

Mark

[Robatoy]

Sortakinda like pouring lacquer thinner into a styrofoam cup.

[Steve Turner]

What cup?

[Robatoy]

Dunno....was here a second ago....