OK, I saw at Lowes they call them "angled sash brushes". But I'm not painting window frames, so I left out the "sash" part. ; ) In woodcarving gouges, a similar shape is called "skew" (which is what I originally was going to call it--a "skew brush"). They must put the "angled" in there for novices.. According to the dictionary, I see "skew" means oblique or slant. Never know what you're going to learn here. : )
Yes, I occasionally catch myself doing that. Not as much second day as the first, as I was putting more paint on a 2" brush, and had fewer fiddly details.
I made a point of timing myself yesterday. I painted a 16.5' x 7' side wall in very close to an hour. How do you compare?
I believe you, I've seen that different approaches (slots first, or second for instance) leave equivalent results. Slopping around the paint too much, starts to lead to too many more drips, and that's where I am drawing the line.
hmm. I didn't think of the ends, and I've never used anything besides water. OK, I'm half-way through the coating part (6 of 12 "sides"). I'll buy a new roller cover ($5), and try your strategy. My dish washing detergent is "really cheap" since there always seems to be a bottle next to our kitchen sink. I am quite willing to try your approach, since working at our indoor utility sink, which is low", plays havoc with my back, like working over the hood of a car.
Usually, at that point, I find myself wondering whether I can stand up. ;)
Thanks, I was curious whether there was a difference in the way they laid paint. It there weren't, you could argue that cheap ones might be effective as "disposable". Surely there is a review of performance online. I would find that interesting.
I have at least 2 of those things in mind. I know it will be a real time saver if it works on the deck (generic "Trex"--more porous, rougher texture than real Trex). If it works on concrete that will definitely beat using a "rub brick", which I used the first and only time. My neighbor even came out of her house to see what I was doing outside of her open window (a "screeching chalk"-like sound was generated). She didn't say so, but I could tell she wanted me to stop; my thought was that she could close her window.
Today, is a non-painting day due to weather, and another responsibility I need to prepare for. It wouldn't be any fun to "go to Disneyland" everyday, anyway. Balance. : )
I hope and trust others are gaining something from this thread too!
Thanks! Bill