Selecting and Using the Right Paint Brushes
Anytime there is a task at hand that requires specialized tools there comes into play all the specific "how-2-do" and "why-is-that" type questions. Getting paint onto a few specific surfaces and areas has necessitated the inventions of specialized painting tools, namely Paint Brushes to do these important tasks for us.
So what type of brush should one select for a specific job? Accessibility to a confined area is one determining factor, another factor of brush type would be what type of paint, stain, or specialty coating. Choosing the right brush makes the job allot easier and the job look better.
Professional brushes can apply more paint with less brush strokes, the paint job goes faster! Another few aspects of professional paint brushes are they last longer if you clean and store them properly? They also draw straighter paint lines. Cheap inferior brushes cause an inferior coating and sometimes these bristles come loose from the comb and lodge into the paint finish.
So here are some specifics pertaining to paint brushes that will help you choose the right brush for the right job:
Water Based Paints and Primers:
Typical latex or acrylic paints and primer plus water based epoxy. (Nylon or synthetic brushes are best suited for these water based paints).
Oil Based Clear Wood Finishes and Stains: This includes polyurethane and varnish and oil based wood stains, and clear finishes. (Natural bristle brushes are best suited for these solvent based paints and coatings).
Primers and Oil Based Paints: Alkyd paints and primers plus oil based epoxies. All solvent thinned paints and primers. ( I like using Black China bristle brushes for this product).
Clear Finishes and Shellac Primers: Clear or tinted shellac. Some stain blocking primers (I like using a fine, natural or china-bristle brush).
Water Base Clear Finishes and Stains: Water based polyurethane, Includes acrylic urethane, and water based wood stains. (Nylon or synthetic brushes are best suited for these water based paints).
I like using a Purdy 3'' sash paint brush, or some people call it a "chisel point brush" for painting most all sized of trim!
Ok If you have to reach into a uniquely hard to access area you may have to buy a smaller brush to access the area but other than these rare times I'm using a 3'' for most everything I do.
So what type of brush should one select for a specific job? Accessibility to a confined area is one determining factor, another factor of brush type would be what type of paint, stain, or specialty coating. Choosing the right brush makes the job allot easier and the job look better.
Professional brushes can apply more paint with less brush strokes, the paint job goes faster! Another few aspects of professional paint brushes are they last longer if you clean and store them properly? They also draw straighter paint lines. Cheap inferior brushes cause an inferior coating and sometimes these bristles come loose from the comb and lodge into the paint finish.
So here are some specifics pertaining to paint brushes that will help you choose the right brush for the right job:
Water Based Paints and Primers:
Typical latex or acrylic paints and primer plus water based epoxy. (Nylon or synthetic brushes are best suited for these water based paints).
Oil Based Clear Wood Finishes and Stains: This includes polyurethane and varnish and oil based wood stains, and clear finishes. (Natural bristle brushes are best suited for these solvent based paints and coatings).
Primers and Oil Based Paints: Alkyd paints and primers plus oil based epoxies. All solvent thinned paints and primers. ( I like using Black China bristle brushes for this product).
Clear Finishes and Shellac Primers: Clear or tinted shellac. Some stain blocking primers (I like using a fine, natural or china-bristle brush).
Water Base Clear Finishes and Stains: Water based polyurethane, Includes acrylic urethane, and water based wood stains. (Nylon or synthetic brushes are best suited for these water based paints).
I like using a Purdy 3'' sash paint brush, or some people call it a "chisel point brush" for painting most all sized of trim!
Ok If you have to reach into a uniquely hard to access area you may have to buy a smaller brush to access the area but other than these rare times I'm using a 3'' for most everything I do.
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