EZ paintbrush cleaning

[jinman]

This all sounds like the argument for using paper plates and plastic utensils vs dishes and silverware that have to be washed. There are extremely few projects I do that require a quality ($15 plus) paint brush. Most high quality painting I do by spraying, and I'm not a big woodworker. Latex paint or acrylic enamel paints that are water soluble are the paints I prefer. I clean up immediately after completing the job or several times during the job if it's a big one. When I stain my house, I use a horsehair radiator brush (foxtail) and a natural fiber push-broom to spread the stain after spraying. There's nothin' quality about those brushes.

 

[JB4310]

A quality brush will last for decades. Ask any old timer, who paints for a living. Use bristle brushes for oil based paints. Work some linseed oil up into the ferrule before first use.

I've seen the old timers with old paint brushes, but not many of them left.

I can't get mine to last decades but try to get a few years out of a high quality brush.

My work is not so intricate that it requires any degree of perfection or special skill, Usually so high up no one can see it. It's just that I prefer to use the highest quality tool with the highest quality paint, makes my life easier and the job comes out better, faster with less aggravation.

JB

 

[Soundguy]

The three year old Toshiba L-355 I am using right now has several keys where the letters are worn down and now blank. Went to Ebay and priced replacment key caps, not the whole key, just the plastic cap. $4-5 per cap. Inane.

using a q tip, clean the keys with alcohol, then use a white paint marker, it may not be perfect.. but will be a good reference if you are not a touch typer..

soundguy

 

[ray66v]

Problem solved? I just got this offer today: If you print out the coupon in this PDF, and take it to Sherwin Williams before the end of October, and they will give you 50% off when you trade in an old brush on a new one.

This offer is for contractors, so if they ask, just say you work for (insert generic name here) Painting, and it's a cash account. :thumbsup:

 

[JDgreen227]

Problem solved? I just got this offer today: If you print out the coupon in this PDF, and take it to Sherwin Williams before the end of October, and they will give you 50% off when you trade in an old brush on a new one.

This offer is for contractors, so if they ask, just say you work for (insert generic name here) Painting, and it's a cash account. :thumbsup:

OP here.....BLEEP, BLEEP. BLEEP.....!!!! Too late for me, but I would have told them my company is "Finishing Touches" painting....