6/23/2023 0 Comments Wooster pro paint brushes vs purdy![]() I will try to send you pictures tomorrow so keep a look out for them if you’re interested. I think you’ll find the level of rust on my brass colored Woosters interesting. I used the use the pro firm lindbeck that I referenced in the above post but have switched to the extra firm. I paint almost everything with a 3″ or 2 1/2″ and stiff brushes are a must for modern paint. ![]() This is more of a problem on bigger brushes so you might not notice so much with the 1″ brush. When the new paint standards came into effect a few years ago it made soft brushes obsolete. I am not aware that they were ever changed but they were originally designed for the old paint standards that were thinner, easier to work with, and had higher voc’s. I tend to just pull used ones off and trash them – but I seldom do any house painting – other than touch up – any more – preferring leaving big jobs to the pros.Īside from the rusting issue, another bad thing about these colored ferrule brushes by Wooster and Purdy is they are very soft. The mineral spirits get the varnish off – then the lacquer thinner gets the oily mineral spirits off – then its soap and water again.įor roller covers – I have to admit that I’m not very green. ![]() I also like to use lacquer thinner after mineral spirits for cleaning brushes used for oil-based varnishes and paints. ![]() Clean in lacquer thinner – then the soap and water treatment. Denatured alcohol is the solvent – and can be followed by sudsy ammonia and/or the soap and water treatment.įor lacquer brushes – there are modern lacquer thinners that are less dangerous than things like MEK, acetone, toluene or xylene that were used in the past – but I still use them outside the house in a well ventilated area. Some folks never clean shellac brushes – because the next immersion in fresh shellac will soften the dried brush. The dried brush should be stored in the sleeve that it came in when new – or if not available – then use some heavy brown paper tied with string to create a sleeve. Shaking, spinning or beating the brush (as artists sometimes do against the easel) can help get the residual water out. Be sure in all cases to get a good soap lather up at the final step, use a brush comb if necessary to get all the finish out up to the ferrule and then rise and dry thoroughly. Kman’s soap and warm water treatment can be a good final step even for shellac, lacquer or oil-based paint and varnish brushes. For some other finishes – I pick a badger hair brush with so called flowing ferrule, or perhaps an ox-hair brush.įor waterborne finishes – I’m back to a Purdy nylon brush.īTW – Whistler makes lots of brushes for faux finishing: These are for traditional varnish and are made of hog’s bristles. ![]() To be honest I don’t recall what brand of brushes his painters used – but I might look the next time I have them over to paint at my place.įor me – finishing furniture that I’ve made – I’ve tried Purdy natural bristle brushes – but am partial to some old oval varnish brushes branded Luco (Leo Uhlfelder Co.) and some branded Whistler (Pennellificio Omega Spa.). We had a painting subcontractor that always got high praise from our clients. I think that the painters like Sata guns. Hot-Selling Products Frieling 5002 Electric Low-Fat Fryer / Maraehan Jackgold Air Fryer Oven / NUWAVE BRIO 4.5-Quart Digital Air Fryer / PowerXL Vortex Air Fryer Plus 5 Quart / George Foreman GHFD6800B Twist N Crisp Air Fryer / Flexzion Electric Air Fryer Cooker 1400W, 5.8 Quart (Black) / Emerald Air Fryer w/ Digital LED Touch Display 1400 Watts / SMALL FISH Air fryer Yellow Oilless Oven / SFPY Air Fryer, 4.5L Air Fryer Oven with 6 Pre-Set Functions / Brentwood Select 3.4Qt Electric Air Fryer / TOYTEXX and DESIGN Intexca US Electric Mini Portable Compact Washing Machine / Avanti Portable Compact Washing Machine for Clothes/Laundry / KVZVK Portable Mini Washing Machine / Avanti STW16D0W Portable Washing Machine / Bonnlo 26lbs Portable Washing Machine / Tiptop Home Portable Washing Machine 10L Mini Washing Machine / LEMY Mini Baby Washing Machine Portable and Compact Laundry Washer / ECPro Foldable Mini Folding Clothes Washing Machine / SSYY Portable Washing Machine Mini Foldable Washer / DYRABREST Portable Washing Machine / Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Earbuds / TOZO NC9 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds / Tribit IPX8 Bluetooth5.0 Deep Bass Bluetooth Earbuds / kurdene S8 Pro Bluetooth 5.2 Earbuds / Beats Studio Buds True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds / TOZO A1 Mini Wireless earbuds Bluetooth 5.In the cabinet shop – we did our finishing in a spray booth – usually a catalyzed lacquer or varnish – sometimes paint – depending on the customer. ![]()
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