I leave my pure bristle brushes that I use in emulsion to soak overnight every so often in water with a drop of fabric conditioner. Lovely and soft afterwards and once thoroughly rinsed out ready for use again, and smells bloody beautiful haha!
Proform Picasso brushes have synthetic filaments that are tapered and flagged (split ends). I find these give a finer finish than any natural bristle brush that I have tried. The Picassos have been my go to brushes for the last two years whether for oil or water based paints or the newer hybrid paints. They are not suitable for all paints e.g. Jotun Demidekk. They clean out beautifully, though the brushes I use for oil based paints I put in the Brushmate which saves a lot of cleaning time and reduces the amount of white spirit entering the environment. Last week I painted a shop front with a Hamilton Expression. These hold a lot of paint and with it you can really push the paint around. Like you said, we all have to find the brushes that work for us. Nice video.
i find with synthetic brushes you have to be ever so careful how you store them you can't keep them in your tool box or in a box or bag with loads of other stuff the bristles do splay quite easily best to keep them in there own little box
Nice video you know a lot about brushes. I've been a painter for over ten years things have changed a small amount but you still need the skill, and I can see you have got skill. Have learnt somethings, thanks keep the videos coming.
Would also be a good series of videos as you mentioned for woodgraining and marbling etc. There’s not much decent RU-vid material on this area of decorating. Thanks Marc.
I received a Magimate,double wide brushes. Handle looks like a dustpan,but the two brushes are 4 inches wide side by side ,and they don’t have a handle . I’m new to oil painting,and gesso. It’s ok for a acrylic paint and oils .
Great video, I was trained with pure bristle and I still prefer them today ! But there’s one synthetic brand that I like called cutting edge. I’m Guna have to give these Hamilton purse a go 😬 Thanks for all your knowledge mate, much appreciated 💙
Thanks for the advice. I came here after searching, what brush types because these days with all of the water based paints and "glosses" . I prefer oil based to be honest. Anyway I have been looking at buying new brushes for my work and have many good synthetic ones but thought I needed some new bristle brushes for glossing but I did wonder why can't I use bristle brushes for emulsion paint ?? As years ago they would not have had synthetic !! And you have answered my question so thank you. I am now a subscriber 👍
Have bought a 1" to see how they are and am pleased to say not bad. Although I still like how much control you have with pure bristle. It's good to have both types of brushes in your box.
Like both still...Wooster, proform, Corona all very good brushes....purdy by far the most best synthetic brushes in my opinion, if you shop round you can get China bristle in purdy and Corona brushes also which are excellent..and I think much better quality than the new bristle Hamilton brushes which seem to be lacking in quality these days than the ones I used to use in the late 90's , bust I suppose everything is getting like that....thanks for the video
The best brush of them all is known as the money brush ,it's the one that knocks a job out fast and produces the goods ie money .The Wooster inch and half tapered and two inch silver tip brushes make money fast and last 2 months on average .
Yes, the money brush never lets you down and does what it's told. Pure bristle is the best for me. Synthetic is good but not as much control at times and can flick if you're not careful.
I like the Haris synthetics for emulsion as they do cut in brilliantly however saying that I tend to frog tape down corners and edges now when I'm using different colours the eyes and hand ain't as good as They once where lol. I break pure bristle in the same way you do or I trim them. I do use Hamilton as that's what I always used to use back in the day but I suppose I can't bring myself to spend more on the Purdey brushes ( I'm a skin flint. ) Since starting back up I've not had any call for oil based paints except the one radiator a few days back but I do keep a couple of worn brushes to the side just in case. I've actually used B&Ms Turner and Greys brushes usually to prime & undercoat and to be honest they ain't brilliant but for undercoats they do OK.
I’m not a decorator as my job but do quite a bit at home and some private work. Can you tell me why you leave your brushes in water, won’t they go hard if been used with oil base paint or was they used with water based paint.
Oil paints need air to dry evaporation so under water they are ok. Just change water often and if not using for more than a week then clean them out to store. But keeping them in water overnight or for a few days is fine.
Thank you for your "vis a vis" of bristle & synthetic, had many a fall out with synthetic, and agree they don't go with constant long use with oil, if I pick one its , Proform Contractor nice brush in emulsion but' hold is minimal~personal choice~, Also if you don't mind passing details of your table , I have a wooden version like they use in studio's, unfortunately heavy....
I'm not sure how you clean your synthetic brushes, but mine never go like that . . all splayed out. If you're banging them on a surface tip first them the problem is you, not the brushes. You're forcing them to spread out. At the end of each day I clean mine under a running tap (I know that's sometimes not possible), and I never put any tip-first pressure on them. You can bash them on the base of the bucket / sink flat side first to loosen the paint. Probably takes a few minutes longer, but I'd rather do that than waste a decent brush (they're not cheap!) Good video , only a minor quibble.
nathan garrett They are older than a year, but pure bristle left in my box are fine leave synthetic in your box and they go rough bending fillements. Synthetic are ok for some paints and some jobs. But pure bristle are nice to work with and the only brush to use in oil paints.
Hi bud the new Hamilton expressions are a nice brush they are made for all paint types but the best brushes you will get are your worn in by hand brushes the ones in the water looked awesome keep up the good work and there really are some twats about lol
Peter Amond Thanks will give them ago. Have tried so many brushes. And yes best way to get a nice brush is to break it in. Nice to know some people, like yourself understand the trade.
Can you cut in ceiling lines etc. with pure bristle brushes from new or do they have to be worn in a bit? There's some confusing information out there. Thanks David
Yes you can cut in from new wash the brush first remove any lose bristles. Worn in brushes are better for glossing. Better to have brushes at different stages so you can see which is best to use with the type of paint and area you are painting.
Painting and Decorating I was just about to correct myself there but you beat me to it 😂😂 thanks anyway, as I've said before I'm a 3 year student, always learning, and to me there's only one way to learn or do, and that's the right way-1st time if possible, your videos are thorough and correct and have helped me a lot, Cheers👍 Jamie.
I bet you winced when you hit that nail of yours... it's well black... I've had my fair share of them and lost more than enough. p.s. how long can you leave oil paint brushes in water like that before they're screwed?
@@PaintingandDecorating No worries, bought a Hamiltons cutting in brush today after using mainly Harris brushes, not a huge difference but it's damn good 👌
andrew mcgeorge these are cheap brushes. the hamilton perfection are the premium brush. this fella buys the cheaper prestige version of hamilton and clearly sticks them up his arse to clean them. state of those
