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By a quick count I just ran through in my head, I've painted about twenty rooms in my day, if you allow for the few rooms I've painted twice. And I've touched up the paint in more rooms than that more times than I can count. I enjoy painting projects so long as I have some free time to spare, and over the years, I've come to learn that DIY interior painting isn't really that big of a challenge as long as you take the time to do things right. That means plenty of care spent on the prep, from covering floors and furniture to dutifully taping edges and seams. It means cleaning and mending surfaces as needed, so the surface to be painted is in its best shape prior to the painting. And it means spending the money on good paint and, of course, on good brushes with which you'll apply it. A good paint brush has durable but soft bristles that can hold lots of paint and release it easily with gentle pressure. Good brushes rarely if ever shed bristles and always feel well-balanced in your hand. They clean well, retain their original shape and feel once dried, and if properly used, will last for years. That said, not all good paint brushes are made the same. Some jobs require a brush made with natural hairs, such as a project using oil-based paints or lacquers. Others require a synthetic brush, such as when you are working with a latex-based paint. And when you're cutting the edge along the ceiling, detailing a window grate or door panel, or completing minute touch-ups after a piece of furniture scuffs a wall or a child's "art" requires removal, that large four-inch brush you love for wide open walls might need to stand down while a two-inch brush steps up to the plate. In short, the best paint brush for one project might not be ideal for another. The good news is that even fine paint brushes can be yours for fair prices, so go ahead and stock up with plenty of painterly hardware. Here are the best paint brushes you can buy:
Read on in the slides below to check out our top picks.The best paint brushes overallPresaWhy you'll love it: With the varied sizes and fine quality of the brushes in the Presa Premium 5-Piece Paint Brush Set, you'll be ready for just about any DIY home painting project.
Any of the five brushes included in the Presa Premium 5-Piece Paint Brush Set would merit its own place on this list, and not the least because, at the price of the whole, the individual brushes cost a mere $2.10 each. They feature bristles made with a synthetic solid round tapered (usually abbreviated as SRT) filament that allows for good stiffness even when laden with paint. The bristles have an excellent bend recovery, abrasion resistance, and they're easy to clean, too. The bristles work well with most types of paint and with stains and lacquers as well. As the Presa Premium 5-Piece Paint Brush Set comes with brushes measuring as wide as three inches and as narrow as one inch, you can use brushes from this set for everything from painting wide-open walls to cutting ceiling lines to finishing corners or trim work. The 1.5-inch brush even has an angled design for easier, crisper cutting and detail work, and all the brushes feature holes bored into the handles, making them easy to dry and store. With more than 770 reviews posted on Amazon, the Presa Premium 5-Piece Paint Brush Set enjoys a shining 4.5 star average. One shopper named Lizzie says: "Everyone should have a set of these on hand," adding that they are good for "exterior and interior painting" and allow her to "edge very easily." A writer from TheSawGuy.com called these brushes suitable for "professional painters and contractors" even despite their low price. Pros: Great variety of brush size, good cost for good quality, resilient bristles Cons: Not ideal for oil-based paints Buy the Presa Premium 5-Piece Paint Brush Set on Amazon for $10.50The best paint brush for cuttingWoosterWhy you'll love it: With the Wooster Shortcut 2-inch Angle Sash Brush, creating those crisp, even lines where wall reaches ceiling or where two shades of paint meet has never been easier.
Let's be honest, painting a big, flat, open wall is pretty easy. In fact, unless you're careless, it's hard to do it wrong. You clean and prep the surface, brush and/or roll on your primer if needed, let it dry, and then paint the wall. Then add another coat and call it a day. Sure, painting walls and ceilings can be time-consuming, but those flat surfaces aren't a challenge. Ah, but getting a perfect edge along the line where ceiling meets wall or where two walls or panels with different paint colors meet? That, friends, ain't easy. In fact, even with painter's tape, creating a sharp edge can be a challenge as any misplaced tape leads to a long imperfection (though a consistent screw up, at least.) And where do people's eyes invariably go in any room? To the imperfections. For painting along the ceiling line, in corners, around windows and doors, and in any other spots requiring deft precision, the Wooster Shortcut 2-inch Angle Sash Brush is a great choice. Its sturdy angled bristles create a smooth, straight line and release plenty of paint with minimal pressure, but what really sets this brush apart is its handle design. You rest the short, pliant elastomeric grip in the crook of your hand between the base of your thumb and forefinger, grasping the brush near the bristles themselves for maximum control. The brush feels like an extension of your hand and thus responds to slight motion variations, applying the paint right where you want it and, more to the point, perhaps, not where you don't. With more than 1,750 reviews posted on The Home Depot's site, this brush has a superlative 4.8-star average rating. One customer calls it an "excellent trimmer" that is "lightweight and very comfortable." Another says she "cannot live without it," extolling the Wooster Shortcut 2-Inch Angle Sash Brush's "short handle" that allows the user to "maneuver easily" and with precision. Note that many customers who appreciated the brush for its cutting and detail abilities did point out its limited efficacy for painting larger areas. Pros: Easy to control, soft and ergonomic handle, great paint release Cons: Not ideal for larger spaces Buy the Wooster Shortcut 2-inch Angle Sash Brush at The Home Depot for $6.47The best paint brush for edgingShur-LineWhy you'll love it: With a Shur-Line 500 Premium Paint Edger, painting those long swaths near the molding or baseboards has never been easier or faster.
For detail work, touch-ups, and all sorts of specialty painting projects, you need a great paint brush or two or ten. But for painting big open walls as quickly and effectively as possible, you need a paint roller and a Shur-Line 500 Premium Paint Edger. This handy little hand tool uses a removable panel sporting thousands of short, soft, but resilient bristles that slips onto a plastic base with a pair of wheels set near its top. You load the brush panel with paint, then rest the wheels along the molding, baseboard, doorframe or window frame, or the floor or ceiling adjacent to the wall you're painting, then simply slide the Shur-Line 500 Premium Paint Edger along to create a wide, smooth line of paint. Having used one of these tools dozens of times, I can say with firsthand knowledge that yeah, it really is that easy — apply paint, roll along, get results, basically. The Shur-Line 500 Premium Paint Edger is best used immediately prior to a paint roller. You can use it to apply a thick swath of paint that can then be blended and smoothed into the roller's passes, eliminating the need for you to roll close to ceilings, floors, or trim, and often meaning you can complete a painting project without using tape. With this edger, you can often paint walls just below ceiling lines even without using a ladder. It has a threaded recess that can accept a long pole, giving you excellent vertical reach. A word to the wise, though: Take the time to thoroughly clean the Shur-Line 500 Premium Paint Edger periodically during your painting project, because any paint that gets on the wheels or the edge of the plastic will wind up all over the ceiling, floor, molding, and so on. One Amazon reviewer says the Shur-Line 500 Premium Paint Edger "makes painting go much quicker" thanks to its ease of use, while another loves that he could "paint the top of [the] walls next to the high ceilings" without a ladder when using the edger with an extension pole. Pros: Creates long consistent lines, works with extension pole, holds lots of paint Cons: Leaves lots of marks if not cleaned regularly Buy the Shur-Line 500 Premium Paint Edger on Amazon for $6.34 to $7.50See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: Business via Business Insider https://ift.tt/1IpULic October 16, 2018 at 09:54AM
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