Paint brushes

GlasgowExpat2

Which brand of paint brushes would you recommend for painting ceilings and walls?

Grenage

Purdy are my preferred brand; you can often get a decent price with their packs.

stuart45

Purdy or Wooster are usually favoured by the pro's. Depends how much you want to spend. A lot of people don't know the correct methods of cleaning and caring for their brushes.

neilmcl

I also prefer Purdy, but you don't have to spend loads and if you go to the decorator centres they'll often have deals on. Also, if you're painting walls and ceilings then you need to be looking at decent rollers.

Rosa_Damascena

I buy brushes from Poundland and they do the job.

This has been my policy since I learned that professional painters don't look after their brushes, they just dispose of them.

ka7e

I've been using the same Wilko and Harris (from B&M) brushes for 2 years. Easy to clean water-based paints off them with liberal amounts of washing-up liquid. With gloss and oil-based paints, I'd probably chuck them.

Grenage

I find it hard to believe that professional painters are throwing away their brushes after each job.  Good brushes aren't cheap and they give a much better finish than cheap brushes.

For oil-based paints I leave them sitting in a pot of paint thinner until I next need them (which is not very often).

stuart45

Depends what you call a pro. Could be the local window cleaner turned his hand to painting, or someone who has served a recognized  apprenticeship. 
A rule of thumb for a good tradesman is to clean your Purdys and Woosters, and sling your roller sleeves.

purplebutterfly

@stuart45 any recommendations for good roller sleeves that don't cost the earth? 

Rosa_Damascena

Grenage said:

I find it hard to believe that professional painters are throwing away their brushes after each job.  Good brushes aren't cheap and they give a much better finish than cheap brushes.

For oil-based paints I leave them sitting in a pot of paint thinner until I next need them (which is not very often).

Maybe the painters I cam across were juts not that professional?

I never touch oil-based paints they are too much hassle plus they smell.

Grenage

Rosa_Damascena said:

Grenage said:

I find it hard to believe that professional painters are throwing away their brushes after each job.  Good brushes aren't cheap and they give a much better finish than cheap brushes.

For oil-based paints I leave them sitting in a pot of paint thinner until I next need them (which is not very often).

Maybe the painters I cam across were juts not that professional?

I never touch oil-based paints they are too much hassle plus they smell.

Indeed, they stink! Still, horses for courses - it's all I'd use outside.