Synthetic purdy for oil-baes paint? If not recommend a brush

chi2000 · 28 Jun 2011

Hi all,

Recently brought a set of purdy brushes and they have been excellent with water based stuff.

Now it's time to paint some door frames and skirting with oil based satinwood and I'm not sure if to try one of the spare synthetic purdy brushes I already have.

What do you guy's think? If not what brush do you recommend I buy for oil based stuff.

TheDec · 28 Jun 2011

The Purdy is fine for both oil and waterbased paints.

Dec

misterhelpful · 28 Jun 2011

Just make sure you clean it well after use. There's nothing worse than a good brush that's ruined after one use.

TheDec · 28 Jun 2011

And that applies to any quality tool look after them and they will look after you.

Dec

chi2000 · 30 Jun 2011

Thanks for your reply's. Been using my spare Pro-Extra Monarch over the last 2 days with dulux trade satinwood and a drop of white spirit to thin it a little and the brush has been excellent to use. Gave it a very good clean in white spirit and brush cleaner at the end of each day as I was a little worried about leaving it in cling film.

One other question, should I just now keep this brush for oil and never use it again with water based stuff?

TheDec · 30 Jun 2011

No you can use it for either oil or water/acrylic paints.

Dec

joe-90 · 30 Jun 2011

Don't know about you lot but I can never get fresh oil paint off a brush without a gallon of turps. I prefer to leave it soaking in turps or paraffin for 24 hours - then it washes out dead easy.

xr4x4 · 30 Jun 2011

I have a paint mate, I never clean out oil based brushes...

http://www.trade1st.co.uk/productdetail/Brush-Mate/126.aspx

bikeit · 30 Jun 2011

Someone on here recommended paraffin to clean brushes after using oil based paint i tried it and would not use turpentine again.
BTW are Hamilton perfection paint brushes not the choice of the pros on here for oil based paint?

joe-90 · 1 Jul 2011

That was JohnD. JohnD's the Daddy.

bikeit · 21 Jan 2015

The finish you get with disposable brushes is normally a poor finish.

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