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Anyone have any tips on the best method fro cleaning brushes after use with oil based primers and undercoat? I cleaned two Harris brushes in white spirit after leaving overnight immersed. Went to use them today and they felt a bit stiff, didn't want to risk brush marks so left job until...

Thanks for the suggestions - will give them a try. I noticed my neighbour has painted their's, so may ask as well.

I ended up scraping off the soft areas back to wood. It's only one or two so no big problem although I might miss out re-coating these and go straight to undercoat. The only thing I can think of other than the paint is the wood may have still been damp, it's the two flat sides of a porch...

I have two of these which have been thoroughly sanded down with 400 g to a very smooth surface. The windows are being painted with Sikkens Rubberol Satura after the same treatment. I checked to fact sheet which recommends using a primer for PVC but these are more of a hard plastic, would they...

Thanks for that, I went out today to begin flatting back after 3/4 days of drying. As I suspected, there were several 'soft' areas of primer which rolled up under the 400 g wet and dry. It was well stirred but I may have added in areas a bit too quickly. I'll give it a couple more days...

Hi folks, Are these any good for oil based paints? Purdy Contractor Quality Paint brush Set http://www.decorating-supplies.co.uk/purdy-contractor-synthetic-paint-brush-set Thanks,

Thanks for the reply. Yup, they are multi purpose so I guess not as good as a dedicated exterior product. I tried to avoid the 'one tin for everything' approach but the shop staff tend to point you in that direction when asking for advice. Dulux seem to do a lot of products too, making...

Hi all, a quick question from a newbie. I spent quite a bit of time sanding all of the exterior wood ready for either priming or undercoat. On the recommendation of a friend who is a decorator I chose all oil based Dulux products. Primer for wood (interior and exterior) Undercoat...