Expensive Paint brushes?

[stevedo]

I normally buy what I would call mid priced paint brushes (about £3 for 25mm) which seem to do the job perfectly adequately. I have noticed that you can pay a lot more for a brush. My question is, what is the benefit, if any, for a DIYer in purchasing such brushes when on the face of it they all look pretty much the same?

I also buy the 6 for £2 variety but use these for paint stripper or painting outside metalwork etc and then just throw them away

 

[Zampa]

Wise move with the thrwaway brushes....thats all they are good for..

As for other brushes, its difficult, I can understand not paying top dollar for a brush you may only use a few times a year, but if you did use a quality brush such as a Hamilton, you would notice the difference.....they do make it easier to apply to paint.

When buying a brush open it up...pull the bristes apart and look in the centre of the brush....is there a gap?....can you see a piece of wood?.....then its not a decent brush, these rushes tend to be floppy harder to control they make shifting the paint around harder and hold less paint...oh and you get more drips too.

 

[stevedo]

Thanks Zampa,

think I'll buy a Hamilton (these were the expensive brushes I was referring to) and give it a try this weekend.

 

[chappers]

If you have a brewers near you they were doing some brilliant deals on sets of purdys and hamiltons

 

[Zampa]

The Brewers supper is a decent brush too for the money...also made by hamiltion

 

[gcol]

I bought some of these Hamilton brushes a few weeks back.
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=102098&ts=19704&id=58158
All I can say is "don't bother". They drop more bristles than you'd believe!

I got a set of 5 Harris Gold brushes from B&Q for a little over a tenner and they are much better.
http://www.lgharris.co.uk/products/...=&view=gallery&submit=Search+Now&page=2&id=23

Cheers
Gcol