Paint Brushes

[rhysduck]

Moving into a new house in a few weeks and the inevitable will need doing... painting.

I've got a set of cheap Rolson paintbrushes that will do for small tasks but I want something that;

Is finer (no bristle marks after painting)
Doesn't lose its bristles
Good quality

Anything I should look at? I HATE rollers, I've not tried painting with a pad. I don't need a brush "set" as one or two good quality brushes will do, a big one for the walls and a smaller one or two for edging, skirting boards etc.

 

[rhysduck]

Cheers guys,

I'll be painting skirting board and walls.. not sure on the paint but something from probably the Crown or Dulux range.

Are the Harris Emulsion brushes ok for other types of paint or are they strictly for emulsion use only?

 

[rhysduck]

@the op, im surprised that in a new house the builders wont have employed their own on site painting contractor to finish the internal woodwork. Quite a lot of my work is internal woodwork on new builds where the customer can choose their finish for the joinery.

It's not a NEW house, but it's NEW to us you see?

Thanks for all the info guys, thinking of ordering a set of Harris No Loss brushes that are good value on the Rainforest and maybe a Purdy 4" for the walls.

Looking into painting with a paint pad too..

 

[rhysduck]

Maccapacca: 4712 posts of utter ****e

Pads shall be avoided then.

 

[rhysduck]

Pads have their place just as Vauxhall Corsa's have their place in OCUK motors, they do the job just not very well and there's better products for the same money.

I have a friend who is a decorator, a proper decorator he spends Monday to Thursday preparing and Friday painting, he doesn't advertise everything is word of mouth and he is fully booked till the summer where he has a list of external work people are waiting for, if I look in the back of his Vauxhall Combi there isn't one paint pad just good quality brushes and rollers.

The firm I work for t/o £1.2bn a year in housing / schools / health care / refurbishments and I'll bet my pay slip that not one site will have a paint pad on it being used.

I've worked in construction for 12 years built many projects and never ever seen a paint pad being used on site.

I have seen people go to homebase buy a vile coloured low quality washy paint and apply it direct to the walls with a paint pad with no preparation or cutting in and be finished by lunch time.

I suppose in their eyes the jobs done the magnolia is now winter fruit berry purple and who cares if the pipes / ceiling / skirtings have paint on.

Do a nice proper job and it will last longer and be something to be proud of

80% preparation 20% painting

Thanks macca, dually noted.
Any websites / guides about preparation? Want to get that spot on first off, I'll be painting everywhere before we move it.

Ahh got ya, thought it was a new built house. And ill echo what macca says, no pads for applying paint. The only pads i have for work are sanding pads and knee pads.

Good luck with the work and the new home.

Thanks
Need to get some sanding blocks actually, I'm out.