Good paint brush?

[Tinklemagoo]

I bought pack of Harris trade pack 5 Natural Bristle @ 9.95 in b+q
yesterday.

When I started painting odd bristle came off and as I continued painting
more and more bristles came off brush (emulsion painting). When it was time
for gloss painting I experienced the same problem.

I have used the real cheap and nasty brushes in the past which have very
little bristle to begin with and rapidly lose bristles. And thought the
Harris pack should be better quality/almost no bristle loss?

I will return pack to b+q for refund can anyone recommend quality brush that
will last?

tia

[Hywel Jenkins]

In article <vF0va.783$sJ4...@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>,
tinkl...@ntlworld.com says...

B&Q's own brand of fine brushes a pretty good, but the two I bought were
Ł4 and Ł6 each.

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[Philip Wagstaff]

No. But is it worth it for emulsion? If you do not like or cannot use a
roller try paint pads (various sizes). Different technique but easy to pick
up, good smooth finish, no loose bristles, easy to wash and cheap.

As for brushes I've given up buying so-called quality. Get the cheap packs,
use and bin. Saves on white spirit. For oil-based paints first soak the new
brush in linaseed oil, squeeze out and a lot (not all I admit) of the loose
bristles will come out before starting to paint.

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[Dave Baker]

>Subject: Good paint brush?
>From: "Tinklemagoo" tinkl...@ntlworld.com
>Date: 10/05/03 07:04 GMT Daylight Time
>Message-id: <vF0va.783$sJ4...@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>

The cheap brushes are fine once the loose bristles have come out. Give them a
really hard working over on a brick wall (like you were painting it but with
the brush dry) before you use them for paint. That should pull most of the
loose stuff out.

Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines (www.pumaracing.co.uk)