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The good brush goes where it should go
Submitted by lambert on Sat, 2008-05-24 20:57.
At least that’s how it feels, even with icky, cake frosting-like latex. I got a fine sash brush, and lining in the trim by eye is a breeze! The brush seems to know where it wants to go…. Not sure I’m ready to surrendur on tape, but masking tape, at least? Never again. In the room I’m priming, blue tape. We’ll see how that goes! Bookmark/Search this post with: »
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I am glad you can speak that way. When I think of painting, I think of backache.
Haw. When I think of backache...
… I think of computers!
[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.
tape tip for you--
i don’t know if it’s worth the extra time and work tho— How to Seep-Proof Masking Tape http://www.diyideas.com/howto/Paint/seep…
I like the cheap china bristle brushes because
they give a great point and they’re disposable. So at $1. a brush I can do a good days work and then pitch the brush. I don’t always have great luck washing out brushes and having them keep a point.
I love this job!
Cheap brushes?!?!
I see the argument, but so far, my excellent brush has washed out just fine. We’ll see how it goes. I’m used to the kind of brushes my father had, which lasted for years….
[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.
I use hair conditioner on my brushes.
It prevents frizzies!
I used brush conditioner on my hair
Maybe that’s why it all fell out.
That is a great hint....
… but I think it’s more of a “stripes on the wall” concept.
In an old house, nothing is really true; the idea is to create an illusion of straight lines, so I think that brushwork is probably better.
Plus, it’s all such a weird mindset. I’m a Clement Greenberg kind of guy: There’s a plane, and there’s paint. But now there’s layers and layers of paint, and tape, and now a sealent for the tape — it’s still all about surface, but it’s a layered serface, that’s elastic (latex pulls away…). I think probably the end point of it all is taping the windows and getting an air compressor and a spray gun. That and styrofoam pediments. It’s just bizarre.
[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.
You're winding me up
C’mon. That can’t be true.
[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.
The fumes, oh no, the fumes.....
I can only take teh serious for just so long.
I still have all my hair
I keep it in a bag in the closet.
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“I don’t belong to any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” - Will Rogers
A lot of good brushes
Are made out of hair, so that is entirely possible.
And yes, latex stretches out. When you open your next can of paint, take that semi-dry layer of paint that sticks to the lid, peel it off, and stretch it out. Come back in an hour, it will have shrunk back down to the same size it was.
That’s why it’s called LATEX, it works just like the gloves.
Bill Clinton for First Dude!!!