What's the deal with foam brushes? Is there something they work better for
than bristle brushes do, eg painting a door and you don't want to leave
brush strokes?

On Jul 4, 2:12 am, "Kitep" wrote:
What's the deal with foam brushes? Is there something they work better for
than bristle brushes do, eg painting a door and you don't want to leave
brush strokes?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/700657/cheap_foam_brush/

Foam brushes are great for applying the second and third coats of
polyurethane.

"Kitep" wrote in message
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What's the deal with foam brushes? Is there something they work better
for than bristle brushes do, eg painting a door and you don't want to
leave brush strokes?

I like the for quick jobs where you'd spend more time cleaning up than
actual painting. No, they will never be as good as a quality bristle brush,
but sometimes that is all you need.

On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:01:37 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"Kitep" wrote in message
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What's the deal with foam brushes? Is there something they work better
for than bristle brushes do, eg painting a door and you don't want to
leave brush strokes?

I like the for quick jobs where you'd spend more time cleaning up than
actual painting. No, they will never be as good as a quality bristle brush,
but sometimes that is all you need.

For really really quick jobs, sometimes I just use a newspaper rolled
into a cone.

Thanks. I always thought they were a step below bristle brushes, but
thought maybe I was missing something.


"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Kitep" wrote in message
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What's the deal with foam brushes? Is there something they work better
for than bristle brushes do, eg painting a door and you don't want to
leave brush strokes?

I like the for quick jobs where you'd spend more time cleaning up than
actual painting. No, they will never be as good as a quality bristle
brush, but sometimes that is all you need.

I like them to apply stain. but only the ones with wood handles. The plastic
handled ones turn into mush when they get liquid on them.

"Kitep" wrote in message
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Thanks. I always thought they were a step below bristle brushes, but
thought maybe I was missing something.


"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
. net...

"Kitep" wrote in message
...
What's the deal with foam brushes? Is there something they work better
for than bristle brushes do, eg painting a door and you don't want to
leave brush strokes?

I like the for quick jobs where you'd spend more time cleaning up than
actual painting. No, they will never be as good as a quality bristle
brush, but sometimes that is all you need.

Use them for small jobs where you are using oil based paint. Use once
and throw away. Cheaper than cleaning with paint thinner that's now
about $6/gallon. Perfectly good for big jobs for the primer coat.

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Use them for small jobs where you are using oil based paint. Use once
and throw away. Cheaper than cleaning with paint thinner that's now
about $6/gallon. Perfectly good for big jobs for the primer coat.


When I'm working with alkyd and brush (real, good bristle brush) or
spray, I keep a cheapo foam brush handy to catch runs and drips.
Especially with sprayer, a brush already wrung out with mineral spirits
will catch drips before the set and it leaves a smoothe coat of paint.
I spray painted my old klunker range hood with enamel and the foam brush
was very handy. Looks like new, unfortunately )

"jmagerl" wrote in message
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I like them to apply stain. but only the ones with wood handles. The
plastic handled ones turn into mush when they get liquid on them.

I've never stained anything, but I'll keep this in mind for when I do.