How to Eliminate Ugly Paint Brush Strokes When Painting Wood Trim - Spencer Colgan
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In this video, I compare two paint finishes: one with brushstrokes, one without. This video shows you how to avoid ugly brush strokes.
here’s my other video on this matter:
• Eliminate Paint Brush ...
I am so happy that people like you exist in this world to help and teach younger individuals like myself. You are a true craftsmen and genuine role model. I'm a 26 yesr old electrician but I can't help but support each and every hard working trade! Clearly this is your passion and just the fact that you will teach others is truly admorable. Thank you for teaching the youth!
Pretty sure I've never listened to a more articulate painter. Brilliant.
thank you so much! painted my trim using the additive, it was magic! took me a while to figure out the right amount of additive, and the first coat felt disappointing, still dragging and sticky with visible brushstroke marks. but the second coat was pure magic, it flew smoothly over the 1st coat like butter and just melted, I ended up with glass-like smooth trim surface (semi-gloss paint). You've upped my diy paint game tremendously!
Thank you so much for telling
What is the mixture ratio of extender to paint?
My daughter was having such a problem with seeing the brush strokes on the baseboards. This is definitely the answer. What a difference. Thank you so much for posting this. She will be thrilled!
Make sure she uses a good quality brush or it won’t matter what you add to the paint.
@@billprezioso3677agreed
I just became a super at a high end building and I know how to paint but I want to do my
Paint/touch-up with high quality finish
I appreciate your enthusiasm and your time
You just taught me something that I can use to make money and feed my family
Thank you
It surprises me how many people don't know to pull your final strokes in a straight line. As a graphic artist and career painter, it's a no Brainer for me. I just recently passed on the reason why to my new employee. He has experience and makes a great painter, just needs to learn a few things. We are banging out our 3rd house as a two man team. Thanks for the tip, this will definitely be used in the future.
Thank you.
If christopher walken was a painter
LOL! YES... I was going to say the same thing!!! Great videos though.
I was going to text the same.
Freakin' read my mind.
Beat me to it.
Sounds just like him lol
This is a masterclass of how to paint trim. I followed the technique of “working the paint”. I applied more paint than I otherwise would have. My trim looks like it was sprayed. Thank you! (I also used the M1 extender. What a difference)
Awesome tip bro. I’m such a perfectionist and always hate my final coat. So much roping and brush strokes. I think I can live with this. That was amazing the difference.
Thank you for showing the difference in using the additive and not. I'll always use it now.
You, just made my painting go from good to unbelievable with the extender for latex and mineral spirits for Oil! Thank you!
Also. Use penetrol for oil sir!!!!
Try penatro for oil. You'll never go back to spirits.
After 25 years of painting, I've just learned what "roping" is; I always called them "lines", haha. You never stop learning. Love the comparisons! And was that really wallpaper in the beginning??? It looks like the kind of faux finishes I do, piatto over metallic foil or metallic paint. Expensive! You gotta be good and bold to be applying $9K wallpaper. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you artisans. Yes. I put it up. It’s cork. Wallpaper. Yes. Roping. And heck. They are lines do you’re fine. And I’m so so. But thanks.
You’re hot
Great product M1 for latex or Floetrol by Flood.... paint thinner evaporates in oil based finish better to use Penetrol by Flood to get oil to lay down.... we use very little oil in California any more due to EPA regs
Nice vid and i also use extender in my latex paints , There are extenders for oil like Owatrol amd M-1 do one as well , far better than using mineral spirits as levels out better and the paint doesn't lose it's opacity or sheen level as it does if using mineral spirit.
Spencer’s video on paint extenders was extremely helpful. I was getting clumping and severe roping. I’m going to try the paint extender. Thanks Spencer!
WOW! That is incredible sir! Thank you so much for sharing!
Nothing beats sprayed finishes for trims, cabinets , and doors
I actually like a expertly applied hand finish. Very hard to achieve and time consuming. Spraying is faster. Easier to master. No question. Many prefer the “look” of spraying. Often more cost effective than brushing. And I do spray. But spraying looks too “plastic” for me
Roger Deschenes isn’t prep time longer for spray finish? And a little more costly? I’m asking as a layperson.
GrandBizkit yes there is more prep time and covering
But if you’re doing multiple coats on a lot of surfaces spraying is in many cases still so much faster it’s more cost effective. It takes about 5-10 minutes to brush out a door for a professional painter. That same painter will take 30 seconds to a minute to spray a door
In some cases , as in occupied home all the covering and taping might not be practical and brushing may work better
Spraying well takes a fair bit of practice and if done poorly or without proper prep and covering, disaster may result. Also, sprayers can be pretty temperamental. And you gotta get the paint and pressure “just so”
I’m not sure how a diy-er would get that practice
But a skilled painter with a sprayer is probably 5 times faster with a sprayer
That still doesn’t stop me from preferring expertly applied brushed finish to trim. It’s a warmer more evocative look and feel.
@@rogerdeschenes6749
Spray paint process requires a much higher skill, an art if you will, as it takes years to master. Its messy, takes more time on rework for a newbie.
Roger Deschenes I’ll stick to brushwork as most of the times I have to paint there is usually a considerable amount of furniture to contend with. I also love using my Purdy brushes as I made an investment in buying the brushes that aren’t the throw away dollar store special and love the finish I get out of them. I will never ever lend out my 3 inch chip to anyone not even my own brother.
Wow! Amazing video! I want to learn how to paint my home with quality and you are a great teacher. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Hey. Finally caught one of your videos. Good job and good luck on your channel! I’ll subscribe.
Amazing. Never would have thought to use an extender. Phenomenal results Spencer. Thanks for sharing this pro tip. This is going to save me a LOT of headaches.
For customer jobs i'll use the Owatrol for oil based and floetrol for water based,as for brushes i love using the Axus pro blue series,arroworthy finultras.
Exactly Owatrol is far better for oil based paints as an extender and conditioner than mineral spirits.
My Dad was a professional painter who's work was well admired by many. His hand was so steady that he could paint without tape, never getting a speck of paint where it didn't belong. He also used these tips as well and used the same brushes you do.
Thank you Laurie for sharing this.
I love his advice. He is a master painter and this is coming from a professional automotive painter
trying to start my own company and you are helping so much, for free, thank you
As a builder, a GOOD painter is hard to find. This is the kind of thing that makes you a good painter. Too many people pick up a roller or brush and say they're a painter.
Thank you !!!
The difference between the two is a bit of a grey area!
Lol
Hahahaha very witty sir!
please!!?.....well with a little bitta money he can make the grey go alll away
Wow what a great video. I am sold on the paint extender. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Sprayer a fflp tip and a shield is the best fastest way...you already have the wall masked the hard parts over
@Jonny Parra not in Tampa.
No idea this stuff existed. Always just used water, which just makes the paint less opaque and run more. In the UK acrylic and latex paints have been less popular than solvent based, I think due to the hideous brush lines you get with the stuff. But then with solvent, you get the yellowing instead after 12 months which looks almost as bad. I've literally just bought some extender after watching this (different brand, can't get M-1 easily here) and am looking forward to trying it out. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this video, sir. I will use this advice and my wife will be much happier!
Watched this one again. Spencer’s is a very good painter/paper-er. Takes his craft seriously. Good at explaining. The M1 extender works well. That clear caulk tip is a good one. I’d suggest Penetrol in oil-based as an extender over thinner. I suggest to Spencer the arrow worthy finultra angled or flat sash. (Not as big as that four inch, Spencer likes) but the brushes have a longer bristle (like purdy pro extra). And hold quite a bit of paint. Good for maintaining that wet age. It’s firm enough to maintain good control and clean lines. But not so firm that it “rakes” Also it’s noticeably flagged and the trim brushes are set in a chisel formation. I’ve seen a couple of Spencer’s clips and it seems he likes square-cut wall type brushes even on trim. I’d be interested to learn what Spencer thinks of the arroworthy finultra. I’ve had great success
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I used to think I was a pretty good painter. Now I just feel like a chump. I do have better taste in wallpaper though LOL. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Spray with hvlp sprayer has to be the best, next airless sprayer with fine finish tip. If by brush, use extender. Good tips!
Let me ask you a question. You mentioned fine finish tip. If you were painting a Sheetrock wall, level 5 finish, and you wanted a super smooth finish, 10 feet wide, 9 feet high. Which fine finish tip would you use for your Graco sprayer to achieve a super smooth finish??
Everything you stated is absolutely true but I was taught that the last stroke should always go back into your work or right to left not left to right and was also taught that a little linseed oil works in oil based products but it looks great well taught.
You were probably taught by a right handed person. I’m a leftie
@@spencercolgan I would think that it really doesn’t matter which hand is used but then again when you get the paint to lay down as you have (with an almost sprayed look) there are no visible brush strokes so I guess it wouldn’t matter in this case .
That fills my heart with joy when looking at it
You have convinced me! I was wondering what I was doing wrong. Hopefully that will fix things for me.
I came for the paint tutorial and stayed the see a paper hanging bonus that I also needed! New subscriber here. Thank you!!
Very cool video. I have been using water this whole time. I will try the extender next.
Great pro tip. Definitely makes a difference!
you did not tell us what brand the brush is pls... great tips... finally my questions answered... I subscribed as you are definitely THE paint man.
I’m so sorry. And thank you!! The brushes are both Purdys! You made my day.
I was watching this on tv, heard the Walken undertones, and had to comment. Chris Walken would be proud. The only thing you need now is your dad's watch, and more cowbell.
The primary difference between thinning water base paint with water or an extender is how they each effect the paint they are added too.
Water is 100% evaporative whereas extender is not. Results is the extender permits a longer drying time, fewer brush marks and more even application of coating. Paint extended with water causes paint surface to dry too thin.
facts
Paint conditioner is the only way to go. M1 makes 2 types, green label as in this video, is for latex, red is for oil. Don't mix them up. I will add a capful of M1 to a cut pot, and then add about a quart of paint, then adjust from there.
The choice is clear.😂 great tip. Thanks
my friend, you are the bomb, thanks for the additional tips and advice. The wife and I, well, (Me) are putting up peel and stick wall paper, (I left you a message on that video you posted) and I feel that I also need to post comment on this one as well. After we ( I ) complete that task, I need to paint a molding that's going across the same wall as the peel and stick, so this video was also very helpful, so thank you again my friend.
PS 9,000.00 Wallpaper !!, PFFT, I'll take a dozen rolls, and that's just for my closet...... :-)
WOW there is a difference. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing ! I’m going to to start using this tip !
Roll the whole surface then pull your brush thru the painted surface. Your paint will be put on much more evenly and much more efficiently. I have been painting for 50 years professionally....
Sir. This is a curvy profile of crown moulding. I don’t know that your advice would work.
@@spencercolgan A four inch roller with a good quality 3/8" nap will apply all the material you will need. If there are small corners that haven't been covered well your brush pull thru will coat all areas. I have painted door frames with this technique for years , they come out museum quality. Try it you might be surprised....thxs for your content....
My 1st time seeing you and hearing the voice of Christopher Walken, LOL! Thank you for this video! I was wondering how to do this without brush marks, and without a sprayer. Will give it a try, but first need to watch your video on filling nails holes!❤️
Until he mentioned not getting paint on the wallpaper, I was wondering why they put crown molding on an unfinished concrete cellar wall.
You are such a good teacher! Thanks!
Wow Thx for sharing that! What a difference!!!
Excellent attention to detail. Amazing tip! Question: Would the paint extender help lap marks melt together better when rolling a wall? I've found that with a lot of the "quick drying" paints that you need to go relatively heavy and wet to get a good "melt" between adjacent laps -- especially on very tall walls with the final pull. Thanks!
yeah i actually said wow. then the video said it for me. great video thanks for the tip
Thank you.
$9000 for wall paper ?
I’ll glue dollar bills first
That would be cheaper paper...but the labor would cost more.
Good point
If there are lines showing there are a few things to consider. 1. The temperature. If the room is warm, maybe because it's on an upper floor, and it's August , it will cause your paint to set up fast, sometimes very fast, which will result in brush lines. 2. Your brush may be too coarse, for example using an exterior brush, which will result in lines. So make sure you're using a soft brush designed for interior trim . Use long brush strokes with a feather touch. And if the temperature is high just don't apply too much paint at a time. Also utilize a small roller where it is possible. If the lines have already appeared and paint has dried, just sand it off and redo it. Not the end of the world.
Same as adding water I do it all the time without the extra cost. This is why we invest in airless sprayers. Mask primer and spray for a factory finish.
Spencer Colgan. Yet another incredible video. Haven't checked out your videos as much as I used to but going forward I will again be a daily viewer. I could have used some of your expertise before now, lesson learned.
Such a nice thing to hear. !
can you elaborate pls on not using PVA primer over fresh sheetrock. What do you recommend? I thought all primer has poly vinyl acetate in it as part of the core formula. your help and insight is appreciated.
I just recently painted a rental property and hated the fact that you can see the brush strokes on the baseboards. I wish I would have known about this.
Very helpful info. Thnx so much.
For the past ten and a half minutes / the first ~10:30 of this video , I have been trying to place it: the voice. It's an unusual version of an over-used vocal impression. It'l a non-exaggerated, _normal_ Christopher Walken. Honestly, probably more "normal" sounding than Walken himself, from everything I've heard various acquaintances say of him.
But there's something else to it, that kept me from placing exactly who our man's voice most reminded me of. For reasons I haven't yet placed, I've become adept at recognizing the specific celebrities doing voice-overs for TV commercials... I realized I was stumped, which was a pleasant surprise.
Anyway, I figured it out! In addition to the above description, I hear a little bit of the low, composed, smooth growl, from Joe Mantegna's loooong-recurring _Simpsons_ side character, "Fat Tony" D'Amico.
Anyway, the video was actually really helpful and well-made, and I hope my comments are taken in the humorous manner they were written. (I hope someone else lets me know that they, too, had a light-bulb moment as they hear the same thing I did 😁)
Thankyou so much ive been painting for years n no one has told me your tip your the man 😎👍
You wouldn't believe how many painters/customers in the hardware store have no idea what paint extender is for or what it is. And when I explained they say they don't do that.
Update:
I used the M-1 and a brand new Purdy brush and even with a light hand i still have brush strokes.
I even tried using the "dry roller" method I saw in some other videos on another patch to see if that would give a smooth finish and got a hammered/foam roller look as a finish.
Pretty very disappointed.
Maybe it's the paint brand?
I used Valspar Furniture and Cabinet on a desk.
Do not give up! Try using a better quality paint, and you will very well see the difference
@@spencercolgan
I don't know what brands ARE the better or best quality. I'm certainly willing to pay the price $ for whichever paint will get me the best results. Someone told me Sherwin Williams Ovation Plus gives a good finish 🤷
In my area it's called flo atrol for latex paint and pen atrol for oil base all the product does is retard the the drying time and allows the paint to level out also good when you are paint large walls and ceilings
I've used Floetrol for latex paint with great results.
It also helps if u don't use a stiff Purdy to paint trim
Excellent excellent excellent point! You are completely correct and I suggest using a soft brush
Hey try using a soft bristle brush next time you brush trim Wooster silver tips are great and come in a 4 in block like your using there my go to for trim.
A nice soft brush with minimal strokes works wonders.
Crazy idea! how about adding this to paint even when rolling the walls to get that perfect smooth finish even when there could be slight texture to the wall even after sanding?
I do it all the time.
@@spencercolgan what would your mixing ratio be approximately
I miss the days I used to wallpaper with my dad as a teenager...!!!!!
Stunning work......greetings from Ottawa Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you!!
I like the high gloss look
SCL makes a latex paint thinner. Its worked well as an extender and to condition brush before painting with latex
Best brushing water-borne is Ben Moore Advance which is a soap and water clean, modified alkyd and, ironically, you can’t use extenders or thinners (latex or oil) in it. Little clean warm water, maybe
But the paint is thinner than most latexes and has a relatively long open time
It’s definitely a two coat finish, finish paint. But the easiest to work by hand
Same thing with sherwin alkyd lol
My first movie I was asked if I knew how to do roping. Do I look like a cowboy?
Learned a lot, this is great information.
Thanks Allen.
That extender is amazing. Would you recommend using it for painting walls too? How does it turn out when using a roller?
Please. Use it with a roller too!!!! Absolutely.
I'm sure Bob Ross uses these techniques!👍👍👍
If you I have the trouble to tape and paper the walls just spray the trim better finish 10 out 10 times
One helluva professional!
First thing to do is give it a clean wipe ( little soap)... otherwise you sand and embed the dirt into the base layer. The paint I use I can’t use a latex extender. This is just how I do the prep. Your painting a low sheen?
Excellent tip.
Need more cowbell !!!
so true
Mix minereral spirits into oil based paint to make it self leveling and look better. Mix paint extender into latex paints.
How much would you add for both? Is there a specific measurement?
Thank you, you helped me solve my problem!
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Wrong brush was used without the extender
Not true. Same brush! Different width.
@@spencercolgan understood but it would help to see the same size brand cut etc.
Distance Man I should’ve gone out to the truck and got the same size brush but the reason I didn’t it was truly because there would be no difference
@@spencercolgan wish i had seen your video prior to painting my newly installed crown. I will definitely be giving the the product a try! I appreciate the videos.
Awesome video Spencer
I read the comments. You do sound like Christopher. Thanks for sharing.
Great tip💯👍🇺🇸
This is perfect, Spencer. Did you just use the standard 220 sanding block to scuff the old paint job? Also, if I do decide to use the sprayer, will the M-1 product work with a sprayer, as well? Also....sorry to ask a stupid question, but I'm using 4 1/2" molding, I'm assuming I can use smaller brush with the same specs? Or, do you use that size brush, regardless of the size of molding?
Cool Gumby Haircut homie😁
Thank you for sharing, unfortunately we don't have this product where I live. Old timers ere able to avoid leaving brush marks on trims, even with high-gloss paint but I have no idea how they did it (they obviously didn't use such extenders).
Very interesting!
30 years ago trim would have been painted with oil-based, if you were a fancy custom home painter you would use penetrol too thin. If you knew what you were doing you would use mineral spirits. Penetrol was 6.99 a quart, mineral spirits was 99 cents a gallon. Yeah pretty much used to bathe in it.
@@a-a-ron2336 so the more minerals you add to the paint, the less brush marks you'll get?
@@ihavenoname6724 the longer you work out of the same bucket the more off-gassing of chemicals there are, when brushing you would start with a quarter gallon of of paint at approximately 2 oz of mineral spirits. As you work out of the bucket continually adding paint. you can feel it in the brush and see it in the finish when it starts to rope. And he's talking about two different things, one is brush marks (typically caused by someone that doesn't know what they're doing), two is roping (typically caused by someone not moving fast enough)
In the new waterborne products roping typically happens because the person isn't moving fast enough. In other words the paint is starting to dry before they're done brushing it out. The old adages, you always work out of new paint not into new paint. If you paint left to right, you continue left to right. Never stop in the middle and work right to left, where the two finishes meet you'll have roping. If you don't know what roping looks like, take a string and tie a series of knots in a row.
@@a-a-ron2336 Thank you, I know what roping is, my constant issue is how to leave as few brush marks as possible when painting because they're ugly. It may be an issue I do not dilute the paint enough, or I'm putting too much pressure on the brush, or even I'm not using the proper brush who knows? lol But thank you for having taken the time to answer!
what would be the difference compared to using a foam roller or roller, and build three very thin layers or something like that?
but no pro painter does that (except on walls), right?!
Spencer, In this video, you were very clear why you used the brush in one direction when applying the grey that included extender.
My question is why starting about 8 minuets into the video, you began applying the grey without the extender by using brush in both directions.
Wasn't just once, but multiple brush strokes were in both directions when not using extender.
Now this method did reinforce the rope effect that is caused without extender and negated with extender.
Was this intentional or unintentional?
Great video..... What kind of trim paint do you recommend? What brand? Semi-gloss? What's your go-to?
Sherwin williams semi gloss enamel here it is:
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@@spencercolgan if I use Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel, should I still use an extender?
Great detailed video! I have always hated the brush lines and was going to spray the baseboards, but that is a lot of prep. All I need to use is mineral spirits in my oil paint? And how do you know when it's too much or little?
Nice
Can I ask what about the paints like advance or trim enamel that have a self leveling agent in them should you ever add anything to them?
Awesome video.
Excellent video...off to buy paint extender
" and I carried this watch up my ass for 2 years to keep it hidden and now I'm giving it to you" Christopher Walken. That scene from pulp fiction was the first thing I thought when I heard his voice. That and "more cowbell".
What is the best way to fix roping on trim?