3 Tricks to Get Rid of Brush Strokes. Pro Explains
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- Are you curious how professional painters make trim look amazing? Well, we have secret knowledge which only we can access. OK..... we'll throw you a bone and reveal our secrets. As the great Uncle Ben from Spiderman said, "With great power, comes great responsibility." Enjoy!
Fun Fact "You are actually watching paint dry" 😂🤣😂 Thanks for that tip! The other night I was gonna go off on a coating spree but I left it to dry for 2 hours and then said... "Daaaang, I'm finished!" 😎
Haha, I’m glad it worked out 🫡
So good man. Thank you. Love this channel so much.
Thanks my dude! I appreciate it. Lots more coming 🫡
Great video! Love the humor!
Thanks for watching and I’m glad you found it somewhat humorous! 😄
Great tips. I’ve been overworking the paint for sure.
I hope it helps! Thanks for watching 🫡
Under rated channel. Great information!
Hahaha, it’s moving along. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Agree 💯%😊
Technique! I neeeed technique!😱lol
I have a hard time figuring out how to “merge” sections together😕
Good stuff though, love the content👍🏻
I’ve got a bunch of other videos about how to paint trim. Those might be useful for you.
I really like how to the point and practical your videos are. Do you expand anywhere on brushing versus spraying? I come at this as a finish carpenter who is starting to get calls to paint on side jobs, which I want to make a focus of my professional development, and I am trying to assess what I actually need to do to start getting high quality finishes on my own projects, before I start offering to paint my own work with clients (who often don't want to manage multiple contractors, understandably). I really want to stay airless though, as I just don't carry a large enough compressor to spray, nor does my work flow have any need for one.
I am getting the distinct impression that you are a professional who does a lot of brushing. What dictates that? where is it acceptable? where is it not? I assume brushing larger flat surfaces like say, shelving and benches is less acceptable than say, brushing window casing or baseboard? Are there jobs you can't brush? how do you manage client expectations when it comes to brushed trim, whereas a lot of new home construction is sprayed?
Great questions! I'll do my best to hit on each question you asked. Here's a video where I touch on different finish types: ruclips.net/video/-sVm8ltOKe4/видео.html
Airless is still pretty much the way to go if you're going to spray. The HVLPs don't have enough juice to push through a lot of different products and most guys aren't hauling around a Kremlin sprayer with the necessary compressor.
In general, painters tend to specialize and end up doing certain kinds of work. There are crews that mostly spray, and then there are crews that do mostly brush and roller work. New construction gets sprayed because those houses are empty and they have the run of the place. Often the flooring and other elements are not installed when those homes get painted. In my experience, builder's grade paint jobs tend to be hot garbage unless you've had a really nice custom home builder do it.
Once you get into homes where the owners are moved in and living there then the work starts to look a bit different. Big exteriors often get sprayed as that's generally the best way to do that work. Guys that refinish cabinets also spray. Usually with an airless and a fine finish tip. Another common workflow for crews is to spray the trim and doors first then brush and roll the ceiling and walls. Keep in mind that the prep out is quite extensive when using a sprayer, and if you mess up it can be a big problem. Overspray is no bueno.
My crew is a fine finish crew and we don't do a lot of spray work. We use to, and still will use a sprayer from time to time, but we prefer to use brush and rollers. Most of the work we do is high-end residential, so we're dealing with fully furnished homes. As it is with most things, painters can produce an exceptional level of finish using brush and roller and they can produce an absolute crap finish using a brush and roller. The same is true of crews that spray. It comes down to what skills you've developed, what products you use, and the type of work that you do.
On a related side note, I'll be launching a podcast on this channel in January where I'll be able to answer questions like yours in more depth. Thanks again for watching and for the questions!
As long as paint is wet, you're not "over working" it.
For sure guys over work it. If you keep brushing the product longer than you need to then you’re just wasting time. Get it on the surface and keep it moving.
@@SuperVassarBrothers the reason for brushing is to brush out the lines, as in spreading the paint out, while it is still wet. If you don't brush out lines and leave it thick, you'll see those lines when it dries. You cant trust the paint to magically level out as you might expect.
A video breaking down the corona brush line would be great
Already filmed it my friend. That should be out during the second half of November 🤙
What do you think about the additive Floetrol Flood for Emerald?
Emerald Urethane has a generous open time so I’ve never found it necessary. If it works for you then go for it, but often times I think people are just not moving fast enough or are over working the product.
@@SuperVassarBrothers Thank you so much for responding! Your videos have been very helpful!
I've seen people around the interwebs saying that if you use Advance in a white, it can end up yellowing over time. Is that accurate? I'm using Super White to match some pure white poly shutters that I (probably?) can't paint, and yellowing would cause the already-not-perfectly-matched color to be even more off.
Also - do you still like Command as a trim paint? On a previous comment you had mentioned how much you like it. These are the two paints on my list to redo my trim, but I haven't committed to either yet.
Always love the information in your videos, you're a great educator.
You mentioned shutters in the first part of your comment. Be aware that Advance is not an exterior paint so if you’re painting exterior trim then I’d go with Moorglo Soft Gloss from Benjamin Moore.
Advance can yellow over time although I haven’t experienced for myself. The majority of the trim work we do, we use Emerald Urethane Trim enamel and I’m quite happy with it.
Command is good as a specialty product for certain applications. I wouldn’t use it to redo your trim.
My top picks for painting trim would be
1) Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel
2) Moorglo Soft-Gloss for exterior trim
3) regular Emerald Semi-gloss (it’s an acrylic and super easy to work with. This is a great option if you are newer to painting or think that the Emerald Urethane is overkill)
@@SuperVassarBrothers Interior plantation shutters, made from a poly material instead of wood so I don't think I can paint them. I believe it also voids the warranty.
I will keep that other paint in mind for exterior though!
Any tips on keeping a toddler away from trim with a long open time? 😅
Thanks again for all the info, it's really helpful for us noobs. Looking forward to the next vid!
Fewer brush strokes. Sorry. I cannot help myself.
To each his own I suppose 🫡
Thanks Stannis