Paint Brushes - Lidl

[floydraser]

Just a heads up for anyone who, like me, uses brushes once then chucks them away.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy/paintbrush-set/p45121

I'll be slicing the two widest ones down the middle to make two smaller ones for use with resin. 

[Oddfellow]

30 minutes ago, floydraser said:

Just a heads up for anyone who, like me, uses brushes once then chucks them away.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy/paintbrush-set/p45121

I'll be slicing the two widest ones down the middle to make two smaller ones for use with resin. 

Toolstation does cheap throw-away brushes much cheaper than this. If you're just using them for resin, these are perfect. Not so goon on gel as they tend to shed a bit, but if you condition them before use, they are better. 

https://www.toolstation.com/paintbrush-set/p48839

These have gone up my 50% in the last 14 months. They used to be £0.99p 

[floydraser]

42 minutes ago, Oddfellow said:

Toolstation does cheap throw-away brushes much cheaper than this. If you're just using them for resin, these are perfect. Not so goon on gel as they tend to shed a bit, but if you condition them before use, they are better. 

https://www.toolstation.com/paintbrush-set/p48839

These have gone up my 50% in the last 14 months. They used to be £0.99p 

Ah, thanks for that. I just went to Toolstation to get my polyurethane glue, then to Lidl!  

Next time...

[TheQ]

Yep the thinners / brush cleaner used to clean brushes is more expensive than a cheap brush. 

I buy brushes in Bulk for fibreglass work and where paint work does not need to be of the highest quality (down in the bilge etc) and was getting them at 20 to 30p from Amazon, I see they are now just over 40p EA for 24 2 inch brushes..

[DaveRolaves]

Good brushes from East Coast fibreglass, use them for painting as well as laminating, plastic handles. Twelve two inch brushes for £11 plus VAT and carriage. Also available in other sizes