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Selecting the Right Brush for Cut-ins

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An Ultimate Guide To Cut Ins: Paint Straight Lines Like a Pro!

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Choose an angled sash brush for ceiling cut-ins. The angled tip allows for easier access into corners and more precise line drawing compared to a flat brush. While flat brushes can be used with practice, the angled design significantly aids in achieving a clean line. For brush size, a 3-inch angled sash brush is recommended as it holds more paint, allowing for longer continuous strokes without redipping, thus increasing efficiency. However, a 2.5-inch brush can be more manageable for beginners. The presenter personally uses Premier handmade brushes with Dupont Tynex and Orel filaments, noting their superior paint retention, easy cleanup, and maintained stiffness.

Goal: Choose the most effective brush type and size for painting precise ceiling cut-ins.

Tools and materials

  • Angled Sash Brush Premier — Painting precise lines where the wall meets the ceiling

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we're going to start doing some cuttings now another question I've had in the past is you know people are asking me you know how come you're not using a flat brush I use an angled sash brush so you can see it's it it's angled so it's cut in an angle there's options where you can use a flat brush I know a lot of people use flat brushes and they don't have a problem getting into the corner with a lot of training you can get into the corner and cut in really well but an angled sash it comes to a point you can get into a corner a lot easier with an angled sash in the angled sash also I like doing my cuttings and I actually draw my line with that point that the angle creates instead of a flat s so it is personal preference of flat angled it really just comes down to what you're comfortable with another thing is what size brush so um you're going to see this is a 3inch angled sash brush I for years probably 12 years of painting um in my career I was using a 2 and 1/2 in Brush and I was comfortable using a 2 and 1/2 but the bigger the brush the more paint it's going to hold the longer the line you're going to be able to draw so a 3-in brush I'm going to be able to stretch my line out a lot faster a lot longer and um the longer I can go without red dipping you know in theory the faster the more efficient you are going to be doing your cut ends if you're just learning sometimes a 2 and 1/2 in Brush uh works better to start doing your cut ends than a 3-in brush and I personally use a premier handmade brushes with all dup filaments they hold paint up better um and they clean up a lot faster and they hold their stiffness a lot longer so a premier mon talk or Premier Brooke that's what I do my cins with I've tested a lot of rushes over the years and they work the best for me and once again if you're a professional painter a lot of this is Prof uh personal preference now let's get on to doing some cins and see if I can give you some tips and tricks you know how about go doing this and you know I'm going to start off right here and I'm right-handed and if I was to start off on on the right side of the wall it's more difficult to be in a right-handed person to work my way this way so I always start I'm right-handed I'm going to start on the left side of the wall

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