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Painting outside of house

  • 08-09-2012 8:02pm
    #1
    !RAY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭


    Hi
    I am going to paint the outside of the house. Smooth walls. I read another post that Purdy or wooster brushes are one of the best for inside. Whats the best to get for the out side and should use a long pile roller. Do i need to use a primer.
    Any advice most welcome.
    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    Either a Purdy or a wooster will do you for exterior painting.

    No need for priming, just give 2 full coats of an exterior paint, either Dulux or fleetwood!

    A medium roller sleeve if your painting plaster, or heavy if your painting pebble dash!


  • #3
    Jonny Drama
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭Jonny Drama


    !RAY wrote: »
    Hi
    I am going to paint the outside of the house. Smooth walls. I read another post that Purdy or wooster brushes are one of the best for inside. Whats the best to get for the out side and should use a long pile roller. Do i need to use a primer.
    Any advice most welcome.
    Cheers

    Purdy brushes are a rip-off. You can get similar cheaper brushes in any paint shop for about 7euro. Wash it a few times during the day just to keep it in good working order.

    Use a long pile roller, they ware down easier than they used to, so the medium roller will be shagged in no time.


  • #4
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    Jonny Drama wrote: »
    Purdy brushes are a rip-off. You can get similar cheaper brushes in any paint shop for about 7euro. Wash it a few times during the day just to keep it in good working order.

    Use a long pile roller, they ware down easier than they used to, so the medium roller will be shagged in no time.

    Purdys are the best brushes in the business, you will not get any brush for 7 euro that comes within a million miles of a purdy!


  • #5
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,671 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Getting back on topic, I too nearly painted the house this year, but going to wait til 2013 now, and was wondering how do I paint areas where the original paint is peeling and blistered?

    I think the previous owners did a shoddy job, but if I paint over flaking paint then surely it will not adhere too well?

    I don't want to paint over it, just to have it peel again soon afterwards.


  • #6
    Jonny Drama
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭Jonny Drama


    michael999999 wrote: »
    Purdys are the best brushes in the business, you will not get any brush for 7 euro that comes within a million miles of a purdy!

    I agree Purdy are probably the best, but this person wants to paint their own house so a Purdy is no good to them especially at the price of them. The Px brushes for 7/8 euro are plenty good brushes in general, and especially for someone doing a DIY job!


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