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   Senomozi | Oct 09, 2009 07:05pm | #1

   BIN shellac based primer (the red can) is my primer of choice for interior projects. It dries very quickly and sands beautifully so the top coat looks really good on it.

   I use either type of paint brush with BIN but the one I like the best for small surfaces or projects with lots of facets (moldings, etc) is a natural bristle round sash brush. BIN is not very viscous so that type of brush seems to be able to keep the paint in the brush more effectively than rectangular brushes. I.e. not as much dripping. At least that's what my experience has been.

   Note that the technical data sheet for this product mentions both natural and synthetic brushes as being suitable.

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   BOBABEUI | Oct 09, 2009 07:25pm | #2

   Janet,

   I have used Purdy synthetic bristle brushes (nylon/polyester) which seem to worked out OK for me.

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   jyang949 | Oct 09, 2009 08:18pm | #3

   Thanks. Since either will do, I'll use my synthetic-bristle Coronas. They used to be my best brushes, but I lent them to some schoolkids so they could paint their project. :(

   Janet

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   HowardAcheson | Oct 09, 2009 10:18pm | #4

   Use the same type of brush you would use for an oil based paint. Any good natural bristle brush is fine and will tend to do a better job than a synthetic bristle brush.

   Howie.........
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   joespehar | Oct 09, 2009 10:32pm | #5

   Since BIN is pigmented shellac, you can clean up a lot cheaper by using ammonia instead of alcohol. A mixture of little detergent (dishwashing, Simple Green, whatever you have) mixed with about 1/3 household ammonia and 2/3 water works very well to clean your brushes. Don't use it as a thinner, though.

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   Quickstep | Oct 11, 2009 03:58am | #6

   Using ammonia to clean up after B-I-N is a good tip; best when using synthetic brushes. Rinsing with water afterward can cause the bristles to swell on natural bristle brushes.

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   davidbrum | Oct 11, 2009 04:17pm | #7

   Does ammonia work for spray equipment too? I love BIN as a sprayed-on primer coat, but it costs a fortune (well, small fortune) to clean the equipment with DNA.David B

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   SteveSchoene | Oct 11, 2009 06:08pm | #8

   Yes.  Remember the ventilation though. 

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   RussellH | Oct 14, 2009 11:45pm | #9

   What spray gun are you using? And the tip size?

   Thanks,

   Russell

    

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   Quickstep | Oct 15, 2009 02:09am | #10

   Yes it does. I still shoot a bit of DNA through the gun after the final rinse to displace any water that may be left in the gun. ......Just in case it might come in contact with a steel part that could rust.

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   davidbrum | Oct 15, 2009 02:17am | #11

   Thanks for the tip! I used ammonia today to take the BIN streak out of one of the drapes that I accidentally touched with paint on my hand. Worked great. I can easily imagine that it requires serious ventilation for cleaning spray equipment. Still, a buck a gallon is a heck of a lot better than what I'm paying for DNA.David B