If you’ve got an old paint brush or two laying around, don’t get rid of them. They may be hard and seemingly useless now but a few tips will transform those brushes into useful pieces once again.
Those old brushes are reusable. If driving to the local hardware isn’t your thing and DIY is the way to go, then check out these 5 hacks.
1. Reuse for its intended purpose
Cut through the middle of a plastic bottle, making sure it’s a clean line down the center.
Go slowly, you don’t want to cut yourself. Roll out the strip of plastic then measure your brush out so you can cover those bristles as shown in the video.
Take an old mop sponge, cut out and through the sponge to perfectly fit the brush, then wrap it around until it’s snug. Rubber bands should do to tighten and hold them down together.
Now you can paint surfaces again. Sure, you could just pop out and buy a new brush but with fuel prices the way they are, this is a great hack!
Oh, and that sponge end can be cleaned easily.
2. Angle of attack
Now no brush is perfect, nor are they accurate and neat when painting. There will be smearing and weird smudges here and there. So take that brush and clip and trim off those bristles.
Like so.
The angle makes it easier to hit those corner spots with paint.
3. Let it roll
Old rollers can be reused like those paintbrushes. Take an old mop sponge (if you have one) and rip off the rougher abrasive end.
Cut off a plastic pipe measuring it to fit the roller. Using construction adhesive or similar, roll the sponge on to the plastic pipe, rolling both to be sure they really stick together.
Reassemble the sponge on to the roller. It works the same!
4. A hinge and a hole
This one’s going to require a drill and a hinge. Find a piece of plastic thin but strong enough to block corners when applying paint. Drill a hole in the middle of the piece and one by the corner of a brush.
Screw the plastic on the brush’s body and you should have a piece of plastic that can fold up or down.
5. Keep on rolling
Let’s hope you have an offset hinge laying around somewhere. And a small wheel that can act as a roller.
Drill a hole on the side of the brush and screw the hinge and wheel on to form an angle that will allow you to paint at ease, using the roller to guide the brush over the surface to be painted.
It does make painting corners easier.
Some may argue that buying a new brush is easier, or hiring someone to paint saves time. But if you’re bored and up to the task, then these may give you a good challenge.
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