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About Cling On!
Brushes
From The Creator
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CLING ON! Brushes Totally Equipped for Water-Based Paints
Cling On! distinguishes itself from all other European paintbrush brands, applying different filaments, in different blends, not chosen for their price, but for their quality. In the end, that’s what a professional painter needs and that’s what a true tradesman wants to experience. The most important piece of equipment for a painter/decorator is his or her brush…which is held for most of the day
Cling On! brushes are developed not by a sales representative or marketing manager, but by a painter, who paints on a daily basis, bearing in mind legislation and actual practical frustrations while working with paints today. This resulted in a brush that does what it’s expected to do. The Cling On! brushes are equipped with top quality nylon filaments, supported by PBT fibers for added stiffness, both solid round tapered (SRT). The nylon filaments (Dupont Tynex) are extremely durable and suffer much less wear in comparison to other, mostly cheaper polyester filaments.
Cling On! brushes have unequalled shape retaining: after a few days’ use it doesn’t get the appearance of a hand brush or broom, but even after prolonged use (when properly cared for of course) the shape stays intact. In fact it only gets better!The brush delivers a nearly flawless job with any kind of paint!Spreading the paint is effortless, cutting in sharp as a knife creating a beautiful, full, smooth layer, covering better and flowing nicer.
You don’t need to clean a Cling On! brush every time. Never clean the brush and keep it dry. Always keep the brush hanging (without touching the bottom) and keep it wet. This way the paint cannot dry in and build up near the ferrule. The shape remains intact as long as possible and the brush is always ready for use. The filaments of the Cling On! brushes are specially dyed and treated for easier cleaning and even better bend recovery. Just hang them in your Brushkeeper and the next day you’ll see that almost all of the paint residue has left the brush and you only have to give it a quick rinse to be ready for take-off! Changing colors is easy and doesn’t require gallons of water to waste!
Brushkeeper
Professional Brushkeeper CL2 Manufactured by Cling On!
Product Specifications: Specially designed for keeping brushes with synthetic filaments. Upper plate, bolts and handle made from stainless steel. Pail is treated on the inside against rusting, dimensions chosen against capsizing in the van. One size fits all: every size paintbrush fits anywhere in the rubber flaps (purchased separately). Room for 8 brushes. Note: Although the pail is treated against rusting, rust can appear when the pail is damaged or scratched. Store the Brushkeeper in a dry place. Do not keep it on a damp surface for longer periods. Use: Fill the Brushkeeper with clean water (approximately 1/3). Pull the brush handle upwards through the rubber flaps and it will stick. Be sure that the filaments are kept wet in the water without touching the bottom. Tip: When the rubber flaps start losing their flexibility after a few months, change the direction in which you put your brushes into the keeper: push the handle downwards through the flaps (again without the filaments touching the bottom). Change direction from time to time to prolong the lifespan of the rubber flaps.
From Frank....the creator of the Cling On! Brush: Being the owner of CLING ON!, I often get various questions about the characteristics of the brushes, but also about “how to use” and “what to do, or not to.” I believe there are a few misunderstandings that need clarification…
People are used to natural (hog) bristles in paintbrushes. This changed when people started to use more water based materials. Synthetic filaments proved to be perfectly suited for use in paintbrushes when applying water based paints because the natural bristles absorb about 40% water. Because of their scaled structure, this causes them to lose stiffness and makes them flare. They also pick up less paint and are not as easy to clean. The brushes need enormous amounts of water to get rid of the paint. Needless to say, this isn’t exactly eco-friendly!
“Harvesting” natural hog bristles is done in a way that comes very near to animal torture.The quality of hog bristles is rapidly degrading and getting more expensive at the same time. Because hogs are kept inside more and more, the industry is getting more and more industrialized. The need for a thick “coat” (welcome in the harsh Chinese climate conditions) gradually disappears. All in all, natural bristles for use in water based materials are not recommended!
As we move from the need for natural bristles, the industry introduced synthetic filaments in many different kinds and qualities. There are approximately two kinds of synthetic filaments used in paintbrushes: polyester and nylon. Nylon is mostly used in high-grade professional brushes.Dupont® is the world’s leading manufacturer of top quality filaments. They invented nylon (polyamide) back in 1935 and patented it in 1938. Dupont® also produces a top-quality polyester (PBT) named Orel®. Polyester has several outstanding qualities, durability, very little water absorption, stiffness, and is resistant to many chemicals. Polyester is more abrasive-resistant than hog bristles. Negatively, water based materials tend to stick to polyester, which makes it harder to clean. Polyester comes in many different quality grades, and some manufacturers combine polyester with natural bristles. They claim this type of brush would be fit for oil-based and water based paints. This is contradictory and is sometimes a simple economical choice.
Tynex®is the Dupont® trademark for the highest quality nylon filaments used in professional top-grade paintbrushes like CLING ON!. Tynex® equals and exceeds many of the characteristics of polyester filaments. It is 50% more durable than the best polyester filaments available (about 7 times more durable than hog bristles), and when dyed, instead of pigmented, has a better bend recovery and dimension stability, has less tendency to curl and is much easier to clean. Filaments can be dyed or pigmented. One can tell by the tips of the filaments, which are white (the original color of nylon) at the tips, caused by flagging the tips, whether they are dyed or pigmented. Pigmented filaments are colored through and through.
Being a painter myself, it was only logical to use nothing but the very best in CLING ON! brushes! About 75% of CLING ON! filaments are Tynex® nylon, supported by 25% Orel® polyester in shorter lengths to add some stiffness. Many claim that it’s perfectly normal for a more expensive brush to lose bristles in the beginning. This is not correct! Our filaments are completely locked in epoxy resin to prevent loss of hair. The handle is also attached with epoxy resin. There is no risk of loose bristles, ferrule, or handle.
What about cleaning? As previously stated, cleaning nylon filaments is quite easy. No gallons of increasingly precious water needed. Some will tell you to clean your brush and let it dry. However, there will always remain a tiny bit of paint remnant in the “heel” of the brush head, near the ferrule. Should you store the brush dry after cleaning, there is a risk of drying in of the paint remnant. This causes the heel to harden and this gradual build-up will affect the shape of your brush and actually shorten the effective length of the filaments and diminish it’s ability to pick up (and release) the paint. It affects your painting result! My advice would be to give your brush a quick rinse, or a thorough cleaning when storing for a prolonged period of time, and keep it wet! Let the brush hang in water, without touching the bottom, and the hygroscopic effect will “suck” up water just to the ferrule, which prevents the paint remnant from drying. This is the best way to preserve a brush with synthetic filaments and the best way to ensure you enjoy a long, long time of using this top-quality brush! If you forget to clean your brush in time or if you store it standing up and cause the tips to bend, simply hang it in hot water for a while and clean with brush soap. In most instances the damage will be restored.
