Painting

Paint

• paint: Sherwin Williams / Benjamin Moore
• spray paint: Rust-Oleum Professional

Primer

• wood primer
  • water-based: Insl-X Stix
  • oil-based: Sherwin Williams
• drywall primer: Sherwin Williams PVA

Finish

• varnish
  • oil-based varnish: Minwax polyurethane finish satin (darker woods)
  • water-based varnish: General Finishes high performance (lighter woods)
• laquer: any
• danish oil: Watco
• hard wax: General Finishes / Fiddes
• wood stain: Minwax

Paint Brushes

• synthetic-based
  • versatile: Purdy XL
  • soft: Purdy Nylox
  • stiff: Purdy Pro-Extra
• natural-based (for oil-based paints, varnishes, finishes, etc)
  • versatile: Purdy White Bristles
  • soft: Purdy Black Bristles
  • stiff: Purdy Ox Hair

Other

• paint roller: Wooster
• paint spray bottle: HomeRight Super Finish Max
• painter’s tape: FrogTape multi-surface
• painter’s multi-tool: Hyde 17-in-1