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Hi, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van

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Freedom. Today I'm comparing three paint brushes

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from my van-building kit: the Bates set,

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the Pro Grade set,

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and the one-inch Linzer chip brush.

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Two sets were good value for me.

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The cheap utility brush solved a different

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problem: working outside without running water for

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cleanup. I bought the Bates brush set

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on Amazon. The Bates brushes were high

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quality in my experience.

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They were affordable and good value.

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The matching set picture shows different widths,

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with flat and angled heads.

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That gives the assortment different working edges

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instead of just several copies of the

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same brush. The Pro Grade brushes also

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worked well for me,

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and I thought the set was good

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value. These are another flat-and-angled assortment in

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my actual supplies. Bates and Pro Grade

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appear as alternatives on each other's product

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pages, but I bought and used both.

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They are not just two products I

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found while shopping online.

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The Linzer one-inch brush had a much

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more specific role. I bought inexpensive brushes

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to use once and throw away because

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I was building outside,

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on the road, without a sink or

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running water. They served that purpose.

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But they applied paint unevenly,

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and bristles sometimes came off into the

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coating. For a job where appearance mattered

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less, that low-cost choice made sense to

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me. It was not my route to

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a particularly good-looking finish.

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My exterior bedliner job adds another lesson

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about application method. After masking,

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sanding and cleaning, some coating pooled or

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dripped. I tried a paintbrush on one

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problem area and made it worse.

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My diary then recorded a foam roller

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for the next touch-up.

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That result belongs to that coating repair;

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it does not change my separate value

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reviews of the brush sets.

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Comparing the shapes helps explain the shopping

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options. A flat head presents a straight

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working edge. An angled head presents a

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sloping edge. The Linzer is a single

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narrow brush, while the Bates and Pro

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Grade packages provide an assortment.

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This moving painting footage illustrates application choices,

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alongside my actual van photographs.

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The Wooster Shortcut is the other comparison

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on all three pages.

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It is a single angled brush with

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a short handle, rather than a mixed

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set. The picture shows that different grip

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and head format. It is an alternative

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to compare, while Bates,

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Pro Grade and Linzer are the brushes

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in my own review.

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Thanks for watching. I'm Steve Smith with

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Camper Van Freedom. The three full product

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reviews, matching pictures and buying options are

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linked below. My takeaway is simple: Bates

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and Pro Grade were good value in

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my use, and the inexpensive Linzer suited

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rougher jobs when brush cleanup was not

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practical. Until next time.