Painting

Paint

$ depends on amount + colour

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

Primer

$ depends on amount

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

Finish

$ depends on amount

• 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

$ depends on size

• 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

Air Brushing

• air brush
  • under $50: Gaahleri GHAD-39 ($45)
  • under $100: Badger Patriot 105 ($91) / GSI Creos Mr. Airbrush Procon Boy PS-289 ($95 $85) or PS-270 ($99)
  • under $200: Iwata Eclipse HP CS ($170)
• compressor
  • budget: no-name brand on Amazon
  • standard: AS-186 style compresser

Other

• paint roller: Wooster ($ depends on length, size, and model)
• paint spray bottle: HomeRight Super Finish Max ($59)
• painter’s tape: FrogTape multi-surface ($ depends on length)
• painter’s multi-tool: Hyde 17-in-1 ($13 $9)