Gravity feed?

[justplugit]

Aside from being limited as to the quantity of paint it will hold,

are there any other disadvantages to a gravity feed brush.

[Tagger]

I have a badger 200 detail brush gravity feed .. I feel I waste alot of paint flushing resevoir .. maybe I'm just cheap bastadge..

[Raven]

and i prefer two dripless light coats where you hear the woosh woosh of a drier brush ,
than one heavier layer that needs major watching and attention to remedy drippage....

[Jigman]

I think most builders who use the gravity feed are using them for the fine lines and details. As Tagger noted, you end up wasting more paint in those. With the suction type, you can use fast blast caps for quick paint changes and less waste.

Jigman

[justplugit]

Jigster
I clean my brush between colors by running it under the faucet in a

slop sink and would think it would be easier to clean from the top?

Usually paint small quantities at a time, rarely more than 8 plugs.

[Jigman]

Using the bottom feed, I have all of my paints in bottles with fast blast caps, including cleaner. Paint plugs, pull off paint bottle, attach cleaner, spray, detach, attach next paint bottle, paint some more. Quick and easy for one plug or 100 plugs.

Jigman