Improving Manufacturing Processes

If you're going to be installing bitumen or tar, then you need the right brush for the job. While one specialist brush helps, having a few different types to hand gives you better results more quickly. Which kinds of brushes should you look to buy?

1. A Wide Flat Brush

If you have a lot of surface to cover, then your first brush head should be big enough to do a lot of the grunt work. Look for a decent size of flathead that can cover the area in a few sweeps. The bigger the head, the more instant coverage you get. It helps you make short work of applying bitumen or tar to a larger area.

While you can use a brush with a short handle to do this, a long-handled product is sometimes more efficient. You can paint on the liquid in a standing position and push it where it needs to go more precisely. This way, you can work on your feet. This makes for a quicker and more comfortable job.

2. An Angled Brush

Some bitumen brushes are set at an angle on their handle. These brushes are often slightly smaller and rounder than flat brushes; their handles can be short or long.

Angled brushes are helpful when you're adding the finishing touches to a job. The angle of the brush makes it easier to create straight edges and to cover corner crevices. These brushes are also easier to manipulate on vertical surfaces, such as walls, if you need the bitumen or tar to go up at the edges to create an effective seal.

3. A Small Round Brush

It's also worth investing in a small round brush for this kind of job. Ideally, buy one that that comes with a short rather than a long handle.

There will be times when you want to touch up small areas or where you want more precise control. A small head and a short handle helps you do both these things. You can get close to the application area, and you can manipulate the head more easily.

Generally, it's more cost-effective to buy an initial brush with a removable head and then add other individual heads to the mix, For example, you could buy a long-handle bitumen brush with a flat head to start with. Once the main part of the job is done, you can attach the handle to the head you need next.

For more advice on the best set-up for your job, contact brush and broom suppliers.