Name: Rockler Foam Brush Set 24-Piece
Brand: Rockler
SKU: 59084

Spong brushes

These are great for refinishing furniture and for crafts! Love all My products From Rockler!

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September 5, 2018

Dee F

Purchased
1 month ago

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Good Value

Worked well with the various sizes to accommodate different needs.

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April 28, 2018

Robert J

Purchased
5 months ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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Great price for disposable brushes

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March 24, 2018

Terry C

Purchased
6 months ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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brushes

great little throw aways.

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January 14, 2018

tsmith9825

Purchased
over 2 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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Foam brushes

These foam brushes were the right stocking stuffer for the holidays.

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December 30, 2017

Joseph D

Purchased
9 months ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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Great

Use these all the time!

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November 30, 2017

P E

Purchased
10 months ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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great value

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September 12, 2017

Scott H

Purchased
1 year ago

Woodworking Experience:

Beginner

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Great value!

Great pricing....big selection of sizes!

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May 15, 2017

Michael or Michele J

Purchased
1 year ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Bunch of them

You get a ton of these for the money. Cheap brushes but the price matches the quality. Happy customer here.

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March 3, 2017

Julee F

Purchased
1 year ago

Woodworking Experience:

Beginner

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Would recommend these foam brushes, work well for touching up paint but work really well when applying a oil finish, being foam they hold and spread a fair amount of finish.

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February 27, 2017

MICHAEL P

Purchased
1 year ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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good foam brushes.

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January 29, 2017

Jason R

Purchased
1 year ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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Quick applicator

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May 17, 2016

MARK B

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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brush set

perfect set

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May 3, 2016

sandy t

Purchased
over 2 years ago

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Foam head paint brushes

Great selection at a great price. If you are really pinching pennies, these brushes can be cleaned and used more than once.

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April 11, 2016

Michael M

Purchased
over 2 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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These foam brushes are very good bargain and I recommend these for stains and topcoats.

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March 31, 2016

Shirley H

Purchased
over 2 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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24 piece foam brush set

great price for a great throw away brush. I hate cleaning any brush so for the price use them once or twice for a project and throw them away. I use them for stains, polyurethane, and paints.

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February 19, 2016

Rex F

Purchased
over 2 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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assorted foam brushes

Excellent variety of sizes included. Good quality materials; foam doesn't easily disintegrate during use. Handles from used brusjes can be used as dowels, too.

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November 22, 2015

Joe E

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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Great Value

I have become a huge foam brush fan. This package contains foam brushed that simply perform well with very few to no tell-tale marks -- and NO BRUSH HAIRS. The best part of this package is the price. It's hard to find good foam brushes at 30 cents a piece.

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August 20, 2015

Daniel H

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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Great product easy to use and have good customer service

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August 4, 2015

Kent Q

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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Foam brush assortment

I decided to try these while on sale. Folks they are a very good bargain and recommend to everyone...

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July 24, 2015

Dean f

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Foam Brush

Great for what I use them for which is spreading 2 part epoxy then throw the brush away.

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June 17, 2015

Robert M

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Excellent choice of brushes

The brushes worked perfectly for the job I had. The stain went on easy and covered well. The finish worked exactly the same.

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May 10, 2015

Warren H

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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We've purchased these applicators often. I...

We've purchased these applicators often. I paint, rinse and re-use the brushes multiple times with no issues. Occasionally the insert will need a dab of glue to secure it after multiple use and immersion. The foam is better quality than what is available locally, and at a huge savings.Absolutely no problems with oil or varnish application either. We would recommend them, a good product at a great price.

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April 30, 2009

Guest

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What can you say about foam...

What can you say about foam brushes?They work well with many finishes, and at the price I paid, they were a bargain!

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September 8, 2008

Richard B

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Cannot beat the price and convenience.

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August 27, 2008

Grant W

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I order these foam brushes especially...

I order these foam brushes especially for use with gel stains and topcoats and have been completely satisfied with the quality and value.

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August 17, 2008

Leon M

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Easier to use than a standard...

Easier to use than a standard paint brush with fewer or no streaks and no runs. These brushes enable the user to blend the last pass with the next pass and have less overruns. Great product!!

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May 17, 2008

Peter L

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good

Just good brushes, use them for many different types of finishes

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June 6, 2018

bryon d

Purchased
1 year ago

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Very handy for quick touch up

One of the best investments I have made in the way of brushes.

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October 4, 2017

Roland B

Purchased
1 year ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Good brushes, good price. I like big lots!

These are just what I need in my toymaker's shop. All sizes and inexpensive.

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April 9, 2017

JOSEPH M

Purchased
1 year ago

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Worked fine for me.

I used the brushes to apply gel stain and topcoat. They worked just fine. It is hard to tell in the package but there is a variety of sizes included. I would have preferred only the medium size but it was a great value.

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August 16, 2016

sam j

Purchased
over 2 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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Great for quick projects

Work well for quick, disposable projects.

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August 6, 2015

Edward S

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Good brushes for the price. Only issue was the adhesive that holds the foam to plastic backing fails rather quickly. But overall, good buy.

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August 1, 2015

BRIAN H

Purchased
over 3 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Good, not all brushes equally usefull.

I've used these mostly for putting food-safe varnish on turned mugs. The good: great price, smooth finish as a result. I can wrap the brush in plastic wrap or a plastic grocery bag, and it'll still be very useable when the coat is dry several hours later. I can get 3 or 4 coats out of it. The bad: there's a great selection, but I don't use the larger ones. If I was making furniture, the larger ones would probably be a lot more useful. Also, after a few coats, the foam begins to deteriorate and leaves a few fragments in the finish. Not actually a big deal, as I can either pick them out with tweezers while wet or wipe them with the edge of the foam brush. Overall, the good definitely outweighs the bad, and I'll buy them again.

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April 22, 2014

Greg

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Got tired of running out and...

Got tired of running out and buying as I needed. Plan to keep some in stock all the time, plus a better price.

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September 10, 2009

Jerry S

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Used for both tung oil apps...

Used for both tung oil apps on hardwood and priming plywood. Did get some bubbles in the tung oil but only the first coat. All other apps worked perfectly. Excellent use-and-pitch product!

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January 11, 2009

Michael P

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The variety of sizes in the...

The variety of sizes in the package was just what I needed to complete a painting project. Great Product.

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June 2, 2008

Ron S

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These brushes are exactly what you...

These brushes are exactly what you pay for in a reasonable foam brush. The problem is that these are open cell foam and not closed cell foam. Closed cell foam is the best. Go to your local hardware store and buy one then compare. At .30 average price each, you will never get that price at the local store. I use these brushes for only one purpose. You will like the results. When finishing furniture or other wood project apply the stain, let dry, buff with steel wool, apply your first coat of polyurethane with a brush, and let dry. Now use a 3M SandBlaster between coats pad 320 grade and sand the surface to get a smooth finish. Remove the dust and apply the second coat with a good brush (I use a chip brush) that is right a cheap chip brush. Just after you apply this coat dip the foam brush in the polyurethane (only to a depth of 1/16 ), how stroke the surface in one direction to remove any foreign particles and bubbles. (If the foam brush becomes loaded with, polyurethane just remove it by stroking it on a clean scrap piece of wood.) This will also pick up any stray brush hairs and remove potential runs. When you stroke the surface do not apply a lot of pressure. Use just a very light touch. This last step gives a very smooth surface. I first started to use this technique when I purchased a kit boat from CLC. The only difference was that I rolled on a marine lacquer with a 1/8 closed cell roller than followed up with the closed cell foam brush. I have found that this technique works very well with polyurethane type finishes. I make and sell gun and fishing rod racks and my customers are amazed at the finish.
Editor's note: I concur with your technique Robert. I actually began using the very same technique over 30 years ago with great success. The only thing I might add is that timing it critical to the technique. You have to do the following with the foam brush while the poly is still as 'wet' as possible. Wait too long and it can streak and you'll be looking at sanding down and adding another coat. This usually means applying to one surface plane of a project at a time. However, when one takes the patience to learn the technique, the results can be fantastic.

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March 27, 2008

Robert W

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I've been using foam brushes for...

I've been using foam brushes for all my finishes and never had a problem, I like the fact that they are affordable and disposable. Great stuff.

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February 6, 2008

Guest

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started fall apart after an hour of varnishing

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March 24, 2017

Mike S

Purchased
1 year ago

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foam brush

great for one time uses

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February 20, 2017

Doug Q

Purchased
1 year ago

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glue the foam onto the handle first- still a great deal

In my experience the foam nearly always detaches from the handle at some point.(I may be a bit aggressive). A little pre-emptive gluing seems to do the trick (with any good waterproof glue, though I like "Mr. Sticky's Octopus Glue", which is a kind of flexible epoxy.) I still discard them when I'm done, but it saves a lot of annoyance

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July 22, 2014

Scott Agnew

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I agree with the above comments...

I agree with the above comments about the floppyness of the brushes. I use these brushes for rough stuff that does not require a high quality finish, so it does not matter as much for me. On the other hand, I have been able to get two or three uses from the ones from the local hardware, but the price was much higher. And, I keep the handles, the plastic insert pulls out easily.

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March 9, 2008

Douglas R

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I may have received a different...

I may have received a different product from that discussed by the previous reviewer. The ones I received were generally adequate for cheap foam brushes. The wooden sticks stop at the bottom of the foam brush but, like some other brands, a plastic insert extends into the foam. I tore the foam off to look at it. I partly agree with negative review I read here. The one-inch brushes are too floppy. Unlike some other brands, they are as long as the 2" and 3" wide brushes (2-1/2"). The plastic inserts in the 1" brushes, however, only extend about 1.65" into the foam, leaving nearly an inch of unsupported foam at the tip. They flop. One star for them. The 2" and 3" brushes have (relatively) wider plastic inserts and they extend further into the foam. I think they are about as stiff as costlier foam brushes I have bought. Three to four stars (value included - sold at half price).I commend Rockler for publishing negative reviews of their products on their website. Five stars.

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October 30, 2007

George S

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Junk brushes

They all broke. Every brush had the foam pad detach within 10 minutes of use while applying thinned down poly. Also, the foam seemed to very easily pill and the little foam crumbs were left scattered throughout the finish. I used a foam brush by Wooster to do the same work and one brush lasted the entire project (8 hours in total) and no foam pieces in my finish. I will never buy these again - Waste of money!

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April 24, 2018

Nick M

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Not as durable as others

These seemed to fall apart very easily, coming separated from the handles. I purchased another brand on Amazon that was far more durable (Leow Cornell). I understand that these are disposable, but they didn't last through a small project.

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March 3, 2018

reed l

Purchased
7 months ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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didn't work well on my projects, they seemed to fall apart while using them.

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October 14, 2017

SERGIO R

Purchased
over 2 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Intermediate

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Tends to apply a lot of product that gets wiped off

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August 31, 2016

DAN R

Purchased
over 2 years ago

Woodworking Experience:

Advanced

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I was disappointed with the quality...

I was disappointed with the quality of these brushes. The foam cells are large, making the brush somewhat course. I prefer a denser small celled foam. Using them with gel stain, the glue holding the foam to the paddle came loose. I would not buy them again.

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June 5, 2013

Todd V

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3" brushes break too easily. They...

3" brushes break too easily. They break where the wooden handle meets the internal plastic support for the foam. At that point the plastic is only 3/16" in diameter, and the back-and-forth action when using the brush eventually breaks it. While applying a single coat of very fluid stain to four 2' x 3' raised panels, I went through 4 brushes! Really cheap.If you have already bought some of these, one way to reduce the breakage frequency, I've learned, is to hold the brush at the top of the foam part close to the handle, not by the wooden handle itself. You're likely to get paint/stain all over your fingers, but at least this will avoid the constant flexing and subsequent failures.

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January 27, 2010

Brian S

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Brand	Rockler
Manufacturer Part Number	No
Weight	0.4500
Tech Spec	No
Tech Docs	No
Brush Type	Foam