Axus Paintbrush Review – A Great Value Brush

Axus Tools have been available in the UK for many years now. Their range has, and is, growing rapidly. From fillers to wallpaper blades, and scissors. They all seem to be price competitive, and high quality. I thought I’d take the time to write a quick Axus paintbrush review. I hope you find it useful.

Axus Blue Paintbrush Review

You can buy a box of 4 Axus Blue paintbrushes online by clicking here for around £15, which makes them great value for money. It’s a great brush for its price bracket. This is a multi-purpose paintbrush which can be used in both emulsion and oil-based paints. it consists of a comfortable wooden handle, stainless steel ferrule, and synthetic bristles.

The Axus Blue s a good amount of paint, and you can lay everything off nicely. You can wash this paintbrush out easily too, and they last well for a cheap brush. You can get a few bristles coming loose which is a real pain. All in all, I’m quite impressed. Click here to see online prices.

Dark Mage Brush (Onyx) Review

These are slightly different. The Onyx are a limited edition oval paintbrush by Axus. They’re the same sort of price as the Axus blue and are available online by clicking here. These too are a great paintbrush for the price bracket.

I’d normally go for Purdy, but I’d say these are a great alternative. The Onyx is quite stiff, but still easy enough to use. I’ve tried it in acrylic eggshell and it performed brilliantly!!

Silk Touch Ultra Paintbrush Review

Review Summary

FAQs

Is Axus Decor a good brand?

Axus Décor manufactures a wide range of tools, some are made to fit a certain budget, but most are amongst the best tools on the market. Their Silk touch paint brush is one of the best brushes for water-based paint, also most Decorators would say their wallpaper scissors are the very best.

I think every professional uses Axus products on a regular basis. So yes, it’s a good brand.

What paint brush gives the smoothest finish?

Axus Décor Silk Touch paint brush probably gives the smoothest finish when using water-based paint. This is because the bristles are chemically flagged, meaning the ends are split to make a larger surface area and create less pressure.

What to look for when buying paint brushes?

The quality of your paint brush is very important, but you also need to match your brush with the material you’re applying with it. If applying emulsion, then a brush with plenty of space in between the bristles will hold more paint, but if applying a thin material like stain or varnish, then you need a dense brush, otherwise you will flick everywhere.

Final Thoughts

The two paintbrushes named in this review are a fraction of the price of Purdy, which still seems to be the most popular brush amongst decorators. In fact, you can buy a whole set of Axus brushes cheaper than you can 1 Purdy.

Although they’re cheap, the quality seems bang on. I’d genuinely recommend either of the above brushes.

Click here to see a full list of Axus Tools.