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Purdy brush and comb, black china bristles, what is the care, life and maintenance of this brush?

I need to paint metal trim around balcony door wiindows (sliding glass doors) they are huge, 4 of them in a row, takes up the entire wall. I am using oil based metal paint called Tremclad in dark brown. I have sanded and applied the first coat. Should I sand lightly now? If so what grit? I am about to do the second coat. I went out and bought a new brush just to be on the safe side because I want a very smooth finish, the other one I was using was an old nylon brush, I was having trouble with it leaving brush marks so I thinned out the paint and did a very thin coat so I was able to carry on. Now that I need to do a second what is the best way to proceed, I also purchased penetrol and a comb but not a spinner, do I really need one? I do not have linseed oil but will get some, how often would I apply it and when. How many years can my brush last if I take care of it? Anything I'm missing?

buying a black china bristle was a good choice, however you did not need to thin the paint, thinning the paint breaks down the paint, when applying the paint do not continue to go over it, oil paint will run back together so it will not leave brush marks, sanding between coats is a good idea, only with very fine sand paper and very lightly only to remove any debris and to slightly dull. Cleaning of your brush should be with a comb and lineseed oil or turptine, after combing and cleaning, you can put a good hair conditioner in the brush to keep the brush suptle. Between coats you can put the brush wraped in foil or plastic in the freezer and remove when you ned to paint again.

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