Dollarama Paintbrush Review

As I have mentioned previously, we are doing a lot of fixing up in our home. One of the least expensive ways we have spruced up is by painting. And we have done a ton of it! From ceilings to walls - very little has been left untouched.

I have seen the paintbrushes at Dollarama, but I was hesitant to try them. I have painted with “cheap” brushes before and they would leave bristles in my wet paint, which I would then have to pick out (or sand out if I missed them) and re-paint. Not at all worth the few dollars I saved.

But I was willing to give the brushes from Dollarama a try.

I was refinishing the base of my kitchen table. It is a rather inconspicuous place to paint, so I thought I would give the dollar store brushes a try. I bought two brushes at Dollarama. The ProPainter Brush was $2 and the Duramax Brush was $1.

I chose to review three specific areas with these brushes:

1. Loss of bristles
2. Paint coverage
3. Clean up of the brushes

Before I began painting, I gave a light pull on the bristles, to see if any loose ones would fall out, and to give me a heads up for what I may be in for! To my surprise, not a single bristle was loosened from the ProPainter brush. The Duramax brush was a different story. I easily pulled out many bristles:

I continued to gently pull out any loose bristle, until my pulling resulted in no more bristles coming out of the brush.

Then I began painting. Both brushes provided good paint coverage. I was impressed with the lack of streaks. Both brushes provided even strokes and a nice layer of paint evenly to my table.

The Duramax brush did lose a few bristles throughout the paint job. I caught about 3 while painting, and have noticed 1 more now that the paint has dried. Not too bad for the small area I was doing, but could be problematic if doing a large area.

I was very impressed with the ProPainter Brush. It did not lose a single bristle.

The ProPainter brush also washed clean very quickly and easily. The Duramax brush was a bit more challenging to clean. I could not seem to get all of the paint out of it, and ended up tossing it in the trash.

My personal thoughts:

The Duramax Brush

• Lost a lot of bristles, both before I began painting and throughout the painting process. It reminded me of other “cheap” brushes I had used in the past.
• Painted evenly and did provide good paint coverage.
• Did not clean up very well. The paint was very difficult to wash out of the brush.

The ProPainter Brush:

• Did not lose a single bristle, either before or during painting.
• Provided good paint coverage and an even coat of paint.
• Cleaned up quickly and easily.

I would highly recommend spending the extra dollar and purchasing the Pro Painter brush. You will still be saving a bundle from avoiding the hardware stores. I truly wish I had tried these brushes sooner!

Do you buy paintbrushes from the dollar store?