3 Tricks to Get Rid of Brush Strokes. Pro Explains

Hi, I'm Jeremy Vassar. I've been painting homes for over 20 years, and I want to help you with your painting projects. My brother Josh and I work together to make painting easy for DIYers and homeowners like you.

I've painted everything—from small rooms to entire houses—and I've tested tons of different products. On this channel, I'll show you all my tips, tricks, and honest reviews.

I know anyone can say anything online, so here’s my story to help you see what I can do.

Jeremy Vassar's Painting Journey
Age 15-21: I started painting schools in the summers with my brother Josh. This is where I learned the basics.
Age 21: I graduated from Temple University and started painting full-time with Josh.
Age 21-27: I worked up to 60 hours a week, painting high-end homes and a large retirement community—up to 60 units a year.
Age 24: Josh and I became co-owners of Handyworks Painting LLC, making our painting business official.
Age 24 (also): We started working with Danken, a company that does kitchens and baths. We still work with them today.
Age 25: We began working with Gemmi Construction, a high-end company. We still work with them too.
Age 28: I learned how to stain wood like newel posts, handrails, and steps
Age 28-38: I kept getting better, learned to work faster, and delivered even better results. We were also able to charge more for our work because of the quality.
Age 34: I started this YouTube channel to help DIYers and homeowners with painting projects.
Age 38: I launched "Paint Your Home Now," a community to help people paint their homes quickly and easily.

How many rooms I've painted (Best Guesses):
Bedrooms: 2,000+
Bathrooms: 1,000+
Kitchens: 300+
Exteriors (partial and complete): 300+
Family Rooms, Living Rooms, Foyers, Hallways: 2,000+
Closets: 3,000+
Wallpaper Removed from Rooms: 100+

I hope I can help you make your home look amazing with paint!
- Jeremy Vassar

[Narrow]

This was a great video: Timestamps; succinct information with visuals, examples, and listed used products; and humor-- all in about 6 minutes. That's some good quality Youtubin' right there.

[therobertburton]

Fun Fact "You are actually watching paint dry" 😂🤣😂 Thanks for that tip! The other night I was gonna go off on a coating spree but I left it to dry for 2 hours and then said... "Daaaang, I'm finished!" 😎

[wjb]

Under rated channel. Great information!

[xbadandyx]

So good man. Thank you. Love this channel so much.

[alastaircv]

Great tips. I’ve been overworking the paint for sure.

[timmietimmins]

I really like how to the point and practical your videos are. Do you expand anywhere on brushing versus spraying? I come at this as a finish carpenter who is starting to get calls to paint on side jobs, which I want to make a focus of my professional development, and I am trying to assess what I actually need to do to start getting high quality finishes on my own projects, before I start offering to paint my own work with clients (who often don't want to manage multiple contractors, understandably). I really want to stay airless though, as I just don't carry a large enough compressor to spray, nor does my work flow have any need for one.

I am getting the distinct impression that you are a professional who does a lot of brushing. What dictates that? where is it acceptable? where is it not? I assume brushing larger flat surfaces like say, shelving and benches is less acceptable than say, brushing window casing or baseboard? Are there jobs you can't brush? how do you manage client expectations when it comes to brushed trim, whereas a lot of new home construction is sprayed?

[cjm]

A video breaking down the corona brush line would be great

[Mrfingersalute]

Technique! I neeeed technique!😱lol
I have a hard time figuring out how to “merge” sections together😕
Good stuff though, love the content👍🏻

[rhondam]

What do you think about the additive Floetrol Flood for Emerald?

[kc]

Could you show or tell how much paint should you have on the brush and how long should the strokes be.

[NoShredDad]

Any suggestions how to touch up texture(orange peal) repair on the ceiling. Trying to avoid visible patches. This is a brand new construction. Thank you.

[cackersnacks]

I've seen people around the interwebs saying that if you use Advance in a white, it can end up yellowing over time. Is that accurate? I'm using Super White to match some pure white poly shutters that I (probably?) can't paint, and yellowing would cause the already-not-perfectly-matched color to be even more off.

Also - do you still like Command as a trim paint? On a previous comment you had mentioned how much you like it. These are the two paints on my list to redo my trim, but I haven't committed to either yet.

Always love the information in your videos, you're a great educator.

[ElyceSweeney]

Help!! What color do I choose for Benjamin Moore?!? There are 193863 whites!

[Vvvvvvvvvv]

Ugh. I have brush strokes on my second coat. If I sand it, what’s the best sandpaper to use? 320? I’m about to pull my hair out with this piece of furniture. Any help would be so appreciated. Thank you so much.

[echoiceman]

Fewer brush strokes. Sorry. I cannot help myself.