Clip-On Magnetic Brush Holder
By Benjamen Johnson
This simple paintbrush holder incorporates two magnets into a bent plastic clip. Clip the holder to the side of the can and it’ll hold any brush with a ferrous ferrule in a vertical or angled position. As a bonus, a metal tab for opening paint cans is built into the lower grip.
Professional painters and finishers will probably cringe seeing the above picture of a paintbrush dripping back into the can, but who says you have to use this handy little magnetic brush clip on the original paint can? Clip it to the side of your roller tray or favorite paint pail instead.
The origins of this product are unclear, but Lee Valley is certainly importing this clip from somewhere. I found pictures of a yellow version with a single magnet sporting “Brush Lugg” on the grip, on some site for a company in Poland.
You’ll find this magnetic paintbrush holder for $3.50 over on Lee Valley’s web page.
Magnetic Paintbrush Holder [Lee Valley]
Brush Lugg [Polish Site]
August 12th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I hope I’ll see these at my hardware store soon.
Oh, and “ferrous ferule” for the win.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
My local Home Depot is selling ones for about $2.50 - they are branded as “Big Time Products” UPC 731919170019 - made in China
August 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Awsome, I ahve been doiung a ton of painting lately. I hate painting……
but this seems like a great idea
August 12th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Just another thing to clean when done painting, looks good in the pics without a days drips all over it………..
I think I’ll pass.
August 13th, 2008 at 5:54 am
My thoughts exactly Blair…one more thing to clean. Half my recent projects’ painting meant more time cleaning than painting.
If you can’t put the brush across the top of the open can, you’re doing something wrong. And for the hassle of another thing to clean, if I thought the brush needed to sit somewhere and not dry out, I’d put it inside a plastic sandwich bag before leaving it in the paint. It just gets too much paint too far up to the handle, which then dries out b/c you never use that area.
The photo reminds me though, this would be a nice thing to have when staining though. That’s always a mess and the brush dries out slower than latex.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:16 am
I wanna buy that magnetic paintbrush holder from china,so please contact me if your factory has been in china.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:18 am
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January 7th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
These do not work as well as another clip that is similar, it is called the original brush klip, thwere number is (480-231-9896) and it holds the brush secure and you are able to keep the bissles in the paint if need durring down time. I am a proffessional painter and I didn’t like the way the magnet would let the brush get knocked off when moving the bucket around.