My partner swore by using a $5 wallpaper brush for applying paste

I always used a proper paste brush from the art store, thought his idea was a joke. Tried it on a small repair job for a 1920s copy of 'The Great Gatsby' and the coverage was actually smoother with less streaking. Has anyone else found a weirdly perfect tool for a specific bind?

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evan_anderson2d ago

Honestly, it's just a brush. If it gets paste on the paper, it works. I've used a cheap foam roller from the hardware store for big jobs and it was fine. Sometimes the fancy tools are just for feeling like you did it the right way.

finley_lee2d ago

Right? I've used a butter knife before and it worked fine.