I wanted to pick something up over Christmas so for me b&q was the best option as it was local and I could have it there and then. I found the stiffer bristles were better for what I wanted, I would say they were a soft out door style brush and I found they are less likely to get caught in the spindle. This is about mk6 I have tested, they are all so a lot easier to work with and were the longest I could get. I experimented with paint brush style things but they were a pain to work with and very short. From my experiments there is nothing on the tool station page that would work that is cheaper but like I said you what ever brush you want from were ever you want its just what I found the cheapest and most suitable.