Abstract: A device particularly adapted for the painting of flagpoles including a sponge brush circumferentially disposed about a flagpole to be painted; elevation means for the selectable advancement of said sponge brush up and down the pole to be painted; and paint containing means abuttingly disposed to said sponge brush, said container means serving to hold a supply of paint, said container means including a multiplicity of holes through which the paint may flow into said sponge brush; and tension means whereby the pressure of said sponge brush against the pole may be selectably controlled.