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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: GonzoBonzo on September 20, 2014, 10:49:27 AM
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After spending 40 skins on a new dope brush, :o I'm curious to what other folks are using. The one I bought reeks of quality, and has the softest bristles I've ever seen, just wondering if there's a good brush out there for decent money. I've tried the 10 dollar "camel hair" brush with mixed results.
Gonzo
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Any good camel hair brush is good from an art store is good if taken care of. I clean mine after use as much as I can. It still gets stiff. I soak in thinner or acetone before using again. The metal fural has to crimped once in a while. Another thing I do is between coats of dope I let the brush hang in the inner in a small jar.
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I just use the cheapest possible brushes for building up clear. If they lose a bristle or two some fine sanding will take it off.
The real painting is doen with an air brush.
By the way, modern dope can be re-disolved with thinner or acetone. The old stuff (Aero Gloss of the 60's) dried with a chemical change that could not be reversed.
In the old days I could do a multi-color brush job with no problem. With current dope the second color will disolve the first and make new color. Hence the air brush system.