Bureaucrats, checkuser, Administrators
3,313
edits
Guides/Paintbrushes: Difference between revisions
From London Hackspace Wiki
no edit summary
(Created page with "I kind of guessed using paintbrushes to be self explanatory but for those who don't know how to clean them, here's a small guide:- Acrylics:- * Don't dip the brush right int...") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
I kind of guessed using paintbrushes to be self explanatory but for those who don't know how to clean them, here's a small guide:- | I kind of guessed using paintbrushes to be self explanatory but for those who don't know how to clean them, here's a small guide:- | ||
Acrylics | ===Acrylics=== | ||
* Don't dip the brush right into the paint, it ruins the bristles, the paint should never get close to the ferrule (the metal ring) | * Don't dip the brush right into the paint, it ruins the bristles, the paint should never get close to the ferrule (the metal ring) | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
* Don't leave the brush in the water at all ever ever ever, once you stop cleaning it take it out and lie it flat or stand it up in the brush stand with the bristles up, if you leave it in the water the bristles will become squashed and it will make the brush useless. | * Don't leave the brush in the water at all ever ever ever, once you stop cleaning it take it out and lie it flat or stand it up in the brush stand with the bristles up, if you leave it in the water the bristles will become squashed and it will make the brush useless. | ||
Enamels | ===Enamels=== | ||
* Same as above, but use white spirit instead of water, then wash the white spirit off with warm soapy water | * Same as above, but use white spirit instead of water, then wash the white spirit off with warm soapy water | ||
'''IF THERE IS NO WHITE SPIRIT THEN DON'T USE ENAMELS!''' | '''IF THERE IS NO WHITE SPIRIT THEN DON'T USE ENAMELS!''' | ||
Oils | ===Oils=== | ||
* Use the appropriate thinner/turps instead of water, then wash the turps off with warm soapy water | * Use the appropriate thinner/turps instead of water, then wash the turps off with warm soapy water | ||
Again, don't have thinner/turps? Don't use oils. | Again, don't have thinner/turps? Don't use oils. | ||
