I'll try this one again.

In the past I have used disposable brushes to apply epoxy to my wraps with decent results. Yesterday I used a flex coat sable hair brush to apply flex coat epoxy to a couple of wraps and tiny bubbles resulted in the finish. I washed the brush in warm water prior to use and when I mixed the 2-part epoxy there were no visible bubbles. Is it common to get bubbles in epoxy finishes when using these types of brushes or does is sound like I am doing something wrong?
Thanks.

The more brushing you do, the more bubbles seem to be created. Some people have dispensed with brushes altogether. Ralph O'Quinn has long believed a metal spatula is the best finish applicator. Tony Hill recently passed on his tip of cutting old credit cards into widths and then using them to apply finish. No bubbles are created this way.

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Sergio, I myself have gotten completely away from using brushes and I just use an old credit card. I have the best epoxy job I have ever done. Perfectly level and no bubbles. I have given it some thought and I to will be purchasing some metal spatulas in different widths to give this a try. Who knows it will probably work even better but as far as I am concerned the old brushes are out the window. To get the epoxy along the edges of the thread and behind the top of the guide I use a toothpick. I do these areas first then I go back and hit the thread. I like to do the ends first while the epoxy is still flowing nice because when it starts to gum it is hard to get the nice edge but easy to level out on the threads with a credit card. Just some help. David A Tomasch

I learned to build rods a couple years ago and was taught to use a knitting kneedle to apply epoxy,little by little. I knew about brushes and figured they must be faster to apply epoxy but always wondered if there were any drawbacks,that is some excellent info Dave.
How good is that? Thank you , Thank you, one less thing to worry about!
And thanks to you Tom Kirkman for all your hard work, just wish I would have found you all sooner.