What quality of brushes do you all use to apply epoxy .I use Wal-mart cheapo's -12 brushes for a dollar and they seem to work for me. They are not real soft and thought that maybe this is the reason for my dry patches on my wraps
Thanks
Ken Blevins

Brushes are good. The dry patches are cause of to thin a coat.
If you are not using CP then go over the wraps all, then come back and do them a little more. make sure you have a very good lighting to see.

If you see a drip under the wrap, just touch it with the brush



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2005 08:23AM by bill boettcher.

Use flat shaped, ox or camel hair brushes. And, don't "brush" the finish on. This is why you're getting those dry areas.

Use the brush as an "applicator tool." Load the brush with finish, hold it above the wrap, lower it to the wrap and rotate the wrap underneath it. Make one revolution and then lift the brush, reload with finish, move over one brush width, and repeat.

Brushing, poking, dabbing, prodding, all lead to bad finish jobs.

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I use to struggle with the softer bristles and then someone on this forum suggested the Plaid brand "Painter Brushes" found at Walmart in the Crafts section. They have various sizes and even sell packaged sets of different sizes. They run a couple dollars each, clean up well with Acetone, and really improved the looks of my wraps.

brushes are a pain. you have to clean them after use. i apply epoxy with spatulas made from those fake plastic credit cards that come in the mail every day. cut them into strips of the right width. try it once and i doubt you will go back to brushes.

The individually wrapped plastic coffee stirrers from McDonalds work great They have a flat spatula end and work great for mixing, applying, eyc. Best thing is the cost!!

Mike

I use those cheap plastic brushes also as I have not perfected my technique with a spatula yet.
The only problem I have had with the brushes is that sometimes a hair will detatch from the brush
and get stuck in the epoxi and if I don't catch it in time well, you know.

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

A plastic palette knife is the ticket. Second choice is a strip cut from a closed foam paint brush, the dark grey dense ones. You are manuevering on the epoxy, not painting it on.

I gave up on brushes once I saw Joe Kassuba demonstrate how to apply finish with a stainless steel spatula. It's simple, straight forward and cleanup is real easy. Stan