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Fresh from Mass Mayhem I'm ready to purchase a small set of brushes whereby I can practice pinstriping and paint carved signs. While at Gary's I saw brush restorer, different brushes, brush cleaner etc.
What's the basic stuff I need to practice pinstriping and paint carved signs?
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look on the merchant page to the left & contact Ron Percell at Letterhead Supply!
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I'm not a striper....but I do paint signs. Here is what I have in my kit: 2 red sables(I'd like more) Brown Luco quills evens 2 thru 10 French Masters metal ferrules (assorted) 1 Mack long-handled sword striper 1 Excalibur striper maybe a 00 Alan Johnson signature brushes in both sizes Swirly Qs in both sizes a mahl stick I rarely use Orange striping tape (thanks Bill Beckner) a handful of fitches for wall jobs and several 1" foam brushes! (great for raised areas) This enables me to attempt any type of painting. Stevo also bought me an ultrasonoc brush cleaner. I oil my brushes with baby oil, or transmission fluid in a pinch. I prefer to clean them with turpentine in between colors, but use Rapid Remover in the cleaner. love....jill
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Dennis the sword stripers we were using at MM were xcaliber, some like them some don't, Mack makes 2 basic brushes, the blue wrap and the green wrap, in different sizes the sizes go down as the numbers do, 1,0, 00, 000, 0000 a good beginner striping brush I would say is a green wrap 00. Then practice, practice, practice
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Ditto to Kimmy above- a Mack 00 will be a great start for lining.
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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Thanks everyone. Do I need any of those brush cleaners etc or mineral spirits will do the trick? It's probably a basic question but why not ask it and complete the puzzle.
-------------------- Denis de Leon Creative Signcrafters 125 Railroad Avenue, suite 4 Hightstown, NJ 08520 Posts: 128 | From: New Jersey | Registered: Jul 2005
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I believe that every determined future and pro sign painter or pinstriper should have an arsonal of brushes with different makes and models. And although I rarely use the Macks, they are good for beginners and for persons not doing long straighter lines down the sides as they tend to sag not like the kafkas or old Grumbachers or new lazerLines.
Jill certainly has an edge on what it is to have just about everything in the way of brushes and thats ideal.
Stewey knows well from his work on what to use [ BTW I love his work ] and the Excalibers from J are good, also made by Mack. The difference between the blue wrapped and the green wrapped Mack are in the hair themselves, where as the green Macks are basically used to save money and are sold as an auto paint touch up brush and the blue wrapped have a much better hair but yet are made too soft for great straights.
Since my replies are independently controversial most of the time, I try not to point fingers at what product is best but to point out what product does what best. This is so one can determine whats happening when the line that ends up on the substrate differently from what one wants.
Mineral spirits, Rapid Remover and conditioners are all had by preference and good to have laying around for use when they are needed, I use all of them and more. I also use Rapid Prep as my perferred prep solvent and those blue mechanics paper towels for removing mis mis mistakes, ok
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For quills I like the French Master 3012 and 3013. The blue wrapped Mack is a good pinstriping brush to start with and is great for curves. I got a chance to try one of Steve Kafka's brushes at Mike Clines' Brush Rush recently and really liked it. Everyone has their favorites and as you get more experience you will want to try all the different brushes to see what works best for you.
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quote: Since my replies are independently controversial most of the time
Joey, that's a brilliant phrase...one that just about all of us need to borrow at times as a tag line!
(it's a bit like "...it all depends...")
Good post!
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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