[paint]Tank brush?
TriOpticon
brush. At least, I think $9 is a bit much for that.
Thanks.
TriOpticon
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Borscope
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> Anyone know what size brush this is? I'd like to get a "generic" brand tank
> brush. At least, I think $9 is a bit much for that.
If there is a cheaper equivelant let me know too!
I mentioned a while back that I still use a GW standard brush from
2000, well I also have one of the original tankbrushes too...extremely
useful, but I've heavily HEAVILY abused it and it's now only useful
for drybrushing tanks...wait...that's what it's for right? lol
I've looked around for a replacement here and there, but if I wanted
another one I'd probably just drop the $9 for it as most of the decent
brushes that big are priced same or higher.
Myrmidon
TriOpticon-a...@nospam.com says...
> Anyone know what size brush this is? I'd like to get a "generic" brand tank
> brush. At least, I think $9 is a bit much for that.
>
that it's a wide, flat square / rectangular shaped bristle pattern? If
so - my advice is don't go cheap. Go to an art supply store, spend some
extra $$$ and get both a good quality synthetic or sable hair brush
*AND* some good brush cleaning soap. If you take care of them correctly
you'll easily get a good decade's worth of work (or more) out of them
and save a good bit of money in the long run. I've got brushes that I
use frequently that I purchased nearly 18 years ago. Some of them ran
me $30 back then, but in nearly two decades of work, they've paid for
themselves many many times over. I've saved a butt-load that I would
have otherwise wasted on cheap brushes that give crappy 'cheap brush'
results.
Myrmidon
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I've been licking my paintbrushes for years, and it hasn't
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Borscope
> In article <6f0ad9d7176c8c94437fcf8b...@secure.usenetserver.com>,
> TriOpticon-at-gmaildot...@nospam.com says...> Anyone know what size brush this is? I'd like to get a "generic" brand tank
> > brush. At least, I think $9 is a bit much for that.
>
> Ok, what size and shape is a quote 'Tank Brush'? I'm guessing
> that it's a wide, flat square / rectangular shaped bristle pattern? If
> so - my advice is don't go cheap. Go to an art supply store, spend some
> extra $$$ and get both a good quality synthetic or sable hair brush
> *AND* some good brush cleaning soap. If you take care of them correctly
> you'll easily get a good decade's worth of work (or more) out of them
> and save a good bit of money in the long run. I've got brushes that I
> use frequently that I purchased nearly 18 years ago. Some of them ran
> me $30 back then, but in nearly two decades of work, they've paid for
> themselves many many times over. I've saved a butt-load that I would
> have otherwise wasted on cheap brushes that give crappy 'cheap brush'
> results.
You know the GW drybrushes (stiff round bullet point)? The tank brush
is a big version, I'd reckon the bristles to be ~3/8" diameter by ~1"
tip to ferrule, red sable. I recall many moons ago I found the non-GW
version online and it was about the same price, and since the local
store had a discount on all paints & supplies I just got the GW one.
Jim M
and if I can find them I'll send you one.
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Somedays it just doesn't pay to be your own dictator. - Myr
Blackheart
> In article <6f0ad9d7176c8c94437fcf8b...@secure.usenetserver.com>,
> > brush. At least, I think $9 is a bit much for that.
>
> Ok, what size and shape is a quote 'Tank Brush'? I'm guessing
> that it's a wide, flat square / rectangular shaped bristle pattern? If
> so - my advice is don't go cheap. Go to an art supply store, spend some
> extra $$$ and get both a good quality synthetic or sable hair brush
> *AND* some good brush cleaning soap. If you take care of them correctly
> you'll easily get a good decade's worth of work (or more) out of them
> and save a good bit of money in the long run. I've got brushes that I
> use frequently that I purchased nearly 18 years ago. Some of them ran
> me $30 back then, but in nearly two decades of work, they've paid for
> themselves many many times over. I've saved a butt-load that I would
> have otherwise wasted on cheap brushes that give crappy 'cheap brush'
> results.
>
> Myrmidon
what is this "brush cleaning soap" you speak of?
Blackheart
> In article <6f0ad9d7176c8c94437fcf8b...@secure.usenetserver.com>,
> > brush. At least, I think $9 is a bit much for that.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > TriOpticon
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>
> I might have three or four of them laying about, e-mail me your address
> and if I can find them I'll send you one.
just don't think about what he was doing with it before he sent it...
Jim M
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urchins recently while working on a fence, and the tank brush is really
good for brushing away some of the loose matrix
Borscope
> In article <1175737714.271245.224...@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
This is what my brain heard while still shaking off REM sleep...
" Well they blah blah blah blah blah. I found blach blah blah
urchins recently while working on a fence, and the tank brush blah
blah
blahblah blah blah matrix."
I briefly wondered what Oliver Twist, Huck Finn, a tank brush, and
agent Smith all had to do with each other...
TriOpticon
http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=1200
That is what I use on all my brushes, even my crappy synthetic ones.
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Craig Little
TriOpticon-a...@nospam.com says...
> > what is this "brush cleaning soap" you speak of?
> It is meant to clean your brushes. :)
> http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=1200
>
> That is what I use on all my brushes, even my crappy synthetic ones.
>
Myrmidon
Dr...@home.2nite says...
Myr
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I'm sorry. I admit, I've been shaping my brush with my lips
again. My thane is starting to look real good tho'. Damnit Myr
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TriOpticon
that's for bushes. My bad.
Here is what a friend sent me to explain how to use it.
BEGIN QUOTE
Definitely *NO* jabbing [the brush into the soap].
What I do is drop a few drops of water into the cake of soap. Then, after
running the brush under water for a few seconds, I'll draw the brush across
the wet area of soap repeatedly until the brush looks like it is pretty full
of soap (drawing towards the handle end of the brush and away from the bristles).
There will be some foam, but very little. The motion is sort of like painting
the cake with the brush except that you'll be using the entire length of
the bristles and trying to draw the soap up into the area of the ferrule.
And, I hold the the brush at a 20-45 deg angle off the plane of the soap.
After I have a brush full of soap, I'll rinse off the brush under running
water and repeat at least once. I'll repeat until the foam that is in the
cake of soap is white. Afterwards, if I've got a natural hair brush, I'll
usually apply some hair conditioner (in my case, dip it in a small bottle
that I picked up at a hotel, let it sit for a few seconds, and then rinse
off). I'll then draw the brush across the cake of soap a couple of times
to help shape the brush.
When drying, I'll either place the brush horizontally somewhere safe or hang
it point down until dry (then I'll put the brush point up).
END QUOTE
I find it works well and some older brushes have gotten new life since I
started using it.
TriOpticon
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