13-08-2020, 09:01 PM
Thanks KC. I wonder if turps is plant origin pure turps and the turps substitute mineral turps, which is what as is conmmonly available here. Some older paints used to specify pure turps. I gathr in parts of Europe solvent paints are more or less banned.?
I have done a lot of non acrylic brush painting over the decades; used to buy and resell bikes at schoool, painted 6 cars and a lot of interior house work striving for brush mark free finish although with modern paints largely despair of the latter. I scrape paint out of the brush using the rounded back edge of a knife, wash successively in used turps and finally clean turps. Brushes which have become clogged are combed with a coarse wire brush, commecing above the bristles so these are not stabbed and severed.
A lot of amateurs seem to abandon the brush at end of task!
A workshop tool I have found very useful is a quality 8 inch direct reading vernier calliper. Instantly adjustable. Keeps the brain nimble and does not give a false sense of accuracy. Easier to hold than 6 inch. Can quickly sort dia and tpi for screws
I have done a lot of non acrylic brush painting over the decades; used to buy and resell bikes at schoool, painted 6 cars and a lot of interior house work striving for brush mark free finish although with modern paints largely despair of the latter. I scrape paint out of the brush using the rounded back edge of a knife, wash successively in used turps and finally clean turps. Brushes which have become clogged are combed with a coarse wire brush, commecing above the bristles so these are not stabbed and severed.
A lot of amateurs seem to abandon the brush at end of task!
A workshop tool I have found very useful is a quality 8 inch direct reading vernier calliper. Instantly adjustable. Keeps the brain nimble and does not give a false sense of accuracy. Easier to hold than 6 inch. Can quickly sort dia and tpi for screws