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Post by traud on Jun 5, 2010 16:24:45 GMT -5
Just wondering what kind of brushes you guys use to apply the "glue" to the head of your Joes? Then depending on your adhesive what do you use clean your brushes or do you just use disposable brushes?
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Post by Ray (Flock Man) on Jun 5, 2010 19:55:44 GMT -5
I buy 100 short black lipstick makeup type brushes off ebay or grab a bag full of the multi-color kind from Wal-Mart. and I toss them. You could sit and clean them with Toluene or Xylene, but that's a pain if you're doing any type of volume. I did see a slide once of Asian girls applying glue with swabs. Might explain why sometimes there is cotton like fiber embedded in the old glue.
I buy a few Teflon type bowl scrapers from the dollar store for leveling off my measuring spoons when mixing epoxy and some cheap dollar store bowls and once the glue is dry I pull the whole mix of left over glue out and the bowl is clean. Nytrile gloves and some liquid hands lotion to prevent the epoxy from getting in the skin (a few times of getting sick will teach you that one.) I also buy some $ store vinegar to neutralize the epoxy around the work area. For some reason the vinegar kills that epoxy quickly. Any half mixed sticky left overs on the sides of the bowls just wipes off.
At least that's what I do! Others may have some better ways!
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Post by sparklebudgie on Jun 11, 2010 7:45:46 GMT -5
No I also just buy cheap throw away brushes as well. I tried cleaning some in the beginning but...well life is too short  |
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Post by rob1 on Jun 11, 2010 15:06:08 GMT -5
I use nice medium grade brushes and clean them with lacquer thinner. You must put the brushes in the thinner as soon as you're finished applying the glue. Clean them with a rag and they're fine.
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Post by Ray (Flock Man) on Jun 14, 2010 18:45:18 GMT -5
The only brushes I tend to clean are some that I use around the mustache.
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Post by traud on Jun 16, 2010 7:19:04 GMT -5
Excellent. Thanks for the tips and info guys.
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