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what is your favorite/best spotting brush?

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mgh
  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Utah County, Utah
Posted by mgh on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:39 PM

Tried the toothpick to paint an oxygen hose and some seat belts.  Worked very nicely!  It was easy to control the amount of paint on the pick also.  Very good idea.  

Thanks!

  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:05 AM

Ok, gotcha.. Thans for the link.. Never knew that those were called "spotters".. Persoanlly, that one is too small, at 000... I'd use a "0" or even a "1" so that the brush would hold some paint, unless I was doing something like Don'stalking about, then I too would use a toothpick..

 

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9:32 AM

I use a toothpick, the double ended round type. I shake the bottle and take the cap off and stick it on workbench upside down. I dip the end of the toothpick in the paint residue in the  cap. Just enough seems to stick there to put the proper amount on the toothpick. Touching the end of the toothpick to the model them makes a dot about 1/32 inch diameter. You can drag it a little way to make a thin line, but you have to keep re-dipping to make a very long line, so it is best for making dots, like dzus fasteners, screw heads, etc. It is amazing how uniform the spots are with this method.  You have to redip for every dot.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

mgh
  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Utah County, Utah
Posted by mgh on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:12 AM

Guess I should have said spotter, rather than spotting.

 

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  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:57 AM

It would help if I new wjhat a "spotter brush" was..   I know flats, rounds, and fans, but never heard of a spotter..

 That said, I use Grumbacher and Artist's Touch red and white sable rounds and flats, and my points are from 2 to 00... I don't bother with 00 to 0000000-types because they hold so little paint they're almost useless, unless you need to paint like one eyebrow on 1/48 scale figure..

I also use the Testor's brushes, which are fairly good.. 

 

mgh
  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Utah County, Utah
what is your favorite/best spotting brush?
Posted by mgh on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:24 PM

About the only thing I have available locally are Testor's brushes.  I have not bought any of them yet.

What do you all recommend for a good sharp tip spotter brush?

Thanks for any advice.

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