Help with Maskol & Mr Surfacer 500

cml

Member since
March 2007
From: Brisbane, Australia

Help with Maskol & Mr Surfacer 500

Posted by cml on Friday, July 18, 2008 2:01 AM

G'day,

I need a hand with Maskol and Mr Surfacer 500. Every time i use one or the other, i end up ruining a paint brush - i can never seem wash them out of the brush.

I've tried Methylated spirits, hot water, cold water and acrylic paint thinner (Mr Hobby GS Thinner 110).

What should be used to clean brushes when using these products????

thanks

cml

Chris

Reply

Phil_H

Member since
August 2005
From: Sydney, Australia

Posted by Phil_H on Friday, July 18, 2008 2:58 AM

Lacquer thinner will clean both of these up.

If I recall correctly, the side of the Maskol jar says to use lacquer thinner to clean your brushes.

Mr Surfacer is a lacquer based product. Water, metho or alcohol (as in GS Mr Hobby Thinner) won't touch it.

1 litre of lacquer thinner will set you back about $10.00 at your local hardware store.

Reply

somenewguy

Member since
January 2008
From: Adelaide, South Australia

Posted by somenewguy on Friday, July 18, 2008 8:10 AM

Yeah, it requires thinners with cellulose in them.

At the end of the day one's work may be completed but one's education never!

Reply

Phil_H

Member since
August 2005
From: Sydney, Australia

Posted by Phil_H on Friday, July 18, 2008 8:37 AM

"Cellulose thinners" is UK speak for lacquer thinners.

Reply

Viper Has The Lead

Member since
January 2007
From: Southampton England

Posted by Viper Has The Lead on Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:41 PM

Hello cml,

Definitely Cellulose thinners to get the Maskol out of your brushes, another tip for Maskol, it'll thin with water, this is on the side of the bottle, but in such tiny lettering you might have missed it, I keep some thinned in a spare bottle, works a treat too.

All the best,

Mick C.

"All modern aircraft have four dimensions: span, length, height and politics. TSR.2 simply got the first three right." Sir Sydney Camm

Reply

cml

Member since
March 2007
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by cml on Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:35 PM

Thanks for the responses everyone.

Phil_H, i noticed from another topic you state Mr Color hobby thinner is lacquer based. I've just purchased a bottle from the local Toyworld, should do the trick. Also, just out of curiosity, if Maskol needs a lacquer thinner to clean brushes, how does it thin with water?

Will post again if i have any other problems in this area.

cml

Chris

Reply

Phil_H

Member since
August 2005
From: Sydney, Australia

Posted by Phil_H on Monday, July 28, 2008 2:43 AM

Maskol does thin with water. If the brush is wet, you may be able to wash it out in water. However if it's dry (and Maskol dries or at least skins over very quickly) you'll need to use lacquer thinners.

EDIT: For cleaning brushes, just use hardware store lacquer thinners - Gunze's (or any other hobby brand for that matter) is far too expensive to waste for this task.