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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:05 pm 
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I was wondering how often you guys replace your brushes and what is the best way to tell when it is time to.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:15 pm 
It depends! When I stop using my W&N size 0 for the detail stuff, because the bristles start to spread out in every direction, I use the old one for mixing paint etc and get a new one for the detailed stuff. For me, the time to replace it has come when it stops doing what I tell it to do ;) With the right treatment this kind of brush lasts very long, up to 6 or more months in my case...
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:14 am 
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.:Gunslinger:. wrote:
the time to replace it has come when it stops doing what I tell it to do ;)


That's the exactly correct time. Well said! :)

When it's no longer sharp you will notice. Painting will start feeling like colouring the miniature with a blunt pencil or marker. Of course with a bad brush it's like that from the very beginning...

Good quality brushes (W&N series 7 or Cotman) last a couple of years in my use even if I don't bother using anything other than water and liquid soap to clean them.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:59 am 
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.:Gunslinger:. wrote:
For me, the time to replace it has come when it stops doing what I tell it to do ;)


There's a lesson there for the current Mrs. A.,but will she listen??

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:57 am 
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For me, the time to replace it has come when it stops doing what I tell it to do ;)


There's a lesson there for the current Mrs. A.,but will she listen??

Ha ha Brilliant !!! Mrs DMS better watch out too :lol:

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:49 pm 
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Lochlan8me wrote:
I was wondering how often you guys replace your brushes and what is the best way to tell when it is time to.
Brian

Besides the W&N series 7 I have also found the Raphael 8404 to be very good. I only use the good brushes when I am not batch painting. While batch painting I have found the Reaper kolinsky and Privateer Press studio brushes ( although I can not find the P3 ones in their web store at the moment ). Just remember to use clean water every time and I recommend the W&N brush cleaner/restorer for every day after paint cleaning and a cellulose/lacquer thinner for heavy cleaning.

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Just tried out my new Rosemary & Co 10 0 brush, series 33,its superb, painted Azog eyes.

I have been using Rosemary brushes for a couple of years now and really do have recommend them, better than Windsor and Newton and a lot cheaper.

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