Using masking fluid

[BattleshipBob]

Good morning from a sunny Cardiff ( for once )

Just started using masking fluid for the first time. What do you clean the brush in????

The Mr Hobby bottle is of course in Japanese, of which I know bugger all lol

[Scratchbuilder]

I usually use white spirit or IPA and then rinse the brush in soapy water to get rid of the chemicals.

[flyjoe180]

Here's the website Bob, pick your masking fluid for details. If it's Mr Masking Sol R then it's water soluble, you can clean your brush accordingly.

https://www.mr-hobby.com/en/product3/category_39.html

[Scratchbuilder]

Here's the website Bob, pick your masking fluid for details. If it's Mr Masking Sol R then it's water soluble, you can clean your brush accordingly.

https://www.mr-hobby.com/en/product3/category_39.html

Damn, I forgot about this, and its in my files as well.

[boatman]

WELL Bob matey i use humbroll maskin as that is very good an its a pink colour so you can see if you have missed a bit a i used this on all them bridge windows on my tiger an they came up good an to remove it just use a needle an it will stertch off like very thin rubber
chrisb

[Waspie]

I use Humbrol liquid mask. Only used a brush once, too much faff cleaning brush, (IPA followed by washing up liquid the rinse).
Now I simply use a cocktail stick and stuff the cleaning!!!!

[BattleshipBob]

Here's the website Bob, pick your masking fluid for details. If it's Mr Masking Sol R then it's water soluble, you can clean your brush accordingly.

https://www.mr-hobby.com/en/product3/category_39.html

Many thanks Joe, have bookmarked it!!

I usually use white spirit or IPA and then rinse the brush in soapy water to get rid of the chemicals.

Great, appreciated

[Ian M]

I use the one from Vallejo and 'IF' you can get it before it dries washes out with water. Otherwise my cureall go to: Xylene, it'll get the stripes of a Zebra! Not yet found a paintbrush it cant clean!

[Jim R]

Like Doug, I find a cocktail stick far better to apply mask with. You can put on a small blob and push it where you want. Great for along edges and into corners.

[JR]

Small brush and a cocktail stick as Jim says Bob.

Sunny , stand by for rain then :nerd:

[Waspie]

I use the one from Vallejo and 'IF' you can get it before it dries washes out with water. Otherwise my cureall go to: Xylene, it'll get the stripes of a Zebra! Not yet found a paintbrush it cant clean!

Nice to know - I have 5lts sat in the garage!!!

[Jostro65]

Hiya, not sure of the Mr hobby stuff but I use Vallejo and applied with a brush first time used it. Messed up brush so now I apply with cocktail sticks as find can be more accurate and no worries about clean-up.

[BattleshipBob]

Used Mr color and very impressed, brush easy to clean with water and peeled off with pointy tweezers.

[davecov]

My favourite is Microscale Micro Mask. Brushes clean with water.

Dave

[Watto]

I agree with davecov, I've had some good results with Microscale masking.

A while ago, I brought a small sonic cleaner, the type of thing for cleaning jewellery.

I rinse the brush and dip it into the water in the cleaner and give it a few seconds, you can see the brush actually cleaning.

I look after all my brushes by cleaning them with brush restorer which is lower sodium soap.

Watto.