Pebeo Miskit

[ntl]

How do you treat your brush when using this? Wet the brush, dip in liquid soap wipe, then into the miskit? Wet the brush, wash over a bar of soap, wipe, then into the miskit?
Does the brush need "soaped" every stroke? Will simply keeping the brush wet, in a jar of water, until finished painting, or does it need cleaned Immediately after "miskiting"?
Or, some other way?

 

[Artyczar]

I will have to look up "miskit." Hold on...

Oh, it's for masking. I have no clue about this. I'm sorry! At least I learned what it is!

 

[ntl]

I've painted both miskit and rubber cement on scrap WC paper, now waiting for it to dry. I'll paint over it later and peel tomorrow. My bottle is old. I don't know if it deteriorates or not. It was pretty thick, not for thin lines with MY inexperience. I see they have a marker now. One video suggested putting it into a needlenose bottle to apply. Maybe an eye dropper bottle?

 

[E.J.H.]

When I use masking fluid (seldom...) I like to use a ruling pen, easy to clean, good for details.
I would never risk my brushes with he stuff.

 

[ntl]

I painted the miskit and the rubber cement several hours ago. The miskit is still a bit tacky, the rubber cement is too, but not as much. I'll paint over them tomorrow.
I used an old brush and liquid soap, made a pretty heavy line, due to the size of the brush. Maybe I'll try a smaller one tomorrow, or a stick. If I start using this stuff, I would consider getting both a newer bottle and a ruling pen.
thanks for that information, E.J.H.

 

[KreativeK]

I've thrown away bottles of masking fluid simply because I did not use them enough and the stuff got old, sticky, and worthless. Huge waste of time and money; just learned to paint around shapes is better. Always soaped a damp brush, put into the solution then applied it. No need to soap the brush each time.

 

[ntl]

Thanks, Kay. So rather than buying more masking fluid--you're much more talented/experienced--I'll try other ways.