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jkjohn
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best ways to clean your eyes
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February 08, 2012, 11:45:12 AM »
What method/tools do you guys use when cleaning your eyes after finishing.i alway have hell trying to clean my eye without acidentally messing up my paint?
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Matt Marulli (OTT)
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February 08, 2012, 01:37:31 PM »
Scrubber brush with lacquer thinner.
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kikkertinz
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Glass half full
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patience with good lighting. I usually start with a Qtip dip in lacquer, clean close to the edges, then toothpicks to scrape of more stubborn areas. Then with another Qtip rewipe. Then buff it shiny with dry Qtip. works for me.
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yes, under ideal conditions you might show some intelligence
Lone Wolf AK
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I use a small, thin paintbrush dipped in lacquer thinner, really good lighting, a magnifying head visor to aid my old eyes, and a lot of patience
. I have to go over it a number of times, but it works well. I finish it off with a Q-tip to buff the final film off the glass.
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John Helm
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Also, if you only use water based acrylics, Windex usually works well due to the ammonia. Less toxic than lacquer thinner.
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mr.T aka mr. friendly
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If you want real clean, then you need a pair of these. Opit-visor.
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cast_n_blast
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With water base paints, I use windex and cotton balls, pull the cotton out and using a modeling tool, you can get all the small areas without rubbing the paint
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verne
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February 09, 2012, 01:08:31 PM »
Eye protect ; peels very easy off the eye when done.
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SpringCreek94
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You can use Freeman wax release. Use a paint brush to paint the wax release on the majority of the eyes and then take a smaller paint brush with a pointed tip to get close to the eyelids. Just use a thin coat, it doesn't have to be caked on. Do your painting and after it dries you can wipe the eyes with a tissue paper or a thin cloth and then wrap your tissue over a thin tucking tool get around the edges. And then dip a Q-tip in Acetone and swab the eye quick and wipe off with tissue. Try it on a eye before installing just to see if this works for you and it doesn't have to be freeman wax release. It can be anything that you can apply a thin coat and won't stick to the eye. Just experiment with it.
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Tracy
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i have to use one of them any way a lot of the time
Quote from: mr.T aka mr. friendly on February 08, 2012, 11:14:54 PM
If you want real clean, then you need a pair of these. Opit-visor.
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Lone Wolf AK
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Quote from: mr.T aka mr. friendly on February 08, 2012, 11:14:54 PM
If you want real clean, then you need a pair of these. Opit-visor.
Yep...that Opti-visor's a necessity for a lot of my final detailing (and fine-detail sewing).
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RICK P
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Put a layer of mold builder over the glass, paint away then peel off.
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