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Brushes:
Brushes are manufactured in many different forms
and have specific functions. Brushes are used in the commercial and residential
paint industries, the artist communities, and cosmetics and cooking.
- anatomy
- -add drawing- bristle, ferrel, stalk
- commercial / home
- bristle
- synthetic
- oil / varnish
- latex / acrylic
- decorative
- dusting brushes
- badger softener or blender
- stippling brush
- varnish brushes
- mops, camel hair
- fitch
- stencilling
- lining brush
- graining
- gilding brushes
- artists
- oil
- acrylic
- watercolor
- hogs hair / bristle
- sable
Tape:
Generally refers to paper or plastic that has
adhesive on one or both sides. There are many varieties of tape and each has a
specific function.
Masking: A
general-purpose adhesive tape.
Painters tape: A low tack tape used
especially in commercial and residential painting. Their low adhesive quality
makes it particularly useful for masking furniture, and delicate wall surfaces
such as wallpaper. Stronger tapes like masking tape can pull the surface
finish off of furniture or run a higher risk of tearing wallpaper when
removed.
 To
create your own low-tack tape using regular masking tape, tear desired length
strips of tape. Stick to your shirt or other fabric. Remove and repeat. This
process catches lint in the adhesive, and subsequently reduces the stickiness
or tackiness of the tape.
Always
remove tape at the completion of each working session on a project. The risk of
damage to the masked surface increases proportionately with time. Even over
night maybe enough time for the adhesive to dry sufficiently to tear or pull
off wallpaper or paint from the masked area.
Low tack: Sometimes
referred to as Painter’s tape or Blue tape. Their low adhesive quality makes
it particularly useful for masking furniture, and delicate wall surfaces such
as wallpaper.
Paper tape: Paper tape is made of paper
with ½ of one side having low-tack adhesive properties. Excellent for masking
rooms, baseboards, trim such as windows and doors. The extra width of this
tape makes it especially suited for decorative finishes such as color washing,
rag rolling and sponging.
To
remove old tape adhesive residue use acetone on a clean rag. Always test in an
inconspicuous area first as acetone my damage surface.
Trowels and Hocks:
Generally used for plastering and decorative
techniques such as faux fresco, polished plasters, stucco lustro and other
decorative plaster techniques.
Trowels: Differ
in size and flexibility. He most common trowels are used for drywall
plastering. Refer to the artsparx archive for drywall, plastering and plaster
joint techniques.
Hocks: General referred to as the
palette to hold plaster compound during application.
Various types of trowels and some common uses.
-illustrations- General, drywall, touch-up,
concrete, surfaces
-illustrations- Decorative, polished plasters,
terrazzo
-illustrations- Specialty, tiling, linoleum
Paint rollers:
Roller heads are designed to
facilitate in the application of paint over large surfaces. Rollers are made in
varying thick nesses and materials, with each one being used for a specific
surface texture. Rollers can be made from foam, synthetic fibers and sheepskin.
Nap and nap grades: Roller nap refers to the thickness of the rollers
surface. One chooses the thickness of the nap depending on the surface to be
painted, stained or varnished.
| Quick chart - roller nap
identification |
| 1/4 inch |
fine or smooth surfaces. New walls, ceilings, wood doors and trim |
| 3/8 inch |
smooth to lightly textured surfaces. Walls, floor finishes |
| 1/2 inch |
medium rough surfaces. Walls, textured plaster, concrete |
| 3/4 inch |
rough surfaces. Textured walls and ceilings, textured plaster,
concrete |
Paint
trays and tray liners:
Design to
hold paint or varnish to be used with a roller. Helps the even distribution of
paint or varnish onto a roller for quick application onto large surfaces such
as walls, floors and ceilings. Paint trays are produced in many sizes and
disposable paint tray liners are time saving and make for easy clean up.
Tack
cloths:
A cheesecloth that has been
impregnated with varnish to create a slightly sticky, or tacky surface.
Commercially available, tack cloths are used extensively in the commercial and
residential painting communities and the furniture and refinishing industries.
Due to the stickiness of the cloth, tack cloths are used to remove dust and
loose particles from any surface prior to painting, staining or varnishing.
Scrapers:
A flat surface, typically made
of metal, of varying sizes and widths. Used in the preparation and re-finishing
of furniture, objects and commercial and residential building. Scrapers can
have replaceable razor blades for use on glass and paint stripping. Scrapers
are similar to some kinds of trowels, they are often broad, firm and flat
blades used for paint and varnish removal from wood and metal surfaces.
Power
tools:
Screwdrivers:
Used for inserting and
removing screws from metal, wood, plaster and stone surfaces. The head of a
screwdriver can have different shapes. The most common being the flat head and
the Philips head.
Screws:
Screws have different
functions and are coated and tempered differently dependant on there use. The
configuration of a screw head
varies, the most common being the flat head and the Philips head screw.
-illustration and
description of different screws. Metal, wood, drywall, etc.
Nails:
-illustration and
description of different nails. Metal, wood, drywall, etc.
Hammers:
Multi purpose tool
primarily designed for the insertion and removal of nails into wood, metal and
stone surfaces.
Types of hammers:
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Metal: For nail driving and
removal.
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Rubber: Various uses. Used
when needed to adjust softer surfaces, such as wooden frames. Non-marring.
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Raw hide: Used in the
processes of jewelry making. Non-marring.
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Plastic: Non-marring.
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Brass head hammers:
Used with
steel tools for safer use and added longevity to steel tools.
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Ball peen hammers:
General-purpose hammer used for flattening, shaping or removing dents.
Mallets:
Primarily made of wood. Mallets are used to
drive chisels when wood and stone carving.
Keeping
hammer heads tight and secure.
A blacksmithing technique. Place hammer into
automotive antifreeze for about 48 hours. This will swell the wood of the
hammer and fills the wood fibers. This process provides long lasting results,
as the process seems to resist drying out.
Adhesives:
- Caulk, glues, tape, epoxy,
gelatin, hide glues (sizing)
- Glue
- Tape
- Caulk
- Mastic
- Liquid nails
- Epoxy, 2 part bonding
- Gilding
- Hide glue
- Gelatin
- Synthetic
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