Lug lining brush

[disherwood]

Lug lining brush

My brother and I are just replacing damaged forks and thought we'd have a go at matching the lug lining

I know we could try a small brush ...we thought we'd ask to see if there's an unused purpose made item available
Thank you

[rjb]

Here's an alternative to a brush. viewtopic.php?t=163277#p1879395
Sharpie pens also get a mention.

[disherwood]

Thanks....
Not really looking for an alternative at this stage

[Nearholmer]

https://stonehouses.co.uk/collections/s ... cts/lark-1

But of these, even the smallest might be too big and difficult to control if you haven’t had much practice, in which case try:

https://www.justthebrush.co.uk/products ... lon-rigger

But that might be too small, giving too fine a line, and not holding enough paint.

I wouldn’t decry alternatives though. I’ve done a fair bit of lettering and lining in very tiny sizes for my other hobby over the years, brush and bow-pen, and I now find that paint pens (paint pens, NOT Sharpies), can do as good or better job more easily for some things. They need to be good quality, something like Posca, otherwise they don’t flow evenly, or don’t create a line which is even paint thickness across its width.

There is also a special sort of open-cup lining pen which uses a finely knurled wheel, rather than a needle-in-tube nib, as the applicator, but they are really for long, straight lines, and are very specialist/expensive, and probably wouldn’t cope with the tight corners on lugs.

[disherwood]

Thanks Nearholmer
Appreciate the detailed input and sharing of a wealth of experience

Not decrying the alternatives , it was simply to save the effort of those kind enough to want to share their experience

I'll read and absorb what you've shared