Classic TECHNIQUES
Brush painting a motorcycle frame is a whole lot more satisfying than painting a window frame or any other household woodwork. Applying careful, deliberate brush strokes to the sound of classical music - I particularly like piano concertos - is highly therapeutic and you're adding personal craftsmanship to the aesthetics of your motorcycle. Saving a few bob is a good thing too.
The golden rule for brush painting has always been to buy the best quality brush to produce a good finish, and this advice still stands. Picking loose brush bristles from your freshly applied paint work is soul-destroying certainty if you buy cheap brushes. But there's another consideration. For me, the best brush is no longer the traditional decorating brush made of bristle; they're just too stiff and coarse for applying enamel smoothly onto metalwork. Water-colour artists use broad, soft brushes to apply a watery'wash' as a foundation to landscape paintings, and they're also perfect for our needs. Some are still made from animal hair, but synthetic hairs are more the norm, and probably cheaper.
In a moment ofartist's brush is available, which makes quicker work of larger areas of tinware such as mudguards and tool boxes.
