Let’s deal with a few questions. First off, this week, we were asked if our Air Brush Cleaner will clean a gun after using a cellulose-based product – such as Cellulose Sanding Sealer or Melamine Lacquer. The answer here, sadly, is no. The cleaner is designed for use with acrylic based products, so we’d recommend cleaning the airbrush through with Cellulose Thinners, then giving it a quick flush through with the Air Brush Cleaner as this helps to look after the seals etc and keep them in good condition.

Have you been following Nathanael Griffiths on ‘Handmade’ on Channel 4? Some of the creations on the show aren’t to our taste, but we’ve been constantly impressed with Nathanael’s work, and how he just gets on with it, without any drama.
This week’s ‘Big Build Challenge’ was to create a sculpture. Nathanael choose to make a Snowdon Beetle, and we were excited to see our Rainbow Waxes used to recreate the colours on it. This led to a question from a viewer who works with leather, asking if the waxes could be used to colour that.
These questions are always awkward to answer, as it is beyond our knowledge or experience of the product. Sometimes we’ll know that things won’t work – they might not be flexible enough, or have enough adhesion, and that’s simpler. But in a case like this, the best answer we can give is ‘probably’! Based on what we know about the waxes, we reckon it’ll work, but knowing next to nothing about leather, some testing is strongly recommended.
(Look out for Nathanael at Harrogate, he’ll be demonstrating on our stand during the weekend!)