HOW CAN I FLATTEN MY NEW ROUND KOLINSKY ACRYLIC BRUSH ?

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Permalink Reply by loretta gonzalez on January 24, 2012 at 12:19pm

so you need to pinch your brush ,depends where you bought it .if you bought in a nail supply store thay can do it for you.or u can do this by taking a pliers and put the berral of the brush between the pliers and slowly smash the barell ,but be careful do not smash hard or you will ruin the brush ,check to see how flat you want it ,always dip in liquid shaping to  see if that is good for you , but you know thay have flat acrylic brushes also you might want to check that out .i never flatten my brushes ,i like to use my brush regular and shape it as i go .lots of luck

Permalink Reply by Shannon H on January 24, 2012 at 2:23pm

After rinsing out my new round brush, I ran it across a bar of soap and flattened the bristles how I wanted them. I let it sit over night. The next day I rinsed it again, dipped it in monomer and reshaped the bristles again ( to flat), and trimmed it a little, then let it sit upright for another night. I used this method on my brush about 2yrs ago, and it's still flat. So if you have the time to spare, give it a try. Nailzoo on YT has a vid on this. Hope this helps.