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Brushing and Paint
Designs
These brand new back
combing templates have been developed to offer an alternative from the
chequer board and sharks tooth designs you are used to seeing.
They
are made from heavy grade rubberised vinyl and are also magnetic, so
when not in use can be stuck against a panel inside your horsebox for easy
storage.
Like
the traditional back combing templates they work in the same way and can be
used to build up a symmetrical pattern in your horses coat.
For best results, we
have found the following method works well
Brushing
Instructions
Always use a soft brush to prevent accidental
damage to your stencil
For using as a
traditional brushing quarter marker, damp the coat first and brush the
hair in the opposite direction. Apply the stencil and then brush the pattern in with
downward strokes. Remove
stencil and then apply hairspray to set the design.
Dusting lightly with glitter spray can also be used at
this stage for subtle highlighting of the design.
IMPORTANT - use only temporary hair colour paints which are intended
for spray on, wash off application. We have found ‘Colour-FX’ paints to
be the most effective to date and can be purchased from our website.
Please use caution when first applying paints as some horses may
react to the noise.
Paint Instructions
Find somewhere sheltered to apply the design to
reduce the risk of overspray down when applying the paint (back of
trailer, lorry etc)
Figure where you want it to go, and then hold the
design flat against the side of your horse making sure your horse isn't
'slouching' as this can make a bulge which will allow the paint to
'bleed'
After giving the paint can a good shake, spray evenly
from about 4"- 6" all the way around the design until you are confident
you have good coverage before lifting off.
Use a damp sponge or baby wipe to remove any overspray
if required.
Leave the paint to dry for a couple of minutes. Wash
or wipe the stencil over with a baby wipe to clean it and keep it stored
flat as some of them are fairly intricate and need to be treated with
respect to preserve them.
Give it a dusting of hairspray to fix it and off you
go.
At the end of the day, sponge it off and that is that !
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