Brushes - Numbers Wearing Off

[Eemaan]

Does anyone else have a problem with numbers fading from brushes? This has happened to my 187 and 224- both bought from a MAC counter.

How do i avoid it? will Clear nail varnish do the trick? any suggestions apart from dont use the brush too often? (not gonna happen)

 

[PrettyKitty]

It happened to my older brush - #272.

 

[michitk]

its happening with a lot of my brushes...i still haven't figured out a way to avoid it. i feel the fading is from frequent use and brush cleanings I do weekly.

i would definitly love to find a way to stop it from happening though

 

[ruby_soho]

This topic came up a while ago I think, and the concensus was to do a coat or two across the logo with clear nail varnish.

 

[angela]

i remember Risa (or was it Juneplum) suggesting to dip you brushes in clear polycarbonate paint. You can buy it at any hardware store =] i have yet to try it, but I think Risa does this to her brushes. HTH!!

 

[angela]

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Originally Posted by angela i remember Risa (or was it Juneplum) suggesting to dip you brushes in clear polycarbonate paint. You can buy it at any hardware store =] i have yet to try it, but I think Risa does this to her brushes. HTH!!

ooppps! im sorry- correction: clear polycarbonate sealant (not paint)!!

 

[tannny]

yeah i asked this question in the rec forum. i do two coats of clear nail polish on it when i just buy them. most of mine have faded and i cant really find a good fix to restore the numbers.

 

[2_pink]

This happened to my 217, but all the brushes from the magenta brush set are fine.

 

[Sushi_Flower]

Does the clear nail varnish work aswell as the paint method?

I wish i knew about preventing this before i let my 239 number and logo fade!

 

[Summer]

mine did more than fade, it totally disappeared off my 242 brush. It started to fade and bits of it chipped off after having it a few days. You would never know it was a MAC unless you looked for the ever so slight indentation of the letters/numbers on the handle. (I bought this brush at the MAC counter at Macy's. )
It doesn't bother me though. The brush is in excellent condition otherwise.

 

[giz2000]

It doesn't bother me when the numbers fade either...now when the brushes start to shed...THAT bothers me!!

 

[spendtoomuch]

I had my 242 less than a week and the numbers were gone. A lot of my brushes have lost the numbers, but the 242 was the quickest it ever happened. I was thinking its a good thing I don't have to return this because they would think I owned this brush for years. They never would have believed it was less than a week old.

 

[afterglow]

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Originally Posted by spendtoomuch I was thinking its a good thing I don't have to return this because they would think I owned this brush for years. They never would have believed it was less than a week old.

I know you're not planning on returning it or anything, but if you did, and you took the receipt with you, I don't think there would be a problem.

A little bit of chipping happened to my 228 brush in under a week. I came to Specktra to the rescue, and put on a coat of clear polish. Seems to have done the trick!

 

[pinkmilk]

WOW I was just talking about this with my friend yesterday! Thats crazy!

Good suggestions gals!

 

[laurenmo88]

i put clear nail polish on my brush numbers and yes it keeps them from rubbing off - but if the nail polish starts to come off just apply another light coat!

this way i know what brushes to recommend to friends and i know what brush im actually using!

 

[labwom]

my 217 started fading and i put clear polish on it and it hasnt fading anymore for about a year! so i started to do that to all my brushes. i redo it every six months though

 

[MAC_Pixie04]

Consider yourself lucky! The black coating has completely stripped off of my 275 and 266 brushes...both fairly new. My mom's 4 year old 224 brush looks as new as the day she bought it. I think they're gettin' lazy over there!

 

[spendtoomuch]

Oh I wish I would have thought of the polish before the numbers were gone. Good idea.

 

[llucidity]

I think I'm weird but I get really miffed when I find the the MAC logo and the brush number gets rubbed off after repeated handling. The way they are faded makes them look cheap? So recently I just went ahead and scratched it off from my #182.

 

[bellaetoile]

i hate when the numbers come off my brushes, too.
clear nail polish on the handle, over the writing, when you first get the brushes can prolong the writing.