Gesso Canvas Primer Silicone Brush - The Gesso Magic Original & 2.0 for Primer Paint - Art Supplies, Painting Supplies for Any Art Set, Acrylic Paint, Sculpting, Pottery & More (Combo)

Pretty happy with these, make sure you get the large size for gesso and varnish application. Easy to clean and they work better than a brush.

There is a layer of plastic over this silicone tool. However it is cheaply applied, likely by a shrink wrap machine in a factory in China somewhere. The tool would not work properly with how poorly the item is wrapped in this plastic. However the plastic on mine was damaged from the start, peeling back significantly over the majority of the tool. The tool underneath the plastic is incredibly sticky and essentially unusable on a canvas. Do not purchase this product.

I received my set of magic Silibrushes and they are wonderful! Except for the leftover flashing on most of the back edge of the large one. A little bit of a quality control problem there. The smaller ones do not have this problem, but the larger one does, which means that when I use it I get lines and ridges no matter what side of the silibrush I use. So I thought, "ok, no problem I will just trim it off that extra flashing and be good to go." I did, and now I can't figure out now to seal the edge smooth again. It feels sticky and I'm concerned that gesso or paint will get stuck in it and discolour it. I'd appreciate some help. How to seal the cut edge? I've tried sanding it with a fine emery board, but that didn't help. The edge is still sticky. Could the creators of this tool, or anyone else who has this problem, please give me an idea of how to fix it so it's smooth again?

This doesn’t just work... it works exceptionally well! I like my canvas surfaces very smooth. The old way of applying gesso with a paintbrush (and sometimes a wide putty knife), letting it dry and then sanding... then repeating those steps multiple times to get the finish I want was always time consuming, frustrating and the thing I dreaded about getting ready to paint. Not anymore now that I have this GessoMagic tool. I put a dollop of gesso on my canvases then use the GessoMagic tool and spread and smooth the gesso around and into the canvas weave. When the gesso is dry all that is needed is a very light sanding with extra fine grit sandpaper for a beautifully smooth surface. So simple to use and such fantastic results! Unprimed or some cheaper previously primed canvases with bad weave will need more than one coat of gesso, but it’s no longer a big deal to do when using this tool. Also, very little gesso is used compared to when using a paintbrush or putty knife. Clean up is super easy! I LOVE THIS TOOL! I wish I had more canvases that needed gessoing!

Arrived quickly in excellent condition as advertised.