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There are a couple of things I do, depending on the "age" of the building and its overall appearance. <br />1. Using a very fine (#000 or #0000) round red sable brush and dilute "Aged Concrete" or "Foundation," (or even sometimes "Earth"), I let the mortar color flow into the lines by just touching the tip of the bru***o the line. Capillary action will draw the dilute paint from the brush into the mortar lines. <br /> <br />2. After weathering the brick, I give it a spray of Testor's Dullcoat. After the Dullcoat has dried, I use plain rubbing alcohol and a fine red sable bru***o flow the alcohol into the mortar lines. The alcohol reacts with the lacquer in Dullcoat and turns it gray-white. Be careful not to overload the mortar lines, though, as the effect can spread to the surface of the bricks.
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