Quote Originally Posted by slugzkea View Post
Sorry for the n00b question but I've read in the past that a 2b pencil is what should be used for modding.

However, one of the main successors in this thread has used a 3B pencil.

I have a 2b, a 4b and a 8b pencil.

Which one should i use, should i go out and buy a 3B pencil?

THANKS
The softer the pencil the easier to apply.

I use 4B, but I guess 8B is even softer due to the higher number.

There is also differences in how the graphite is applied.
Some stroke it with very small pressure, leaving a lot of graphite on there (gaining very low resistance) but also very easy to get blown off and stuck on other places (not good).

Some stroke it with more pressure and have to work harder to get the same low resistance, but it will not get blown away so easily.

In any case you should "seal" it with tape or nail coating to prevent it from get blown off.
As you might see, if using the "low pressure" method you will get a lot washed off when using nail coating.

Nail coating is that stuff women put on top of the red color to make their nails look all shiny and all...

I hope this cleared up some.