Beware of the plastic jar.
Most contact cements have enough chemical in them to "melt" the plastic. Keep it in the metal container. I hate to say this but if you keep the lid cleaned up you won't have that problem. Also you can get some Vaseline and coat the lid and rim with it. This helps with clean up when you get that dried build up on a lid.
While you are looking for the flux brushes make a dash by the paint department. You should be able to find what we call "chip" brushes. I have know idea if that is the real name but they are really cheap brushes. Next to them there is also normally foam brushes. Both are intended to be thrown away. Great for contact cement also and for quick and dirty paint jobs with enamels that may be hard to clean up.
Did you know that if you wrap your brush in plastic (syran wrap or plastic baggy) and then pop it in the freezer the paint won't dry up in the brush. Still best to keep your brushes cleaned up but say you need to stop for an hour or two and know you are coming back to a project. If you happen to be using the above disposable brushes and plan to toss them then you can use this method to keep them from getting dried out during a short process.
