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Started trying to get more professional in my painting and would like to know if anybody have a good tips on how to get rid of paint that have dried on the brushes since just water dont seemt to cut it.

You would need to dissolve the paint, there are some product available that will do this but it depends on your brush type be what the bristles are made from.

Also you would have to leave it for 24 hours and then clean the brush throughly with water before using them.

Any decent hardware store should have something

Never let paint dry on your brushes.


If you do, take a large wooden spoon and rap yourself against the knuckles until you’ve learned your lesson.


After that, look for Winsor and Newton Brush Cleaner & Restorer and follow the instructions. Up to a 24 hour soak and rinse. Be very aware it will strip the varnish off of a brush handle or a table.

The Masters Brush Cleaner is my go-to brush soap. You can also use rubbing alcohol (it works insanely well), but it will strip the oils out of natural hair brushes. To prevent drying, rinse the brush well and wash with brush soap. If you want to go crazy, use an ultrasonic cleaner with just water, diluted Simple Green, or even alcohol. Regardless of what you use, I suggest that as a final step you leave a bit of soap on the brush (too much is okay). Shape the bristles into a point and let it dry. The bristles will get rock hard, preserving the tip and preventing damage. When you want to use the brush again, just swirl it around in some water to dissolve the soap.

Rubbing alcohol is what I use more often than not for deep cleaning. I got some of that brush soap, but it seems like a major pain for little effect.

Just a couple seconds in alcohol and dried on paint explodes off the brushes.