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To fix this i'l give it a good clean with water a small amount of washing up liquid and make sure most of the sticky bits have gone. Then I'l leave the brush for at least a few hours if not ti'l the next day.

So long as your gentle with the brush, no harm will come to it from this method.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356258.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356258.page GMT Is there a good way to clean my brushes?
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The best thing is to look after the brush when painting. Don't let paint get up into the base of the brush because this is difficult to clean and makes your hairs splay out. Also don't mix and your solvents, keep brushes that are used with water based paints just for those, and use different brushes for solvent based paints and clean them in solvents. Don't use the same brush for both mediums regardless of how clean it appears between uses.

But I'm guilty of letting both of these happen. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356321.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356321.page GMT Is there a good way to clean my brushes?
Iorek wrote:There's a product called something like Old Master's Brush Cleaner that you can get at art supply stores or places like Michael's crafts. It's a small dish, looks kind of like shoe polish, but it's wonderful for cleaning your brushes. Just wet the brush, drag it around in the cleaning compound, and the paint is gone (including most dried paint, although it won't get paint out of the base of the brush).



I use this and it works great. Use it with some warm water (note I said warm not hot). I try not to "soak" my brushes in anything, as most soaps tend to eat the glue that holds the bristles in place. For real gunked up brushes you may have to use it several times. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356362.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356362.page GMT Is there a good way to clean my brushes? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356363.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356363.page GMT Re:Is there a good way to clean my brushes? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356542.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/216512/356542.page GMT