Housesparrow Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 As a kid, it never occurred to me to try wipe off excessive paint from a brush before start cleaning it in a small jar of white spirit. Simply putting the used brush and then sloshing it around in a jar of white spirit usually turned the content of the jar dark, eventually dirtying up the jar really good over time. At some point, I learned to wipe that paint off as good as I could. A quick dip with the brush into a jar of white spirit helps greatly, for wiping off the excessive paing with paper towel (otherwise it won't be easy to wipe off the paint with a paper towel), before carefully cleaning it in a jar of white spirit, twirling the brush against the glass to dislodge the small amount of paint left. Heh, now that I think about it, maybe I am the weird one, having rolled the brush part of a brush against the glass in a jar of white spirit in all these years. I like cleaning the brushes completely, so that paint doesn't get stuck at the inner most part of the brush hairs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 It amazes me when people buy washes for models What's in your turps jar is the same 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 As I use Acrylics, a good wash under the hot tap, no horrible white spirits for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 As I use Acrylics, a good wash under the hot tap, no horrible white spirits for me Careful using hot water on a brush as the metal ferrule can expand and the bristle may come loose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Well its more warm than hot, but I only use quality sable brushes, and had no issues as yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I think warm should be fine, I mean we are talking enough temperature to expand the metal appreciably to cause any problem. Also modern glues may be more resilient, although, I think, the general premise stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Onkey Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Sometimes give my acrylic brushes a dunk in the soapy washing up water (don't tell SWMBO) before rinsing them in clean warm water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygif290368 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Is that before or after the crockery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 WITH!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiex2 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I think I've alway wiped the brush against the side of the container- just seemed logical to me. Now days I mostly use acrylics and have my clean up water in a one litre container that has raised 1 ml graduation marks on the inside. To clean, I dip the brush in the water and gently run it up along these lines for a "washboard" effect and it works well. After that I gently roll the brush on a paper towel to see if any paint is left; if so, I repeat the process. I dry the brush first on a piece of scarp cloth then put it in a spiral brush holder to dry. I store my brushes in a "custom" brush holder which is simply a block of wood with holes drilled in it fhe size of the handles. Depending on how offen I use a brush but probably ever other month (or if a brush won' t clean completely) I give them all a deep cleaning. I start with running them warm water, sometimes with just a drop of dish soap (washing up liquid) in a cup on the side, followed by Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner and Restorer then a thorough rinse and air dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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