So you just need to get that out which is not hard. What kills quality paint brushes? Leaving solids in the bristles. Buy a good wire brush: the wire bristles fall out of the cheap ones and end up in your drain pipe! Go Plastic: Here is what I consider the best wire brush. Wire brush: remove the dried paint on the outside of the paint brush.My favorite tool has curve on the backside for squeezing out the paint from a roller cover: ha! Two in one for less than 3 bucks! You can use a regular hair comb with wide-spaced teeth. (see video) We comb the bristles straight after that as they are all twisted. We just run under warm water until the paint almost stops coming out.To clean a brush, you don’t need solvents that smell up the place! Not even soap!.It’s good to use regular hair conditioner on the bristles once every few uses, but not essential. If the bristles get bunched up in storage, just wet again, comb and dry. R un under (warmish is best) water and squish it into the stream of water over and over until really done bleeding paint, then comb the bristles straight, and let dry completely. Airtight is good, but if you are coming back the next day: don’t worry. Cover the paint bucket or tray the same way: drape a damp cloth over the bucket or tray and then cover with plastic. Done the job or just for the day? If you are just done for the day and plan to take it up again in a day or two, wrap the brush with several drops of water in an airtight plastic bag.
#HOW TO CLEAN A PAINTBRUSH HOW TO#
We also explain how to clean paint rollers here.Įasy Clean-up: how-to. And our (quality) brushes go for months of daily use. The best way to clean paintbrush is sometimes to not clean them! Why clean paint brush every day? We don’t. The reason is that the wooden handle slowly swells and will push on the metal band: not a huge problem, but depending on the wood, it can ruin a brush. Don’t soak it more than one night (although we have). There is no need for smelly solutions to help you clean the brush, not even soap.