How to Clean Paintbrushes - Water-Based Paint
Removing water-based paint from paintbrushes is easy as long as you clean them immediately after use. This is also essential for maintaining the quality and durability of your brush.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Plunge bristles of paintbrush into bucket of clean water.
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Thoroughly comb out paint from bristles with a wire brush.
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Throw away used water and clean out bucket.
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Repeat process, omitting Step 2, until all paint is removed.
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Hold handle of paintbrush between both palms of your hands and rub palms quickly back and forth.
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Place paintbrush back in cover or wrap with plastic.
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Comments
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Thetaskman
Sep 13, 2007
Ever tried a product called "Labr Savr"? This stuff works like nothing I've ever seen, even on dried paint. Even better, it's reusable and biodegradable. Sherwin Williams and Miller have it. I don't know who else. -
Jul 21, 2006
When painting with latex paint, hang the brushes in a pail of water overnight. When you're ready to paint the next morning, spin the brush and you are ready to paint.
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Jul 21, 2006
When painting with latex paint, hang the brushes in a pail of water overnight. When you're ready to paint the next morning, spin the brush and you are ready to paint.
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Dec 08, 2005
Take a bucket, and drill two small holes parallel to each other, about three quarters of the way up the bucket wall. Then take a standard guy from a tent kit. Run the guy through the two holes you've drilled and hold it in place with a wooden peg on the outside of the bucket wall. The purpose of the guy is to hang your brushes in water under their own weight. Just make sure the level of clean water isn't above the stock, to prevent it from getting water logged. By doing this your bristles won't lose shape, and you don't have to rinse your brushes in water (before painting) for easier cleaning later. If you have a lot of brushes, you can run two guys through one bucket; there's plenty of room. NOTE: this can only be done to brushes with holes in the handle. If there are none, drill your own.
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Dec 08, 2005
Take a bucket, and drill two small holes parallel to each other, about three quarters of the way up the bucket wall. Then take a standard guy from a tent kit. Run the guy through the two holes you've drilled and hold it in place with a wooden peg on the outside of the bucket wall. The purpose of the guy is to hang your brushes in water under their own weight. Just make sure the level of clean water isn't above the stock, to prevent it from getting water logged. By doing this your bristles won't lose shape, and you don't have to rinse your brushes in water (before painting) for easier cleaning later. If you have a lot of brushes, you can run two guys through one bucket; there's plenty of room. NOTE: this can only be done to brushes with holes in the handle. If there are none, drill your own.
