Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Hobby Paintbrushes
- Watercolor Brush Cleaners
- Bars Of Soap
- Envelopes
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Step 1
Dip your brush into the paint only halfway up the bristles.
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Step 2
Keep paint out of the ferrule (the metal part). The paint will dry there and splay out the bristles.
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Step 3
Rinse your brushes in hot water.
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Step 4
Pinch the ends of the bristles flat.
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Step 5
Wipe clean bristles over the glue section of an envelope while they're still wet.
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Step 6
Allow brushes to dry upright.
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Step 7
Rinse off the glue when you want to use your brushes again, and you're ready to go.
Comments
runescape34 said
on 8/11/2009 thx
jull14 said
on 2/11/2009 Great ideas, I wonder why mines always were very ugly and I have to keep buying new ones, thanks so much for sharing.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 When you are ready to dispose of the brush (because of dried paint in the ferrules) - try this one last trick; Let the brush soak in water which was just boiled and in a glass container. Soak the brush for 15 minutes. Work with the bristles and a straight pen or a toothpick. You will be surprised at how much paint you can remove this way. It does take patience.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 If you have water based paint brushes, it is actually not a good idea to allow them to dry with the bristles facing upward. Any water accumulation that may occur in the bristles can move downward, hit the wood handle below the ferrule, gather on the wood and eventually cause it to shrink, thereby loosening the tight fit of the wood into the ferrule. It is best, over the long run, to store the brushes flat and allow air drying to occur, so the wood handle doesn't shrink. If you have plastic or resin handles -- no problem in allowing the bristles to dry in the up position.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 Buy some Pink soap! That's the name, it's sold in craft stores. It smells good, is just a bit pricey, but is worth it because it can be used on all kinds of stuff. And it smells good too!