Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Clean your brushes immediately after use by working the paint out from the ferrule toward the tip of the brush.
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Step 2
Avoid leaving your brushes in liquid for extended periods of time. This ruins the shape of the brushes and makes the wood swell, which causes the ferrule to become loose once the wood dries out.
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Step 3
Avoid letting acrylic (or oil) paint dry on your brush. If you accidentally do so, try a little bit of Dow Bathroom Cleaner (the Scrubbing Bubbles) before you throw it away.
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Step 4
Wet the brush, squirt on some Dow, massage the bristles, then rinse. If that doesn't work, rinse the brush well and try acetone.
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Step 5
Store your brushes upright, handle-end down in a cup, or flat in a box.
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Step 6
Rinse paint-spattered clothes in cool water, spray with window cleaner and rinse. If the stain persists, try vodka. On the stain, that is.
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Step 7
Wet or dried acrylic paint cleans up from hands with soap, warm water and a little scrubbing.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 7/10/2006 Acrylic comes off plastic, china, etc., by using hot water. It simply melts off after soaking!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 For one, I have gotten a acrylic paint completely out of my clothes in a normal wash load. Even a white tank top!
To wash brushes with dried on acrylic paints: (works every time)
Fill the sink with HOT water, and soak the brushes for a minute or so. Swish the brushes fast back and forth through the water, and the paint should start melting and sliding off. use your fingers and keep pulling it off and swishing until they are clean.