Brush cleaner?
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If you\'re using acrylic paint, it\'ll be a pointless substance to use! Washing up liquid\'s as good as anything. I bought a pot of Vallejo brush cleaner which is good and seems to have some sort of conditioner in it as well.
Google \'brush soap\' for some alternatives.
Google \'brush soap\' for some alternatives.
Turps wouldn\'t be the thing to use on natural hair, especially not sable since it would strip the hair of oils. I use shampoo, and conditioner. Pantene V05.
I keep intending to get a commercial brush cleaner though, like that Vallejo stuff. Apparently it\'s quite effective at removing the acrylic bits that get left behind in the ferrule.
I keep intending to get a commercial brush cleaner though, like that Vallejo stuff. Apparently it\'s quite effective at removing the acrylic bits that get left behind in the ferrule.
Get a commercial brush soap designed for acrylics. Anything designed exclusively for oils, dishwashing soap, and hand soap are all bad ideas. Your local art supply shop should have a few choices.
I use Master\'s Brush Cleaner & Preserver (or is it Restorer?) for daily cleaning and then the Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner for occasional deep soak cleaning.
I use Master\'s Brush Cleaner & Preserver (or is it Restorer?) for daily cleaning and then the Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner for occasional deep soak cleaning.
Einion
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I\'m right with you on using shampoo and conditioner to care for Kolinskys and sables but turpentine doesn\'t damage brushes of this type as much as you might expect - after lots of oil painters rinse their brushes in it every time they paint. The secret is not to use just turps. But as you say, no use for us.
Oh really? Painters cleaned their brushes with old-fashioned commercial lye soaps for generations before us; not that that is automatically a recommendation but their brushes didn\'t exactly fall apart on them.
BTW, The Masters Brush Cleaner And Preserver was originally designed to clean oil painting brushes lol
And after testing the pH of this against a few brands of hand soap and a small selection of freebies from motels in the US - which ain\'t expensive soap - believe me, Master\'s ain\'t that special. I\'ve also found hard knots of abrasive in the soap cakes.
Einion
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Brush-cleaning tips
Use a double-batch rinsing system and your brushes will stay cleaner for longer, particularly if you squirt in some dishwashing liquid into the water. Remember: prevention is better than cure.
Rinse often and rinse thoroughly.
Don\'t wash your brushes every time you use \'em; that\'s too much wear on a softhair brush and will significantly shorten its life.
Other threads:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=20646
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=10694
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=9430
Einion
Use a double-batch rinsing system and your brushes will stay cleaner for longer, particularly if you squirt in some dishwashing liquid into the water. Remember: prevention is better than cure.
Rinse often and rinse thoroughly.
Don\'t wash your brushes every time you use \'em; that\'s too much wear on a softhair brush and will significantly shorten its life.
Other threads:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=20646
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=10694
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=9430
Einion
airhead
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Second (third?) the Masters brush soap.
Use it after every session. Clean, rinse, then resoap. Let dry and cover tip.
Tip: Let dry point down so the dirty water does not get back into the ferrule. But do not let it rest on the bristles.
If they start getting really bad, I give them an overnight soak in this:
But put a clip on the brush so the hair is in the sause with the metal ferrule just touching the liquid. It will strip the chrome plading off of the ferrule, eat the numbers and brand off the handle and even take the black lacquer off the brush handle.
After the soak, pull across a clean paper towel and see the stuff come out.
Then go back to the masters and store.
markstorch
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I use the W&N restorer as well and I just wanted to reiterate airhead\'s warning about how potent the stuff is.
If you pour it into another container, make sure it\'s glass.
I used an old paint pot the first time I used the stuff and after about 20 minutes heard the sound of restorer dripping off my work table onto the floor as it had eaten through the plastic.
If you pour it into another container, make sure it\'s glass.
I used an old paint pot the first time I used the stuff and after about 20 minutes heard the sound of restorer dripping off my work table onto the floor as it had eaten through the plastic.
