experience with Silicoil?

[mauler78]

So, I am still a bit torn on how good this stuff works for my brushes, and would like to hear if other people have had similar experience with it.

I find you have to pre-wet the brush in the solution before painting and wipe out the extra. This helps the paint not dry to the brush fibers and makes for easier cleaning.

I have also found that some paints require vigorous cleaning, and I am afraid I am going to damage the fibers.

Could anyone give me insight as to their experience with this brush cleaner. Am I using it wrong or is it just not as good as they say it is?

 

[Einion]

I find you have to pre-wet the brush in the solution before painting and wipe out the extra. This helps the paint not dry to the brush fibers and makes for easier cleaning.

So does regular rinsing during painting. There's no need to use anything special to help ensure your bristles remain free of dried paint, other than maybe a little dishwashing liquid in your rinse water.

And anyway, having much in the way of residual Silicoil in your brush can't be a good thing for the paint.

I have also found that some paints require vigorous cleaning, and I am afraid I am going to damage the fibers.

Silicoil itself is really intended primarily for use when painting with oil-based paint, the cleaning tank (basically similar in principle to any brush washer) is what does a lot of the good work and the company themselves state that water alone is good enough when using acrylic paint.

Einion

 

[Wicksy]

Yeah, i wouldnt like any silicone products near my paint setup. That stuff is notorious in the paint industry for making what are called fish-eye defects and stopping paint adhering to surfaces. I tend to clean my brushes with a drop of liquid dishwashing soap on the sink that i gently rub the bristles into. This cleans off everything once they are rinsed under the tap.