Saturday, February 27, 2010

The best way to clean a brush (oil painting)????????

i have this ';ODORLESS PAINT THINNER'; to clean my brush, but it does not work well. i wanted to know if any1 have anyyyyyy ideaaaaaa??The best way to clean a brush (oil painting)????????
Gasoline, turpentine, turpenoid, mineral spirits, mechanics grease soap, Lava brand soap, baby oil.





those are all generally good ways to clean the brush. But if you use one of the harsher chemicals you should seriously protect your skin and well as clean the brush again with regular soap. you can actually leave the soap in the bristles to help maintain the original shape.The best way to clean a brush (oil painting)????????
Soak in Gas for 5 or 10 minutes and then wash it out with water.It will come clean.
I use the ordorless stuff too, but then you need to wash it with soap and water too. Use murphy's oil soap, goo gone, or a brush soap from an art supply store. That will get them as clean as possible.
I have something like that, too, but I've never had a problem with it. Mine is Loew Cornell brand, so you could try that, but the fact is that real turpentine is best.- sorry. Also, try using Mona Lisa Pink Soap or something similar after each use of your brushes- it keeps them conditioned without making them too soft.
The best way to clean brushes after using oil paint is to put the brushes in thinner in a cup, then you leave the brushes in the cup there for a couple of hours. Then take out the brushes take a napkin and wipe the paint and thinner off the brush. After that you clean the brushes with temperate water and dish soap.
I like Masters Brush Cleaner. It's like a brick of soap that comes in a round plastic case. You can wet the brush with water, build up a lather, rinse and the oil paint comes right off. Nice and odorless, too.
i usually try to get as much out as possible with turpentine and then i just use soap and water. make sure the water isn't hot or else your bristles will be much more likely to fall out
try a stinkin' one

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