![]() ![]() If you’ve been using water-based paint, simply soak your brush or roller in warm water for about 2 hours. First, scrape off as much paint as you can. Once you’ve finished painting, it’s now time to give your brushes and rollers a proper clean. Seal around the handle with masking tape and store in a dry place for up to two days. Simply wrap the head of your paintbrushes and roller in cling film or secure in an airtight plastic bag. Why do paint brush and paint makers tell you to use soap etc? To cover their collective derrieres.In the middle of a painting project and want to keep your brushes fresh overnight? In this case, there’s no need to give them a thorough clean. Yes the first dip may have some of the last paint, but… meh. We have a post on how to avoid cleaning, but here is the short version: If you are changing from some sort of white to some other white-ish color, don’t clean, just squeeze and switch paints. But for your basic wall work: we only clean when done or when changing to a different color. We’ll use a well-dried brush as it is stiffer and better. In cases where we are doing fine trim work with tight corners and we need sharp lines the first time, we would not use a brush that has been soaking. Pro tip: Having said all that, a quality brush such as a Purdy, will change in character after a few hours of use: like a noodle gets soft when soaked. That’s it: what follows is just more chatter… That way you will keep for long your best painting brushes. So you just need to get that out which is not hard. ![]() What kills quality paint brushes? Leaving solids in the bristles. Buy a good wire brush: the wire bristles fall out of the cheap ones and end up in your drain pipe! Go Plastic: Here is what I consider the best wire brush.
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