Cleaning paint brushes
HeyBub
clean it very well.
"Oh, what the heck," I said, "might as well use it to apply MEK."
That really FUBARed the brush.
So, I decided to try the technique I learned at last week's Home & Garden
Show painting class; it's a three-step process:
1. Swish the brush around in mineral spirits for ten seconds or more, spin
out the brush*.
2. Swish the brush in a 50-50 mixture of mineral spirits and alcohol, spin
out the brush.
3. Swish the brush in 100% alcohol, spin out the brush.
The doggone brush turned out pristine. Heck, I could use it to apply shaving
soap to a female porn star's nether regions! If I had shaving soap... and,
oh yeah, a female porn star.
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For latex paints, the technique is a bit different.
1. Swish the tool in water to which has been added a generous amount of -
wait for it now - fabric softener. Spin out the brush or roller.
2. Repeat if necessary.
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* Brush & Roller Spinner
This is the one I got - works swell
http://www.amazon.com/SHUR-LINE-5200-Professional-Roller-Cleaner/dp/B00004Z4HL/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1298567170&sr=8-2
Tegger
news:iMmdnWhLLduJDPvQ...@earthlink.com:
> Had a nice brush that I used to apply varnish and, as is my burden,
> didn't clean it very well.
>
> "Oh, what the heck," I said, "might as well use it to apply MEK."
>
> That really FUBARed the brush.
>
> So, I decided to try the technique I learned at last week's Home &
> Garden Show painting class; it's a three-step process:
>
> 1. Swish the brush around in mineral spirits for ten seconds or more,
> spin out the brush*.
> 2. Swish the brush in a 50-50 mixture of mineral spirits and alcohol,
> spin out the brush.
> 3. Swish the brush in 100% alcohol, spin out the brush.
>
> The doggone brush turned out pristine. Heck, I could use it to apply
> shaving soap to a female porn star's nether regions! If I had shaving
> soap... and, oh yeah, a female porn star.
What a waste of time and materials.
You guys don't have LePage's Poly Clens, evidently. It seems to be
available only in Canada.
The stuff is amazing. It turns just about any paint or varnish
water-soluble, so you can use water to clean the brush. Brushes
come out porn-star-friendly in minutes.
I can't seem to find any Web page to link to. I wonder if
they've discontinued it? Probably not environut-friendly anymore.
Here's a European trade page:
<http://www.icipaints.co.uk/products/info/polycell_trade_polyclens_brush_cleaner.jsp>
Our label is different.
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Tegger
Twayne
HeyBub <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> typed:
:: Had a nice brush that I used to apply varnish and, as is
Well, usually I'll properly clean and put away brushes but when I do mess
up, which is far too often, I've found that paint remover and a cat's brush
will neatly clean it up, even up inside the metal holder part if you make
sure to use the type of remover you can wash off with water.
If it's not completely cured, often a little xylol is all it needs too.
Cheap & quick.
HTH,
Twayne`
ransley
> "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote innews:iMmdnWhLLduJDPvQ...@earthlink.com:
> Our label is different.
>
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Kpages poly clenns, doesnt that have ccbs, cyaninde, arsenic and
nuclear waste in it, of course, only in Canada is it done right.
Harry K
And of course, at lesst for oil base, no need to clean a brush at all
in the middle of a job. Jusst wrap in foil and put in refrig. Take
out next day and go to painting. Been so long since I did any
painting I don't recall if that works on latex.
Harry K
HeyBub
>>
>> =========
>> * Brush & Roller Spinner
>> This is the one I got - works
>> swellhttp://www.amazon.com/SHUR-LINE-5200-Professional-Roller-Cleaner/dp/B...
>
> And of course, at lesst for oil base, no need to clean a brush at all
> in the middle of a job. Jusst wrap in foil and put in refrig. Take
> out next day and go to painting. Been so long since I did any
> painting I don't recall if that works on latex.
>
Good idea. Another tip passed on from the master is to clean your brush
(roller) every two hours of painting.
That paintbrush spinner mentioned above really put me in a happy place.
Harry K
Heh! My 'spinner' was to use a garden hose nozzle and get it to
spinning. Did a good job for sprinklin paint for 20 ft around
(including on me).
Harry K
Jeff Thies
> On Feb 24, 9:10 am, "HeyBub"<hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>> Had a nice brush that I used to apply varnish and, as is my burden, didn't
>> clean it very well.
>>
>> "Oh, what the heck," I said, "might as well use it to apply MEK."
>>
>> That really FUBARed the brush.
>>
>> Show painting class; it's a three-step process:
>>
>> 1. Swish the brush around in mineral spirits for ten seconds or more, spin
>> out the brush*.
>> 2. Swish the brush in a 50-50 mixture of mineral spirits and alcohol, spin
>> out the brush.
>> 3. Swish the brush in 100% alcohol, spin out the brush.
>>
>> The doggone brush turned out pristine. Heck, I could use it to apply shaving
>> soap to a female porn star's nether regions! If I had shaving soap... and,
>> oh yeah, a female porn star.
>>
>> ---
>> For latex paints, the technique is a bit different.
>> 1. Swish the tool in water to which has been added a generous amount of -
>> wait for it now - fabric softener. Spin out the brush or roller.
>> 2. Repeat if necessary.
>>
>> =========
>> This is the one I got - works swellhttp://www.amazon.com/SHUR-LINE-5200-Professional-Roller-Cleaner/dp/B...
>
> And of course, at lesst for oil base, no need to clean a brush at all
> in the middle of a job. Jusst wrap in foil and put in refrig. Take
> out next day and go to painting. Been so long since I did any
> painting I don't recall if that works on latex.
It does. Although oil is where it is most valuable.
My painting friend has stored more than one brush/roller in the freezer.
Jeff
>
> Harry K
Bob F
> On Feb 25, 1:22 pm, "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>> Harry K wrote:
>>
>>>> =========
>>>> * Brush & Roller Spinner
>>>> This is the one I got - works
>>>> swellhttp://www.amazon.com/SHUR-LINE-5200-Professional-Roller-Cleaner/dp/B...
>>
>>> And of course, at lesst for oil base, no need to clean a brush at
>>> all in the middle of a job. Jusst wrap in foil and put in refrig.
>>> Take out next day and go to painting. Been so long since I did any
>>> painting I don't recall if that works on latex.
>>
>> Good idea. Another tip passed on from the master is to clean your
>> brush (roller) every two hours of painting.
If the 1st idea is good, doesn't the second idea countradict it?
>>
>> That paintbrush spinner mentioned above really put me in a happy
>> place.
>
> Heh! My 'spinner' was to use a garden hose nozzle and get it to
> spinning. Did a good job for sprinklin paint for 20 ft around
> (including on me).
I use a long extension on my roller, and hold it near the ground, with one end
of the roller tipped to throw the spray to the side. None gets on me.