How To Properly Clean a Paint Brush 

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This was great! I wish I had this video a few weeks ago when I was painting a friends office. We definitely left the brushes until they started getting dry, only used cold water, threw away those covers that we had no idea were supposed to be kept. Great tips for future reference! Loved the editing! Gus is adorable :-)

Actually some practical tips in there. Many thanks

Great tip..we use newspaper or grocery bags..even for our rollers. The roller Keeper by obvious solutions works great if you will be in the same color for a week, month, etc. Great product.

Very helpful. Thank you!

Genius level stuff, man! Thank yew kindly

I love your choice of background music!!

I was today years old when I learned all this helpful info! I never knew! Thank you!

Great vid!

good info quality work

I have a large dog and always have poo bags with me, bunch of them in the car. If I need to rest a brush for a bit I place it inside one of these and wrap the top of the bag tight around the handle. I've had them wrapped for a good couple hours (oil and water based) and been able to clean the brush thoroughly afterwards. Definitely a lot easier than wrapping with cling film although that is best for the large brushes. If I'm working out I like to bag my brushes and clean them at home. The Best thing I bought recently was from B&Q (UK) which is a little tray designed to assist in cleaning brushes and at one end has a triangular-shaped raised row of "slices" that go through the bristles of the brush. At 9:47 that's how I dry my brushes out all the time.

Good video! Ive got into the habit of giving my brushes a qwick dip into mineral spirits after cleaning with hot water. I got into this habit after noticing that my brushes were stiff after drying after using a hybrid paint like advance trim paint. Whats really nice about using mineral spirits even after laytex is that it removes even the dried paint high on the bristles. 😊

Pro Tip-- Once my brush is cleaned and the bristles are fairly dry and before it goes back into it’s holder I always spray a tiny bit of WD-40 on the bristles and work It in to the form. Keeps all my brushes clean, nicely formed and the handle conditioned.

Thanks!

Really enjoying your videos lately! Wondering if you could offer some advice about Corona brushes. I've only ever used Purdy and last year came across Corona as I was searching around online. I've been wanting to give them a try and just found out a local store 2 minutes from me now carries them. Hoping for some suggestions as to which model to try. I am specifically looking for one for interior latex painting only. Hoping to find one stiff enough to cut nice lines on a wall but not so stiff that it will leave brush marks on trim because I'd like to use it for window/door trim and baseboards as well. Thanks!

I like the wire brush. Going to get one. The wrap is a great pro tip so you can wait until the end of the job for just one brush clean. Less waist paint in the environment that way! I have a septic, so I hate washing paint down the drains. I like to use a dry paper towel or two to get as much paint off of the brush as I can before the sink clean. Then throw the towels and a most of the paint in the trash. Latex in the pipes can’t be good for sewer or septic systems?

You're funny, thanks man.

I've been using plastic store bags for paint brushes overnight, but love the idea of cling wrap because I usually have up to 4 brushes going and the plastic wrap would make it SO easy to see which brush it is without unwrapping. There were so many great tips in this video. I'm always trying to learn better and easier ways. Thanks!

Great Video. Just came across your page and love it! This video you posted 2 amazon links for the Corona cortez brush 2 and 2 1/2. In the paint brush descriptions they say paint type Oil. I mostly use latex paint. Can I still use either brush with interior latex paint? Thanks in advance for your response.

I had a nice cut in brush that was my first one i bought and i ruined it.. this video is what i needed for the one im going to buy thanks!!!

Very well done vid, with some excellent tips 👍🏽 I have also found pumice based hand-cleaner and scotch brite type pads to be helpful, but I can see you were careful with the wire brush. Any tips on cleaning out mildly heel hardened brushes that were used for latex paint?

To ge tthe water out I do not use the whip method, I bang against a tree and then swip fast back and forth to remove all water. Also rubbing the brussh quickly over q chair link fence works great.

i use plastic grocery bags...they work great for brush/roller wrapping and are free. will keep longer if put in the fridge or so ive heard, not sure if thats true or not as i dont like putting off cleaning them. They can even be used to cover a 5 gallon bucket. sometimes ill drop the screen and roller in the paint and put a bag over it, you have to stretch them some but will work, then i put a folded up drop or a lid on it...sometimes a wet rag in a pinch for extra protection. painter for 25 years. all brushes will splay or 'finger' out eventually. putting water down the bristiles is a must when working with brushes outside in the heat all day. they just wont come clean otherwise. I use a brush comb as well as a wire brush and clean the brush until when i squeeze them the water runs clear...if the water is cloudy in my hand i keep going. then spin the brush well, a brush spinner makes it way easier(that being said ive yet to buy one!). put it back in its cover. If you use the brush every day it wont last too long as it needs to dry out well before being used again, but that cant be helped sometimes especially when a 3in Corona Silk green bristle is over 30 dollars.

LOVE THIS! Thank you!!! "This is Gus the Dog... he's gonna be super pumped when he doesn't get a bath like he thinks he's gonna get." 😂🤣😂

Jeremy, have you ever used KrudKutter to clean your brushes? I'll give mine a cursory rinse, then soak just the bristles for about 5-10 min. After that, I hit 'em with a Wooster brush comb and brass wire brush which gets rid of nearly all traces of dried paint. Then i spin dry with a Shure-Line 5200C brush and roller spinner. Cheers

Do you use Liners in your handy Paint Bucket or how do you clean them out

I just use an old plastic shopping bag. I actually had a brush and a roller I forgot about in my garage for about a month and they were both fine.

Does it matter if you use warm or cold water?

How much does it cost the brush over there in usa ? I prefer to say in euro coin! Thank you very much

What material is best for brushes

Comb your bristles before placing in keeper

I have soaked many brushes in water, no swelling. Used to work for an old timer painter, he soaked all brushes on the way home from jobs, now swelling

Those cardboard cases will get soggy and fall apart because you cant dry a brush completely. Ive gotten into habit of wrapping it in a bit of plastic before putting it in the case.

Great information provided with on the job experience. What's with the trolling here. How can anyone say "pros don't use angle brushes". Give me a break 🤡

what about wooster brushes.is thay beter

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water based paints especially high end acrylics very tough to clean and maintain brushes oil based paint and oil brushes much easier to clean and maintain brushes

I was holding my ear to the ipad checking where the sound came from all of a sudden during the wrapping of the brush

Brush cleaning a brush

It should be stressed the importance of drying the brush before placing it into the cover. Otherwise the moisture will ruin the cover. A brush with no cover= a dust brush. Brushes should also be hung up to dry bristles facing down.

The metal part is called the Ferrule.

Or use a spinner.

Note: if you're doing a paint job that last two days or more you don't need to clean the brush every day. Just put it in a plastic bag with a lot of paint on it and place in in the refrigerator

They do make spinners.

I’ve been a professional painter for almost 10 years. All jokes aside, I’d say you’d be a good teacher for homeowners, but if any new painter were to take all your tips and apply them to the job they probably wouldn’t last long with us lol. Not even kidding, everyone who showed up to our job with an angled brush only lasted a day. Of course everyone has their own opinion, but either you’re new to this yourself, or you must work for a very custom crew that does very precise work

Enjoy the content but all the paid comments are disappointing and bit of a turnoff

I can’t believe you’re wearing black watch bands. Don’t you end up with light paint stains on them? Latex gloves maybe? I hate cleaning brushes and will generally just throw them away, I realize that isn’t cheap when you are a professional painter. Thanks.

No washing brushes in the sink because of the pipes. Use pan to catch water and throw out. This is hard to watch. he also doesn't say to put water on the brush before starting painting. That is key.

Sounds like you did more time learning about the trade than actually doing the trade

Buy a brush and roller spinner for $8 and you will get most of the water out of your brush in less time with less effort. Any professional painter that doesn't have one is not a professional painter, but a youtube poser.

I’ve never seen a real professional painter use an angled brush

Hi, what is your favorite brush (Corona Cortez or Corona Vegas) to paint trim & doors with Sherwin-Williams Trim semi-gloss paint. Thank you.