I've found that keeps the tip of the brush wet enough to work with, but over time paint builds up in the top bristles and ruins it. If you rinse your brush more often, it takes less time to do, and the brushes last way longer.
This is something a lot of us have forgotten . Back in the day when most paints were still solvent based,this was standard practice. Not water but hanging them in paint thinner.
I never liked this method unless i knew i wasn't going to use the brush the next day, because I do not like to use a damp brush to paint with because the bristles cannot hold form (necessary for easy cut lines) and on top if that, the little bit of water still in the brush will eventually start drip down the handle when you're painting over your head. I will use the water bucket method to store dirty brushes until I have time to clean them, but as for the brushes I'm going to use the next day, I just use a plastic kroger bag or painters plastic to wrap it tightly with the bristles saturated in paint. it's ready to go the next day and no form lost or dried paint to clean off.. this can be repeated for up to five days in a row
if I'm doing a week or more, I'll put a film of water over my paint, leave my brush in the paint and cover with a plastic bag. Next day, stir in the paint and film of water an off you go.
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what i do is before using the brush, i wrap blue take around about 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch below the metal. Before washing i just remove the tape and makes cleaning a lot easier.
I used to do this until i got a handycup. The magnet suspends the brush and the cup fits in the sink. Or you can put the cup in the bucket if you can't block the sink. This is only if you change colors. For the same color, suspend the brush in the paint. Cover the cup with plastic. Or dip the brush in paint before wrapping the brush. Old plastic shopping bags work fine.
I've been letting them soak in the bucket. The problem is, the paint brush companies couldn't just make the metal band out of aluminum which wouldn't rust. I think they do it intentionally to make you buy more brushes. Same thing for rollers, even the better quality expensive ones have parts that will rust. It seems like an obvious problem that is intentionally made that way.
I found at a box store a centrifugal cleaner for rollers and brushes… best $15 I’ve ever spent. Spin in a bucket under water and bring it out to complete the spin. Awesome!
@@StallionFernando disposable brushes are garbage. They suck at applying paint. Its harder to cover and cut. You're also wasting money far more that way. Real painters all know the importance of a good quality brush. If you're some fly by night jack of all trade type handyman that does little stupid low end quicky jobs then yeah that's a fine strategy.. Also if you're getting into primer or oil base for smaller tasks where the looks don't matter...
@@patriarchmike yeah I know but looks like people are too lazy to spend a couple minutes cleaning equipment. So they should stick to disposable crap, unless they like throwing money away.
If you're going to use the brush the next day, or even 3 or 4 days later, with the same paint, just wrap the brush tightly in a plastic bag from the store.
i've did this with a roller planning to use it in the next day or so. I got side tracked and two weeks later it was just like id left it. I was shocked. Key here is tightly wrapped.
And you can save money/a trip to the paint shop if you do a lot of painting by cutting a 9” roller down into jumbo weenie/3” or 4” rollers. Keep the factory side facing out and you’re golden. 🤙🏽
I got a 2 foot section 6" pvc(can use 4" or whatever fits your brushes and rollers) glue an end cap on one end and use a threaded plug or clean out cap on the other end. Drill a 3/4 hole in the clean out cap and fit a brass hose connector to it. Drill several 1/4" holes in the end cap. You can drop all your brushes and rollers in, hook up the hose, and it will flush everything out for you. I just let it run while I'm packing everything else up. This works great when you need to clean up quickly and don't have the time for over night. Just make sure to not Drill so many 1/4" holes that you exceed the entry water flow. Bucket method works great too!
I would squeeze all the paint out with a palette knife/scraper, and then agian with a paper towel, and then I would find a hard scrubbing brush, throw it in a bucket and use run the brush over the bristle. dumping the water a couple times to clean off all the excess paint. Then I'll do the Bob Ross method and slap the brush inside the bucket. once that's done, I swing it a couple times, and then hang dry it downward. LOL. It's stupid long process, but the brush I use are 30 dollars a piece and I would hate to have to spend that much again because I was to lazy to spend an extra few minutes to clean them.
Keeping wash buckets around was a game changer. I use the dawn platinum dish soap and have 2-3 buckets to clean my tools and whatever else as I’m working.
It's a terrible idea for many reasons, but especially for natural bristles. For brushes with synthetic bristles, they'll lose their shape and stiffness (and soft brushes lose their softness). It also swells the wood in the handles, causes rotting, and rusts ferrules and actually draws paint deeper into the ferrule, hardening the brush at the ferrule.
I just wrap it in a bag and use it one more day. If no air itll be good for a day . Before covid i get them for 1.00 at sutherlands . they are 2.50 now. But still good price. I just buy 20 at a time. I usually do one color for a rental so can get away with just a few for the whole house.
Great idea for anyone on a septic system, you could add a second pail to do the second rinse. It does mean dumping the water on the ground, so maybe not great, but definitely not great for septics.
I hate to admit how many brushes I throw away just because I am too tired at the end of the day to clean brushes 😩😩😩 this. This is why I can’t have nice brushes.
What about using a drill to spin the brush in a pail of water, then spin it in an empty pail until dry? Have you tried that method? Likely need to augment the handle to fit, but it’s effective nonetheless.
It's a good method, but here's what I do. I don't clean my brushes. I put brushes and my rollers in a plastic bag. If a refrigerator is handy, I put them in the refrigerator and the paint won't harden for a long time.
I do the same! Put them in a bag from the grocery store wrapped just below the handle. Stay perfectly moist and don’t dry out. Ready to go for the next day. Will keep using them for the same job/color and then just toss them. Gets my moneys worth to me.
You can also just wrap them in cling wrap and it doesn't dry out. You can keep it in there for month without it drying and washing. Works with rollers as well
What I’ve found is almost as fast as this is getting 4 gallons of water, pouring half a gallon into smaller bucket, rinsing the brush, dumping the water, rinsing the brush again in more clean water, and continuing until clean. Usually takes four rinses if you shake the brush after each rinse. Cuts something like 60% of the paint with each rinse.
This is a good technique for packing up after jobs. I have a handle drilled through the bucket and I just hang them. Put the lid on the bucket, throw it in the van. And then then it's ready for the next job. Same with rollers.
The mini rollers are severely underrated. I almost never use tape unless there's carpet. I still use a brush to cut but sometimes I cut 1" with the brush then do the 3" roller over it. It cuts the time down by 75% in some situations where you might normally use a brush only. Buy sleeves in the 6 packs and throw them out.
I use expensive brushes, this will destroy any brush. Not immediately, but it certainly is bad. The water wicks up the brush; water & wood for extended periods do not go well together. It takes a good 90 seconds to clean a brush & I use them for years.
only true for natural bristles which shouldnt be used on water based paints, this will do nothing to nylon, polyester etc which are the common brushes for water, in fact i think hes using a wooster alpha.
@Agromahdi123 It has nothing to do with the bristles. The problem is the wood and metal that's used in all types of brushes. Water certainly wicks up a nylon brush if that's your reasoning. What makes you think they repell water?
@@-KIMISAFOX i didnt say they dont absorb the water, i merely said it wont hurt a synthetic brush to soak it. I used to sell these products for over 10 years for one of the largest paint manufacturers, and i can assure you that if your not soaking the ferrule and handle, the bristles will be fine, just dont do this on a natural (oil based) brush, as those are natural hairs that will absorb the water, and will "Flay" out.
@@-KIMISAFOX i mean if you want to use your brushes wrong by all means, again, i worked for over 10 years selling these things, did you know they put instructions for care and use on the brush pack? maybe read them one day, you dont even seem to be aware of the differences in the material the bristles are made of, and im sure you arent aware that most "Quality" brushes use copper or brass ferrules and SEALED wood, but you do you moron.
I find most expensive brushes are too soft for me. I wrap electrical tape around the metal and on top the bristles about 1 inch. Tightens it up a bit , plus to clean, remove tape and it cleans easier
No sir, i wash my brushes after 2 hours and i use a wire brush cleaner to get all the dried paint. I also use soap. After rinsing, i dry my brush and comb it out and let it air dry over night.
This also works well for oil paint but using thinner. The thinner will evaporate so cover your bucket with plastic. If you are going to continue with the same paint and just need a lunch break, a plastic bag and storage in the freezer will keep the paint from drying.... for several weeks if the bag is tight enough.
Imma try that one today! Is there a short on the “proper” brush cleaning as well as a proper roller one. That seems to always be a mess. I tend to buy cheaper ones and throw them out after one use.
Just put it into a plastic bag and label it. One brush and set of rollers per color. At the end of the job clean the brushes and store the rollers double bagged and labeled with the paint. I have this at multiple buildings I work on and most are still good for touch ups etc. multiple years later.
Have you ever used a used grocery bag I just wrapped my brush in there just like you did when you put your paint in the trash bag. I only wash the brush when I'm done completely. But if I have to do the next day I just wrap it up in a grocery bag and it keeps the moisture
Old timers had a galvanized box with thinner filled compartments for various colors to hang their brushes in. Decades ago we painted a huge 1905 barn. It took 50 gallons of oil paint. We hung our brushes in gallon paint buckets filled with thinner. You still have to prep the brushes for that by scraping caked paint off the ferrule and tops of the bristle. In some exterior conditions you have partially clean your brushes every few hours of they’ll freeze up. I buy top shelf brushes and wash brushes completely at the end of every day. Disappointed that square cut sash brushes are disappearing from the market. I never use an angle cut. It’s to limiting. If paint is sagging out of the down side of your cutting brush you can’t flip the brush over and continue in the same direction. Also with a square cut brush a twitch of the wrist allows you to reverse direction.
Perfect for a quick day or so preservation "cleaning." If I'm coming back to a job soon [lunch break, errand run, or overnight], a plastic bag folded nicely and closely around a brush also works well. Just don't leave it for days. My game changer was using a metal brush to clean/comb them from the metal ferrule to the tip getting the crusty tough paint up in there out while using either a bucket or sink.
How much time does it take to properly clean a brush 5 min maybe less and if your using a sink you’re getting a fraction of the water you would be if using a hose or bath tub.
wonderful! So instead of cleaning your brushes for the next day, you can soak them overnight and then the next day you can clean them and have them ready for the NEXT day 🫠
That’s a good one! Here’s mine: 3 pails, fill half, use wire brush, grip the handle and shake underwater, spin by hand, move to next pail. They come out really nice if you shake and spin fast
We put a rolls and bags in the fridge if thare is one bit brush I clean halfway point of the day and at end and my brushes last ten times longer then every one else
That's what it do! I have pails of water on site, but don't want to contaminate it because usually they don't have running water yet on new construction, so I need that pail of water clean.
That can work but honestly I like to keep my brushes pretty clean and keep the buildup off. I usually give them a quick scrub with the steel brush too.
I'm if going to repaint the next day, I usually put it in a zip lock bag. If it it'll be a while before I reuse then I'll throw it away. I calculate the water wasted, the time spent cleaning and drying figured it's more costly to reuse than to replace. But..... I don't paint often 😂
Painting again the next day ? No problem !! Paint till brush is out of paint, then insert brushes in plastic bag with little air as possible in bag , seal , and continue painting the next day . I've used this method for over 50 years. As long as you continue painting that brush is good to go. Same holds for your rollers as well.., place rollers in plastic bag and wrap tightly. Double bag is better and secure. Depriving the brushes / rollers of air is the trick. Water for final cleanup 😊 there's no real need to start again with a painless brush if using the same colors. Now go relax till tomorrow.
Another way to dry your brush is to put the handle in your hands as if your were making a prayer 🤲. With the brush standing vertically up start moving your hand back and forth as if your were scrubbing your hands together. Do that until you don’t feel water hitting you anymore🤣
If you know you're coming back to paint in the next day or two, I've always just wrapped it up tight with a plastic grocery bag. If you do it nice and tight, I've had it still be good after a week. I've done it for years, and it's never let me down.
