How to Clean Paint Brushes by Lester Bursley

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[MonicaReally]

I love this stuff, but I wouldn't suggest rubbing it on your hands, I used to do that all the time, than a long time painter (of 50 yrs) told me he had gotten chemical poisoning from doing that! Anyways :P Nice vid!

[awesomepaintjob]

@MonicaReally Thanks for the comment! I also love this stuff! I have only been using water based acrylic non-toxic paints so no worries on poisoning. Great tip though so thanks for that :)

[Kimatoo]

what brushes do you use?

[awesomepaintjob]

Army painter, Reaper Master Kolinsky, Da Vinci Kolinsky, Loew-Cornell.

I have an assortment for whatever does the job best.. Cheap brushes for drybrushing and base coating, and the kolinsky brushes for detail and blending.

[Kimatoo]

i noticed you were using a royal soft grip which is what i use for all my brushes. what do you think of them. i am thinking of switching over to winser newton series 7

[awesomepaintjob]

Yeah the royal soft grip and loew-cornell I use for drybrushing. WN series 7 is nice also, but I prefer the kolinsky brushes. But like I said, it all about what gets the job done for YOU :)

[cichfishy]

Thank you for this video!! I wish I had found it sooner. This stuff is amazing to say the least. I had some older brushes that I didn't even know what color their bristles were anymore that I had been using for years. I cleaned all my brushes with it, everything from a 10 filbert natural all the way down to a 20/0 Ultra Mini. Natural or synthetic it cleaned them all. Paid about $8 for it and it saved me about $200 in brushes. Good trade!! Subbed and supporting. Thanks.

[MrRrleonc689]

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[BeTheBe5t]

is it ok to use this method on my windor and newton series 7's? they arnt drybrushes they are the high quality kolinsky sable ones. pointed. help?

[TheFrontHobby]

@MonicaReally He probably had a cut near the place he wiped his brush...its not gonna go through your skin for sure but if you have any cuts, protect them!

[SamuraiAbada]

Those who live in Germany can buy this brush soap at "Müller Drogerie". It's located at the shaving stuff.

[UnityCZ]

Cool, but it looks like the rinsing you are demonstrating in this video is going to ruin your brush or not? I mean pointy brushes.

[777blowYOURmind777]

Hey Lester,

do you do this for your detail brushes too? like small 10/0 or just 0? because i thought agitating the bristles... like moving them out of the point is bad for the brush. I'm just getting into painting minis so i really want to make sure im doing everything right.

[Bethelnir]

Hi Les.

Saw this yesterday and I tried the same technique just a couple of minutes ago on my drybrushes.They were also really messed up.

Believe it or not, I used an ordinary block of soap,and all my brushes are as good as new!! Worked with the drybrushes, fine pointed synthetical ones and even the old one I use to put on pva glue!

I rinsed them carefully and I can't see any negativ effect on my acrylic paints.

You may try this out since I have no proof right now. Next time ;)

[NatalieElizabeth95]

@Kimatoo Yeah I use them too, I hated them at first but they've grown on me :D ....

[jeaniemercedes88]

I have a question, bear with me, it'll sound stupid but can you put hair conditioner on your brushes to keep them soft? like Im talking high end conditioner, I mean if the bristles are made from real hair why not? anyways if thats a totally stupid idea just lemme know lol thank you:)