How to Clean Oil Paint Off Paintbrushes

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Full Playlist: • Learn How to Paint • - • - • Watch more Learn How to Paint videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/217435-... • Keep your paintbrushes looking like new with these cleaning tips. • Step 1: Prep with paint thinner • The first step to cleaning oil paint off of a brush begins before you’ve even started painting. Dip your dry brush into paint thinner, carefully shake off the excess, and then proceed to paint. • Step 2: Don’t let it dry out • Whenever you take a break, wrap the paintbrush in a clean rag that’s been soaked in paint thinner. Keep the wrapped brush out of the sun. • Step 3: Swish with paint thinner • When you’re ready to quit for the day, fill a container to the halfway point with paint thinner, and swish the brush around for about 30 seconds. • Tip • Don’t soak the brush; the solvent will weaken the bristles. • Step 4: Comb • Run a paintbrush comb through the brush. • Step 5: Swish again • Fill another container with fresh paint thinner, and swish the brush around once again. • Step 6: Rinse • Fill a third container with warm water, add a few squirts of dishwashing liquid, and gently move the brush back and forth in the soapy water, taking care not to hit the bottom. • Step 7: Drip dry • Hang the brush by its handle to dry. • Tip • If you failed to follow these steps and you have a brush with hardened bristles, revive it by soaking it in hot vinegar. • Step 8: Dispose of paint thinner • Dispose of the used paint thinner properly. • Did You Know? • Sixty-three percent of Americans have more than two cans of paint stored in a basement or garage for touch-ups.

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