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Old 02-14-2006, 11:26 PM   #1
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Cleaning Brushes?


I pretty much only use water based latex paints and I was wondering how you guys deep clean your brushes and recondition them. Appreciate it.

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Old 02-14-2006, 11:42 PM   #2
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Re: Cleaning Brushes?


Krud Kutter from sw works great
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Re: Cleaning Brushes?


SW carries another product called EZ brush cleaner. It's a water soluble cleaner that works wonders on latex brushes. After you wash it out, wire brush it, rinse, dunk and mash a few times in the brush cleaner, wire brush again, rinse, kick out. Do this and every day will be like using a brand new brush...don't forget to shuck it when you're done.
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Every once in a while I'll use the EZ cleaner
I noticed SW has it, but I've betting getting it from the hardware store
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I just wash the heck out of them with warm water and soap. What I find that really works is using a condtioner on them. One that is made for horses. The paint will come off the brush ever soooooooo smooth.

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