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09-26-2006, 08:13 AM
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Paint brushes
I have a bunch of paint brushes that I use......or should I say used to use..  Most of these look like feather dusters now........they have just lost their shape. Do any of you painters have any ideas on how to get the shape back? I have nylon and china bristle brushes.........thanks for any thoughts you may have in advance.
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09-26-2006, 10:05 AM
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I'd say they are shot. Use them for dusters or backscratchers.
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09-26-2006, 05:34 PM
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Sounds like you've got some dusters there RussellF
They really come in handy
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I have never used this crap before and I pray to the paint gods that I never have to use it again, I would rather use Behr
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09-26-2006, 05:49 PM
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Ya, you can KEEP em in shape with some blue tape after the stupid cardboard covers fall apart.. but at this point....
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Paint does a lot more than put color on a surface. It protects surfaces, it can reduce maintenance costs, it can enhance lives.
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09-26-2006, 07:23 PM
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Teh Paintah
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Laquer thinner, wire brush, spinner-- once clean dampen and wrap in tin foil.
Possibly more trouble than it's worth??
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09-26-2006, 08:07 PM
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I have a collection of brushes like this. I typically retire them by using them as dusters, or for my young 'uns to use for painting thier guinea pig pens (get more paint on themselves than on the pens, BTW!!). I spray paint the handles red or something to indicate their retirement status. With the ambitious youngsters we have, I don't think I've ever discarded a brush.
On a side note - I also keep the old ones around for use with paint strippers... the stripper I use will eat a paint brush alive in no time. My buy a cheapo throw-away brush when I have a beater that can meet its death via paint stripper??
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09-26-2006, 08:12 PM
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Professional Painter
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Junk....no telling what was on um....or in um.....keep a few for dusters and ditch the rest  .......next brushes you get, clean them daily and quickly and keep them in the covers ALWAYS..... 
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09-27-2006, 12:23 AM
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You could try cleaning a couple brushes,and placing them in between cardboard weighted down for a week or so.Sometimes they'll come back good enough for exterior work.Assuming they were quality brushes to begin with
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