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I have been painting for over 40 years primarily on canvas and I only use black acrylic. It's what I call realistic detail of any scene. Being said I only use black acrylic with a fine tip brush. My question is how do you go about cleaning the brush to remove 99% or more of the paint from the bristles? I'm finding with assorted colors there is always a little paint stuck to the bristles even after I try too thoroughly clean them. I'm not accustomed yet to using a variety of colors, I've just been using black till now.
I usually just swish the brush around in the appropriate solvent for the paint type, blot with a paper towel, and repeat until I don't see the color anymore on the paper towel.
For my acrylic paints, I find that Walmart Great Value Glass Cleaner does a great job. Seems to have less garbage in it than Windex does, so it does a better job cleaning things. I always have some in a little jar that used to have pickle relish in it.
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I use a method similar to Eaglecash. I also follow it up with some "The Master Brush Cleaner and Preserver". I was amazed at how much additional pigment it releases even after my brush was supposedly clean.
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PhoenixG I use a method similar to Eaglecash. I also follow it up with some "The Master Brush Cleaner and Preserver". I was amazed at how much additional pigment it releases even after my brush was supposedly clean.
Have you tried that Master Brush cleaner for removing red and blue paint? Just curious if it gets the residual dyes out of the brush.
Eaglecash867Have you tried that Master Brush cleaner for removing red and blue paint? Just curious if it gets the residual dyes out of the brush.
Yes I have and I think it does an excellent job. There is still a little staining of the bristles but that doesn't transfer to any colors that follow.
You use this stuff by taking a damp brush and running it on the bar. It foams a little like soap. I consider the brush clean once the foam starts coming out the same color as the bar.
Doing it that way I've not had any visible cross contamination when changing colors. I've been using the same bar for about 3 years now and I've barely put a dent in it. I don't build a ton of kits so your mileage may vary.
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