Ok, ive looked a few times on the forums on cleaning brushes and cant seem to find anything other than on air brushes.. so i apologize if this has been asked..
Whats the best way to clean and care for your brushes after using them with enamel paints. I have a small jar of brush cleaner that I dip into after using and then I roll the brush on the inside of the jar while in the cleaner to try to break off any stubborn paints. Then I dry brush it onto a paper towel. I try not to smash the brushes either in the jar on on the towel. After im satisfied with that then I dip in some water and roll again on the side, and dry on the towel. This seems to work OK for me, but im not totally satisfied with how the results turn out. Sometimes it seems like the brush still has some of the cleaner in it, and other times it seems like i didnt get all the color out. I have even tried soaking in the cleaner for up to 5 mins, and that dosent seem to work all the time either.
Another issue i have is no matter how carefull I am to not bash the bristles sometimes i get stray bristles that if i dont see them because they are on the bottom of the brush while im holding it, they will add their own little lines as i paint. I usually end up carefully trimming them as close to the ...top i guess of the bristles to avoid that.. Is there a better way to keep them in their origianl form and shape?
And do you think that spending more money on a brush is worth it? or is a brush a brush a brush?