SW1 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Don't use dish soap on natural hair brushes. I knackered a nice brush up doing that!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3918970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Don't use dish soap on natural hair brushes. I knackered a nice brush up doing that!!! If virgin olive oil + ecosafe dish washer soap works for natural hair makeup brushes, why wouldn't it work for paint brushes? *smh* Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3918997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Don't use dish soap on natural hair brushes. I knackered a nice brush up doing that!!! If virgin olive oil + ecosafe dish washer soap works for natural hair makeup brushes, why wouldn't it work for paint brushes? *smh* I was a muppet and just used the detergent. Can try it with olive oil but don't do it with just the dish soap. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3919002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venerable Jazzman Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Also, never wash your brush in hot water, as the glue in the ferrule that holds the bristles in will loosen off. You think it would be better to remove paint, but just don't Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3921554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 So has anyone mentioned Masters? It's a great product and, at least for me, the little tub lasts forever. I've noticed that tip splitting happens more quickly with my finer brushes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3921670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
00branchow Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 So has anyone mentioned Masters? It's a great product and, at least for me, the little tub lasts forever. I've noticed that tip splitting happens more quickly with my finer brushes. Yes they have. I have been graced with a girlfriend that has decided to support the living crap out of my hobby, and she got me a tub. I was unsure about it before, but from these raving reviews I'm seeing I will definitely have to give it a shot on some of my old brushes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3933744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
appiah4 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 I would like to chime in saying that the proposed Virgin Olive Oil + Ecosafe Dishwasher Soap mix did a great job of cleaning, conditioning and restoring about 7-8 of a dozen synthetic and sable brushes that had lost their tip and shapes. It worked much better on sable brushes, but it still helped with synthetics. It's probably not Master's level of cleaning, but it's still something you can do with what you have at home. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3933756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGeils81 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I use the masters cleaning soap but still have a few issue with my finer brushes "hooking" so Ill take all your advice on those. for basecoating, washing, and drybrushing I use cheap(er) hobby painting brushes except on fine detail, then I use the GW drybush. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3935962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disruptor_fe404 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Just a quick note: picked up some brush soap over the weekend (da vinci? Some European brand) and gave it a go. It cleaned my 5/0 really well, and straightened out the bristles that were starting to fray. Also, the little block of it that I have will probably last forever. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301504-i-cant-make-my-brushes-last-for-the-life-of-me/page/2/#findComment-3960953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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