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Posted by Glenn on September 28, 2006, 11:44 am
I don't see my old recipe I know works because I have used it for
50 years. Do *NOT* do this if the brush is bristle as they will
expand to 10 times their diameter.(disintegrate) and you will have
to throw them away.
Stir 1/2 can of ordinary lye in a can with some water. Put the
brush into the liquid down to the metal. Let it set at least
overnight. Wash it out with fresh water the next day.
Guaranteed. Didn't quite get it all? Do it again in the same
solution for another day. That will get even the most stubborn
ones..
> I do a lot of painting with alkyd (oil-based) paints, and
> most of my brushes are "heeled up" (paint has dried in
> the area at the base of the bristles.)
>
> Any suggestions for how to effectively clean my new
> brushes so that this doesn't happen again? Soaking them
> in mineral spirits and spinning them dry doesn't seem to
> get the paint out of the heel.
>
> Thanks
> -Mark
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