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After painting, it's time to clean the brush. But how do you do it right? Water alone is usually not enough.
Clean brushes well
Done painting? Now it's time to clean the brushes. The brush must absorb the paint, absorb it and then release it onto the canvas in doses.
In short: a brush thatabsorbs the paint well, which is very nice while painting. Unfortunately, cleaning a brush is not that easy, as warm water and a little rubbing with your fingers is usually not enough. If you want to use your brushes for as long as possible, you should have them professionally cleaned.
Tip: At the Paint by Numbers Painting by Numbers Expert range only uses animal-friendly brushes. The brushes do not contain animal hair, which means they are obtained in a good way.
The choice ofthe right cleaning agent depends on the chosen paint. What is the basis of the paint and the bristles of the brush? Dispersion paints, such as classic wall paints, can be removed from the brush with warm water. With solvent-based paints and to some extent also with alkyd resin paints it is not so simple: they cannot be removed so easily with water.
Cleaning brushes with acrylic paint
Did you use water-based acrylic paint? Only use warm water and gently pat them out. This is often sufficient to clean your acrylic paint brushes.
Clean brushes with dishwashing liquid
A simple method to clean brushes is regular dish soap. This approach is not recommended if the brush is still full of wet paint. However, it is even more useful if there is paint residue on the bristles of the brush. To remove these paint residues, place the brush in a container with warm water and dishwashing liquid for about half an hour.
Clean brushes with fabric softener
The all-rounder: fabric softener is an excellent home remedy when it comes to washing out paint brushes. Soak brushes in undiluted fabric softener for ten minutes and then rinse with warm water. Thanks to the soft bristles, dried paint can be easily removed at the end.
