Will it harm them if I put them in warm soapy water to remove the smell of the turps? Are there any 'secrets' I need to know about the art of cleaning brushes and keeping them in good condition?What is the best way to wash oil painting brushes.?
I wash mine in white spirit then in warm soapy water, then rinse the soap off with water.What is the best way to wash oil painting brushes.?
I think there's scentless linseed oil.
The Bob Ross range does an odourless brush cleaner. Ask at your art store. Then you can get, or make a great gadget, that helps you clean your brushes, and the muck goes to the bottom of the pot, and leaves the clean cleaning solution at the top. You kind of swish your brush in the pot, and it has a mesh, or metal grill guard half way down. So your brush isn`t swooshing round in the sloughed off old paint. Or for cheapness, you could use turpentine, but that has nasty fumes, and is not recommended. When you have cleaned your brushes, pull them between your fingers to bring them back in shape. The brush cleaning pots are quite cheap, and sold at most art stores.
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