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Soak Painted Brushes in Cleaning Agents

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Best Paint Brush Cleaner. Remove Dried Paint

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What happens here

After the brushes have dried and hardened for several days, they are prepared for the overnight soak. Each brush (and roller) is placed into a separate, clearly labeled plastic container. Each container is then filled with a specific cleaning agent: Simple Green, Reducer 54, paint thinner, acetone, CRUD Cutter brush wash, vinegar, and a 50/50 mixture of Simple Green and CRUD Cutter. The containers are then left to sit for approximately 24 hours, allowing the cleaning agents to penetrate and work on the dried paint.

Goal: Allow various cleaning agents to penetrate and soften dried paint on brushes and rollers.

Tools and materials

  • Acetone — Soaking one of the brushes
  • CRUD Cutter Brush Wash CRUD Cutter — Soaking one of the brushes
  • Paint Thinner — Soaking one of the brushes
  • Paint-Hardened Brushes — The subjects for the cleaning test
  • Paint-Hardened Roller — An additional subject for the cleaning test
  • Plastic Containers — Holding the cleaning agents and brushes
  • Reducer 54 — Soaking one of the brushes
  • Simple Green + CRUD Cutter — Soaking one of the brushes
  • White Vinegar — Soaking one of the brushes

What they say

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soon. All right, we're back with the magic of YouTube. So, with the magic of a camera and YouTube. So, here we are. Now we've moved from the back end of the truck to out under the trees. We poured each one of our chemicals into one of these containers. It's been setting now approximately 24 hours and we're going to see if it actually does anything. Some of these are disappointing looking. Some of them are very disappointing. Some of them are very encouraging. But I do have to say I don't think any of these brushes are going to be usable after this test. So, um, here we go. I think, you know, we did have some success with stain on our brush with Simple Green. And so, we'll set Simple Green up here. And I'm going to just lift the brush out. And you can see the brush. There's some bubbles on the paint right here. So, it

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