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Final Drying and Storage

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What happens here

For a final check, the presenter uses the wire brush once more to remove any stubborn, dried paint. He then continues the patting motion in clean water until the brush releases no more paint into the water. To dry the brush, he demonstrates a technique of lightly hitting or 'kicking' the brush against his foot. This action helps to shake out remaining water and fluff up the bristles. He warns against hitting too hard to avoid bending the ferrule. Finally, he recommends storing the clean and fluffed brush in its original paper case to help it retain its shape for future use.

Goal: Perform a final scrub and patting in clean water. To dry, lightly 'kick' the brush against your foot to fluff the bristles and remove excess water. Store the brush in its original paper case to maintain its shape.

Tools and materials

  • Bucket
  • Original paper case
  • Paint brush
  • Wire bristle brush
  • Fresh water

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Put some more clean water in there. And the padding motion. I'm actually on the bottom of the bucket. I'm actually patting the brush down like this and it's actually forcing water up inside the ferro and it forces it up and out and actually flushes the paint out. So, I'm just going to keep doing that and then when I'm all done, I'm going to pat it dry by just kicking it on my foot. That last step of patting it dry, just kicking it. Don't hit it too hard on your foot because you'll bend the fereral. You're just flipping it over, kicking it dry, and it fluffs it up. And then the case that it actually came in, the paper case, you want to stick it back in that paper case, and it'll keep your brushes shape for the lifetime of the brush. And there you go.

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