Just a quick post with a tip on cleaning paint brushes.
Not quite sure why I tried it or if I read it somewhere, but after painting with a brush for 10 hours and finding a mess of dried latex paint on it I decided to let it soak overnight in Murphy oil soap. I didn’t even submerge it — I had a small rectangular plastic dish, coated up both sides of the brush with straight Murphy Oil Soap, and let it sit. When I walked by I squish the bristles to make sure the soap was thoroughly coating them.
I washed the brush the next day. I always use a nail brush to brush away from the ferrule to dislodge any gooed up paint. The dried paint just whisked away and the brush was spotless in no time. Every bit of the dried on paint was gone.
When the brush was dry I couldn’t believe how the bristles felt — the bristles were like when it was brand new. I purposely used one of my dad’s old brushes the next time I painted so I could use the Murphy Oil Soap on that. Same results. Not only was that old brush really clean, but the bristles were soft and supple.
If you have gunked up brushes you should try soaking them Murphy Oil Soap!
Brush on left is my new one. Brush on right is my dad’s and has been used over and over for years. Both were just cleaned with Murphy Oil Soap.
Thanks for sharing!! : )