DIY brush cleaning jar for oil paintbrushes
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- DIY brush cleaning jar for oil paintbrushes
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Whenever I struggle to open a child proof container I just give it to a child, they always seem to know how to do it.
Fabulous diy! Just one thing I would add is a label on the jar so I wouldn't confuse it with water. (Getting senile in my dotage) Thanks for sharing! furry hugs Myra
Great tip.....so much cheaper than store bought!
TFS
Anita
Lindsay I did something like that for my acrylic painting brushes. I used a plastic design piece for pearler beads. and glued it to the bottom of a whip cream tub and it works really good. Thanks for the great idea!
Jeanie Gregory good idea!
Works perfect! Thanks 👍
Omg, I recognized your voice, thank you Lindsay for the tutorial
Great video Lindsay! Where did you get the aluminum from ?
Cool idea!
Love this idea thanks, so cheap !!!!
My son is just taking up oil painting - passing this on to him. Thank you.
How did it turn out?
I'm so doing this!!' I even love this make up brushes! Just replace the odorless mineral spirits with my home made make brush cleaner 😃
teremel81, do you have a recipe for homemade makeup brush cleaner?
What substance would you recommend for acrylic paint (and middle school students :) ). Thanks!
good idea
Great video! Have a blessed weekend.. Hugs!
A tuna can bottom facing up, with holes poked into the bottom by a nail, screw or sharp object, works well also. Thank you for the video! It really is cheaper and just as effective as a store bought multimillion dollar jar😂
Hello Lindsay,
Merry New Year & 1st of all thank you for tirelessly responding to my pesky questions! Just a quick one: if I use water miscible oil & only require a water bucket as I paint, can I use the same bucket that I use for watercolor? Thnaks!
I use the same one:) I do change the water after each painting though:)
I cannot thank you enough for your patience & generosity with newbies like me
Thank you for this, I spend $ 10.00 for my daughters jar, did not think of it.
Hi Linsay, I don't oil paint, but I do use acrylics. To clean them I have a glass flower frog in my cleaning jar. It works great too.
Christine Stahl great idea!
Great video Lindsay! Since you are talking about paint brushes I thought I would ask it here. I have some issues using my brushes that have really thin handles. I was wondering if I could use polymer clay or friendly plastic to make them larger. I was wondering had you every heard of this method. When you mention that your handle was damaged in the water I thought before I waste product I would ask you first. I have some old friendly plastic and thought about using it since there would be minimal cost. I hope I'm making some sense. TFS have a great day!
G Broady it won't hurt anything. Plus friendly plastic has a shelf life and become brittle with age so use it up:)
Thanks Lindsay
Hey great. But my oil paint brushes got some paint inside even after cleaner ng and after couple of months they are holy trash to throw away. How to take care of my brushes
You can use baby oil instead of mineral spirits, just saw video on it. Mazartstudio channel. I love your design but I would love less exposure to mineral spirits. Oh and you can make a cat litter bucket to dispose acrylic paint so you don't pour down your sink. I took a 5 gallon bucket drilled some holes, put a paper bag in the bottom and dumped some regular cat litter in it. No color came out when I dumped my paint water. Love your channel!
How about forming the aluminum netting around something like a jelly jar before inserting it into your Mason jar? Maybe the resulting surface isn't quite what you want, but I'd think it'd give a good rubbing surface for the brushes.
Good idea
Is the odorless mineral spirits that you used for this the same kind that can be used for blending colored pencils?
Silhouette0905 yes:) I would keep a small seperate container for it rather than using dirty paint cleaner though;)
Great, thank you!!
Can I use previous watercolor or acrylic paint brushes for oils? And what about the reverse? I keep thinking there's one way that makes the brush hairs warp badly, but can't remember & I'm just wanting to begin with oils. Thank you.
I recommend keeping a separate set for each medium
Do you think this could work with a metal scrubbing pad? That's what I got to make this with today.
+Mandy Sowell I think so
Mandy Sowell did you have success with a scrubber? I assume you used stainless steel.
Hey there, I have a question about the lid of the jars to use for a brush cleaning jar. I once tried with a classic jam jar, but the turpentine dissolved the rubber seal in the lid and it just swelled, let go of the lid, and broke into brittle pieces. What kind of lid seals can resist turpentine? Because it will be very troublesome for me to constantly replace the jar once every second week. I will be fat from strawberry jam and poor in no time if I'd have to do that.
Choose a jar with a hard plastic lid
how do you clean the jar after it has been built up with paint gunk underneath the mesh? how do you safely dispose of the dirty turpentine too?
+DruMeister Let it settlethen pour the clear turps into another jar, remove the screen and wipe out the dirty paint pigment (sediment) with a paper towel, then pour the turps back in and top off with more turps if needed.
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich do you have to replace the screen with a new screen? or can you use the same screen as long as it’s cleaned with a paper towel?
Hi, Lindsey. I am using oils for painting in school now (I went back to college to finally get a bachelor's and chose art as a major). I've never used oil before. You already know i follow a lot of your classes and tutorials
That said: I can't find a video on your channel about beginner oil supplies. I'm particularly interested in brushes. Do you have an opinion on a very good quality brand? I bought Mimik Hogs and Princeton Natural Bristles. The Princeton looks like a truck ran it over after one use and one wash. I baby my brushes and I'm very careful when washing.
Anyhoo, I would love to see an oil painting supply video!
@@UncleJunior52 thank you!! I appreciate the link and info.
Lindsey, how much should I worry about the used paper towels that I have wiped the thinner on and put in the trash can next to my table catching fire?
We were putting waterproofing on a deck a few years ago and I "painted" my way back into the dining room through a door and left my dirty clean up paper towels in a plastic wash basin on a wood table on the deck. About 20 to 30 minutes later I smelled something funny and started looking for the source. The dirty paper towels were smoking. My husband tossed the plastic basin of towels onto the ground and they burst into flames.
Just to be safe I empty my trash every night and take it outside to the trash can. It is a pain in the neck. Am I being overcautious? Do you so anything special with your clean up rags and paper towels?
Thanks
Pat Hathaway Gamblin recommends soaking them in water and placing them in a jar in the trash outside your home. I really do not have and really bad solvent rage, I wash them in the thinner and replace the cap and then wash them in soap and water and let the brushes dry. Any paper towels that I wiped excess paint off goes right out in the trash. When I had a studio downtown it was in an old bank building so I kept all solvents in the safe with the door closed:) more info: www.gamblincolors.com/studio.safety/
pesto12601 I'll let my husband know your opinion. He's the one who always scoffs at me for worrying over a couple of paper towels. He has been painting balsa wood airplanes, working on cars, and using flammable thinners since he was a little boy and has never had any problems. One time, years ago, we were visiting his parents and his dad was smoking a cigarette while he leaned over the carburetor of his car engine. I suggested that might not be a good idea. Hubz and his two brothers looked at me like I was the one that was crazy. Gasoline and open flame aren't smart either.
Pat Hathaway Hubz said "thanks".
He already did that. LOL I used to go to Toastmasters and gave a speech on the three times he/we almost burned the house down. The person who did my critique (who just happened to be a fireman) said we could be the poster family for fire safety. LOL
I think we found a solution for the paper towels and Kleenex with Gamsol and stuff on them. He found an old steel bucket with a lid in the garage and cleaned it up. Now I soak everything in water and put it in the covered bucket and he empties it for me when I'm done. Who knew Gamsol was spontaneously combust!?! Now we do.
Pat Hathaway good thinking Pat:)
Lindsay, have you ever used Zest-It? I was watching a video from ArtTutor and the artist said that was what she used instead of Mineral Spirits. She is British and maybe they don't sell it here. Anyway, she said that its biodegradable and non-toxic. I respect your opinion immensely and wondered what you thought.
pesto12601 Thank you for the information. Are you familiar with it?
Karen Erwin it probably won't hurt anything, I've never used it though:)
I use sponge instead
Why does this video remind me of Ms. Frizzle
I like everything about your video except the kleen-strip oms. I used that exact same product (trying to save some dough) and it messed my up my head every time. Not good for studio use at all. Unsafe! The few extra bucks you spend on gamsol is absolutely worth it, every time. How valuable is your health?
If it's any consolation I don't leave it uncapped, I use it for cleaning my brushed whan I am done. I have other solvents for thinning my paints including Gamsol but it is more than a few extra bucks here anyway. I have ventilation and it is only uncapped for cleaning so I think I am fine. You do what works for you tho:)
Why use solvents when it is not necessary? You can clean with non-solvents such as walnut oil or Chelsea Classical Lavender oil or - Turpenoid Natural is also Solvent free. Even if Gamsol, which may have no discernable smell - has fumes which are not healthy. And it is flammable, so you are keeping this in your environment. Your natural brushes need an oil finish to keep them conditioned, so wash in Murphy's oil soap after cleaning and condition with walnut, Chelsea lavender, or linseed oil when not in use. Olive oil does not dry and turns yell, so these other oils are better for non-solvent cleaning.
that's not not the right one that will cut the hairs off .recommend chicken fence wire