How to Clean Out Acrylic Paint Dried Into Your Brush
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- Even if the paint has sat in your brush for months, there is a way to remove it. Naomi shows her method of cleaning out once ruined brushes using Vallejo Brush Cleaner.
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Wasn't sure about buying these Vallejo products before I found this video. Now I definetly will. Sidenote: brush cleaning makes surprisingly good ASMR...
Thank you so much I was painting yesterday and decided it's time to throw out my old clogged brushes and get some new ones. You literally saved me about £30 😎
I am presently 4 miniatures into this hobby and found this video by you. I feel particularly lucky :) I imagine this has just saved many a poor wee brush from terrible mistreatment, abuse and dare I say it, a most immanent death. Great video, many thanks !
Can you estimate the wails of torment and trauma from a wallet and all the paint brushes that's suffered and been discarded needlessly in over 25 years of model kit building and tt wargaming without it's owner knowing this...
@@SonsOfLorgar Oh, the humanity !
Great video! Very informative, and most appreciated!
For washing out ink from natural hair brushes (Raphael, Windsor & Newton Series 7, etc:
I've had great success cleaning natural brushes with using first, soap and warm water, followed by a cleaning with shampoo (since natural brushes are animal hair). After the shampoo, a shampoo condition makes the hairs soft again. If you have a brush that isn't forming the point so well even after all that, you can do this: 1) Apply shampoo. 2) Without removing the shampoo from the bristles, reform the point by rolling the brush around on a piece of paper or paper towel (or your hand). 3) Once you reformed the point with your shampoo filled bristles, put the brush up on a window ledge or someplace out of the way. 4) Wait 3 days. 5) Rinse out your brush with soap and warm water 6)Apply conditioner, rubbing it into the bristles. 7) Rinse with water to remove the conditioner. 8) Reform the point! This method has worked well for me in regards to cleaning natural inking brushes like Windsor & Newton and Raphaels. I have many brushes, but I still get use out of a Raphael that I bought back in 1997 because I took care of it. Sure, it's lost a bunch of bristles since then, but it's still usable, and that's the point I'm making here. Take care of your good brushes, and they'll last a while. Cheap brushes and synthetics...well your mileage is certain to vary there.The proof is in the pudding, folks. I used one of my 10 year old, well-maintained brushes to ink this just a few days ago: www.lostonwallace.com/Incredible100.jpg
I don't understand people disliking a video where someone is helping you out. Also unrelated your nails look awesome.
Nice video. I clip a clothes peg just above the ferrel so that it rests on each side of the bottle neck, allowing the hairs of the brush to be suspended in the solution unbent. It works a treat.
Thanks Naomi. Now I can keep some of the brushes the kids leave full of paint. Awesome nail colour by the way.
Thank you so much for this video. You are a lifesaver!
Great vid I was very shocked that little Dry came back to life!!!!!
Well... a huge thank you! I restored my dry brush and the other guys with your hand technique !
Master's soap is definitely my go to for regular brush cleaning. For cleaning my drybrushes after painting, I use 91% Isopropyl Alcohol. Not only does it clean those fat bristles thoroughly, it also dries pretty quick.
Thanks Naomi, I’m sure this will help rescuing many old or forgotten brushes!
Another one !!!!!!!!!!! This channel is great, and your ASMR followers are going to be well impressed with this upload 😉🙂
This really helped out a lot!, I tried to avoid hand brushing, I like to mask off and spray for better results, after watching this video I feel like I’ve been hand brushing and cleaning the brushes all wrong then again I build a model cars and have to work with large surfaces, definitely giving you a sub! Look forward to seeing more of your work 😃
i dont have the brush cleaner, so tried airbrush cleaner, it works almost as good in a pinch, thanks for this. always had trouble with brushes, now i know how to restore them!
When you were counting down with the sped up squeeky voice, I laughed so hard because it was like the brushes were squeeking with joy as they were being cleaned! Straight outta a Studio Ghibli Movie moment xD .
Such a great tutorial, i dove into my cupboard and saved 12 brushes after this, thank you Naomi!
Now I don't have to lie to my wife when I say I just brought a cheap $1 brush when in fact I brought a $20 brush
love the video and keep the video's up greetings from the netherlands to Canada
Hahaha... now that's cute counting as we waiting, Naomi your the best.
Seems to work quite well; what i did was was work on the prevention, i had a glass of boiling water with a lot of soap scrapings and i rested the brushes there for a while, then cleaned 'em with a paper towel and that wasn't enough i used tinner. Keep a good care of the brushes, cleaning 'em even if hadn't paint or was goin to paint that day textended their life a lot, and keep a good care of the brushes isn't only well for your miniatures... it's good for your pocket too.
I will have to try that stuff, thank you very useful info.
So many good-ish brushes could have been saved if this method showed up in my subscription feed mere months earlier! Oh, the humanity!
You can absolutely clean your drybrushes with water... at the end of your painting session.
I try to make sure I use some brush soap and water at the end of the day so I get longer before needing to use the stronger cleaners.
Also, using a slightly dampened sponge to clean drybrushes during painting, isn't bad either. Just make sure it's only slightly damp.
This video is a public service!
Which uneducated heathens gave this a 👎???
Keep up the good work Naomi!
Very helpful video! dry brushes always look so rough after a few uses
Fantastic stuff! Need to go and raid my FLGS now for some of this stuff!
Thank you , Naomi .
Switched from the using the Master's brush soap to this stuff ages ago, the tip restorer is also well worth getting for after you've used it and you want to get very splayed brushes back in working order. Also with the whole thumbs down business, the TH-cam algorithm works in mysterious ways, thumbs down-ing a video actually boosts the videos visibility these days.
Such a great tip thank you!
I usually clean my brushes with a very small amount of Fairy Liquid after every use which seems to keep them clean and in good condition as long as you wash them in clean water thoroughly after. (While I am doing it I count to 30 really fast so my voice goes squeaky!)
I build model cars and sci-fi. I have found that cheap lacquer thinner can get anything out of a brush. You then need to give it a lot of love with something like Masers brush cleaner.
I agree, thumbs down for a very insightful well put together video presented by a beautiful young lady trying to make people's lives (in our great hobby) better, and they give a thumbs down! That's just poor humanity duderino's 💖🌈☯️✌️💗😍
Eep! That cleaner is alcohol based! It is ok as a last resort for dried in acrylic but I prefer Masters' Brush Cleaner as it also a good preserver and restorer. For stubborn old brushes I lather up the Masters cleaner and leave it on overnight (or even longer). Glad to see you use the restorer afterwards. Also top tip for drybrushing you don't have to use lots of paint or lots of force on the brush you just have to remove most of the paint. I only do heavy drybrushing and brush abuse on scenery. And yes you are right about using your hand, it does have enough abrasion to get off the paint but not so much that it damages the bristles and it makes it easier to tell how much force you are using (which shouldn't be a lot).
I admit sometimes I've been known to walk away and forget to clean the brushes! Never tried to vallejo stuff, i'll have to give it a whirl ;)
This video is NOT sponsored by any brush manufacturers ☺
Nice video, and useful. Happy 8th or March!
I use da vinci brush soap and it's the best product i've found, as long as you wash each brush everytime after use. My flat brushes have taken some punishment but are clean.
What i have started to do with dry brushes lately is that after using it i give it a swil in the brush cleaner and then brush it on a rough cloth, gets some of the paint out.
Thanks for the tip! This works great with my synthetic brushes but i use dish washing soap.😁 and i clean them in my palm haha
Great video Naomi! I normally use (the masters) soap stuff but I love Vallejo products will definitely give this a try. Peace and much love to you 😍🌈💗✌️☯️💖
I use masters brush cleaner soap as well. I've had it get paint out of 20 year old oil brushes that were stuck solid. Also I like the masters soap as it really helps keep a point on my detail brushes between painting sessions.
@@jeremybarbic6635 I agree It's great stuff always worked well for me too🙂
A LOT of my brushes are like this. :( This will really help me. :)
Iso propyl alcohol works very well.
So, I just started this hobby, f$##ed up one of my brushes and embarrassingly had my kid tell me off and then lecture me on how to look after my brushes. Perhaps you could show us your brush hygiene routine? Thanks!
You can use hand sanitizer with a decent amount of isopropyl alcohol and it will clean just as well and is a lot less than Valejo Brush Cleaner. Right now Valejo Brush Cleaner is $9.36 plus shipping for a small bottle. Even with today's panic and buying you can get hand sanitizer for $4 shipped at 70ml. Normally you can get it at the dollar store in 70ml quantities for a dollar. So a dollar versus $9.36. The quality and time of cleaning is the same.
If it's mortar, you could use a highly dilluted citric acid or vinegar sollution. It should react with the lime in the mortar before it harms the metal or brushes.
i use deluxe materials brush magic. same thing, lifesaver.
Somewhere along the line, a friend told me about Murphy's Oil Soap. Put it in a jar and let the brushes soak overnight, then wash it out. My kids had completely gunked up a bunch of brushes to the point they were rock hard, and we thought we'd have to throw them away. Tried this trick and it was amazing (for really dried-on paint, I had to scrub the brushes against a scrubbing sponge under running water.) Took some elbow grease on the worst ones but the stuff worked like magic.
I use Princeton paint brushes. They’re more expensive then GW brushes, and a lot better too. To keep them clean I use Marvellous Marianne’s Savvy Soap. For extreme cases I use Dykem Prep and Remover Fluid. (It’s made for cleaning steel, so it’ll clean/strip anything.)
I have used "Simple Green" on models to remove water based paints but not tried it on brushes. This is good info though, for sure.
Good video acetone will work just fine 10
this plus a makeup brush cleaning pad (super cheap and lasts for over 5 years and counting, also saves you from having to use your hand to clean on.)
My understanding is that many of the brush paint removers say in their msds that the chemicals can be very toxic to get on your skin. Imo avoid getting the checks on you and stick to a paper towel etc.
Thank you for your concern :) This cleaner is nontoxic, as labelled and also explained on Vallejo's website, so I am not worried. Though I wouldn't use it in my hand on a regular basis, (there's no need to if you maintain your brushes properly) I'm not opposed to pressing it against my hand in these unusual situations :)
I have a brush exactly like #4 😂😂
I need to save him!
Is that Shifters on your nails ;)
Do you have affiliate links for the products you use.
I typically just clean my brushes immediately after using and don’t have this problem. But on occasion, I step away for what is intended to be just a couple minutes and turns into a couple hours. When that does happen and the paint hardens in my brush, I just let it soak in some 99% isopropyl alcohol then soap it to “rehydrate” the bristles. With acrylics, that usually does the trick, but if it’s enamels, it just goes into the circular file (trash).
Now wondering what Melody's chipmunk voice sounds like.
TIL you don't use water with a drybrush...how do you prevent the paint from going on too thick then?
I use mostly drybrushing in this video :)
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Naomi has shown you how to clean a "ruined" paint brush, and you give it a thumbs down?
Sad face ☹️
some people are retarded.
cyclone8974 yup, especially those who call other people „retarded“
"So old it's falling apart..."
That's a big mood.
Nice video but i got a question... isn't is harmful to bend the bristles of your brush like that even when you're cleaning them? Or was that just for demonstration? ^^
Truly, it's best to never allow paint to dry in them; that's doing them the best service 😄
But yes, besides spinning them in a circle, which is less stressful to the brush than just up and down, the bending of these brushes was to show off the before and after, since you can't feel with your own hands the difference made :)
Also, a brush restorer following this treatment does well to keep them in good shape :)
@@swordnsteele712 oki doke thank you ^^
I pour what I need of the Cleaner fluid out into a shot glass . Does anyone know what its made from , whats the chemicals ?
What witchcraft is this? Many years ago you would have been burned at the stake for such madness... now you are congratulated by those who can now refresh brushes which they thought long dead! Amazing Necromancy for brushes!
Wow those brushes has been through some things in life 😭
Starting to wonder if you use the paint on your nails! Weren't you reviewing paint that looked like those a while ago!
It is absolutely the same paint, I DID use it in my nails 😄
Wondering if you used Vallejo Shifters for nail polish. It's ok. No need to give away your beauty secrets.
I absolutely did ^_^
Looks are your "ruined" brushes Looks at 80% of my brushes, *starts sweeting" Looks like i have to get some vallejo products
anyone know how fast this stuff evaporates? I have a brush holder that lets me hold my brushes point down but it has a fairly big catch pot at the bottom so if this evaporates quickly I might need to pour it in a shot glass or something rather then directly in the brush pot.
Naomi, have you considered using Amazon affiliate links in your videos? May be worth exploring when you make this sort of video. 😊
What is the difference between this and airbrush cleaner? I have cleaned the odd brush with airbrush remover seems to do a similar thing?
As yet, I don't know 🤔 I've never used airbrush cleaner on my paintbrushes, assuming its cleaning agent would be too harsh on them long term, but I have no facts about that yet so I can't rightly say 🤷♀️
God I wish I'd seen this years ago!!!
Magic! If this gets out it could cause brush manufacturers to restructure their business model! New brush sells will plummet!
you have a beautiful chipmunk voice =D
I use LA's totally Awesome... CHEAP. You get it from the dollar store,
When you sped up yourself counting... it sounded cute.
Did you paint your nails with shifters? hahah
Working brushes in the palm of your hand is a bad habit. With these small brushes and small amounts of paint and chemicals you shouldn't have anything to worry about, but in general terms it's a bad habit. Try losing it. Have you tried tooth brushes?
I appreciate your concern for me :) I wouldn't consider this a habit as I certainly don't have to do this very often. 😊 As it's nontoxic, I'm not concerned about this small amount on me. I don't use it in larger quantities :)
She knows how to speak alien
Leave it in linseed oil overnight... done and costs next to nothing, no work, no scrubbing no hassle.
I'm guessing Acetone would be out of the question.
Acetone won't be nice to the paint, true, but it also won't be nice to your brush :S
I use full strength nail polish remover. It doesn't damage the brushes. It does remove dry paint.
Girl I lost interest in this. 2:01 in and I had to dip
Isn't that brush cleaner carcinogenic? Be careful.
It isn't :) it's nontoxic, and I don't need to use it often
Those bristles on your fine detail brush looked wrecked after u rubbed it into ur hand, can u still get a fine point on it?
Yes :)
I'll make sure to use it in a future video to show it off ^_^
I’ll make sure to keep an eye out for it :)
so long as you keep moving it in circular motions it will be fine. also the brush restorer will restore the shape of the brush. If all else fails wash it in water and then lick it (saliva helps restore the hair)