I had one dirty Pentel Aquash water brush with just water and one Pentel Aquash filled with indian ink wash (india ink + water) that was totally clogged up and nothing came out. I followed the video instructions for both of them and now I have two very clean water brushes, one with water and another india ink wash, working just perfectly! Thank you very much!!
if it werent for this i would have bought a new waterbrush! you just saved me a couple of bucks, i thought mine were already broken turns out theres an easy fix to it! now it easily dispenses water again
Hooray! I was starting to think I was going to have to buy a new waterbrush but thanks to you, the old one seems to flowing well again. Thank you for such a clear and helpful explanation on what to do. You made it easy to fix!
great help! I had to change the sponge on mine because it was eroding away and it broke off. Quickly cut up a new piece of sponge and it was like new. Thanks from Portugal!
Thank you for this! It was super helpful. Mine were so bad the foam actually rotted to a black mush. I was able to cut a tiny piece of soft sponge and replace it. After a thorough wash and rinse, it works wonders now, with great flow!
@@seakepp First you have do disassemble the water brush tip and replace the sponge. I used a regular dish washing sponge, cutting out a wide strip and used tweezers to put in place around the nylon bristles. it helps to roll the sponge strip before putting it back, but the tweezers did the trick for me.
TFS...you just saved me from having to buy another set. I use distilled H2O and haven’t ever had a problem with growth of baddies BUT I have one brush that intermittently floods everything. So I gave your suggestion a go and wallah...the little white thing was barely pushed in. I pushed it in gradually and tried it several times until it now works perfectly. Would give you a hundred thumbs up if I could. Thanks again for the video and explanation.
Thanks a billion for the tutorial. The internal mechanism on my brushpens was fitted so tightly I assumed it couldn't be disassembled, so I ended up having a couple of these brushpens that could only be used as brushes due to internal blockage. While I did end up damaging the black rim around the bristles on one of my pens trying to dislodge the interior, in the end it did come out and after a thorough cleaning the pen works again.
I had clogged brushes that I thought were broken and now I feel dumb. They are all working just fine after I dismantled them to clean properly. Thank god I found your video by accident. I got so many water brushes now.
Thank you! I actually use mine for sewing: they are great for rewetting temporary basting glue, removing water soluble markers or treating creases in delicate fabrics before ironing.
This was so helpful! I was super freaked when I thought I saw mold growing in my brushes. But thanks to you, I at least know how to counter it. You are amazing!
Great cleaning tutorial and the push I need to do mine. Thank you for showing us that it isn’t as scary as I thought it would be. I dread to think what is living in mine errr
Thanks Suzanne, its not scary at all, just a bit fiddly, there's also some good comments on here suggesting using distilled water to refill them as it has less tiny particles that can block the valve, worth a try I think.
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Thank you so MUCH for this! Aquabrush restored ✅ God bless you!
Omg this video saved me so much time because I was in the middle of an art project when my brush stop working and I thought I broke it but since then I be cleaned it out and it works like new again.
Very helpful tip Jon!! :D Mine had all kinds of organisms in them like Jellyfish, sardines, and even a small octopus........ LOL just kidding! Thank you so much my friend ^^
Great video. I only discovered how to strip and clean them some months ago - a friends young daughter showed me - kids Eh... what a revelation. I have always struggled with mould in the barrels and flow problems, and I had probably a dozen or so dud ones in my draw that I've had to replace over the years. I would clean out the barrels with a bent pipe cleaner but the regulator bit would get gunked up with slime and stop flowing to the point of being unusable. I find a solution of "Oxi" (Stuff in the pink tubs) works well, it actually helps break down the algae and other gunk. Another thing I have started doing now is alternating my two sets every few weeks in this hot weather, giving the used set a quick clean then leave them to dry out thoroughly in an old mobile phone box before I reassemble them. I find having a clean dry set ready to go, less frustrating than fiddling around once one starts playing up.
Thanks for the tips Peter, As I was cleaning the brushes, I thought it would be a good idea for the manufactures to market a spares pack with the regulator, bristles, sponge bit etc.
Thank you kind man, I followed the instruction and my water brush is just as good as new! I just reassembled it in few minutes and voila - it's not clogged
I'm usually skeptical with these kinda things, but it does work. 100%! I didn't have actual bleach but bathroom bleach and I think any bleach works because I only waited for about 30 minutes, put it together and after 3 months of dealing with a clogged brush, it works! Thank you so much!
I thought my brush is broken 😥 i kinda worry me there. This vid really helps me so thank you for teaching me how to fix my watercolor pen brush!!! I'm impressed that it's starting to work again!! Thank you again 😊
Thank you for this tutorial! One of my brushes got dirty and I didn’t know how to take it apart. Thankfully, I found your video and it helped me out a lot! :)
Thank You so much I stored mine away for several months with moist bristles and when I went to use them they reeked of mildew now I know it's safe for bleach water
Thank you so much! I have the same water brushes and they are hard to come by from where I live. I have to place mail order and have them shipped so I really can't afford to throw them away. I panicked when my Aquash wasn't dispensing water. You instructions were clear and easy to follow! My water brushes are now working perfectly fine and cleaner, too!
I was struggling to clean my brush for a couple of years, didn't know why it never came out well, like... it always looking dirty. AND FINALLY, after watching your video, my brush is literally looking like brand new and works very well! Thank you sooo much for sharing this info, you saved a thousand of brushes!!
As with the other many happy successes mentioned in these comments, I, too, used your approach and solved the "no flow" problem I had on a Pentel like yours. Thank you for such a straightforward tutorial:-) BTW, I used a small drinking straw that fit perfectly over the bristle end to help encourage the pushing needed to get everything apart at that point you were coaxing it with the tweezers.
Tadah! 🎉 i didnt even need to wash it (literally brand new only used it once sinc eit never worked properly. just took it apart like you showed and put it back together and it works so much better now
I tried to un screw the topp black part but it didn't work 😓 so I looked this up and I watched your video and I was mind blown 😅 thank you so much for this !
Thank you so much for this video! I was actually going to throw away a Pentel water brush because I thought it was dirty and not working well. It turns out it just needs a bit of cleaning. Currently have mine soaking in water/bleach!
Thanks for this. I just pulled out my water brushes (varying brands) after too long and realized i never emptied them 🤢 i'm going to try and clean them out tonight
Thank you so much for this. You really helped me through. Was super freaked out why my water brush starts fraying (new to water brush) and turns out there was this small eraser debris that got caught in the bristles.
Thank you so much! Question - so my Pentel water pens have been sitting with ink in them for a couple years and it's really dried up. The ink is so dried up in the tips that I can't push them through. Don't want to damage them. Any suggestions?
Is it ok to use alcohol instead of bleach, or will it damage the brush? Thank you so much! Nicely explained info, great video, narrated in such a nice, soothing voice! :)
Thank you so much!!! My brush is working again.. also i wasn't careful while putting it back together so its a bit away from breaking up 😂😂 bdw its really helpful
I had one dirty Pentel Aquash water brush with just water and one Pentel Aquash filled with indian ink wash (india ink + water) that was totally clogged up and nothing came out. I followed the video instructions for both of them and now I have two very clean water brushes, one with water and another india ink wash, working just perfectly! Thank you very much!!
You just saved my brush, thank you! I had stopped painting for a while and I wanted to go back to it, now I will!
if it werent for this i would have bought a new waterbrush! you just saved me a couple of bucks, i thought mine were already broken turns out theres an easy fix to it! now it easily dispenses water again
Yooo! My brushes really needed this, thank you! I didn't even realize there was biomold in the tube!
Fantastic! One of my Pentels stopped flowing and was just about to chuck it, thank you for saving me some cash :)
Hooray! I was starting to think I was going to have to buy a new waterbrush but thanks to you, the old one seems to flowing well again. Thank you for such a clear and helpful explanation on what to do. You made it easy to fix!
Glad I could help!
thank you so much! close to tears since it wasn't working and it's my favorite brush, working like new now!
Glad it helped!
great help! I had to change the sponge on mine because it was eroding away and it broke off. Quickly cut up a new piece of sponge and it was like new.
Thanks from Portugal!
Thanks!!! This video helped me tons! I used The Masters brush cleaner to clean the bristles. Worked well.
So helpful thankyou! I just keep grabbing another when not working so well. I can now go back and revive my faves. Thankyou so much!
You're welcome Angelina, I'm glad it helped.
Perfect solution video, I wouldn't have dared take it apart on my own. Fixed! 🙂
Thank you for this! It was super helpful. Mine were so bad the foam actually rotted to a black mush. I was able to cut a tiny piece of soft sponge and replace it. After a thorough wash and rinse, it works wonders now, with great flow!
hi, mine feel off, may i ask for a bit more detail on how you used a sponge to replace it?
@@seakepp First you have do disassemble the water brush tip and replace the sponge. I used a regular dish washing sponge, cutting out a wide strip and used tweezers to put in place around the nylon bristles. it helps to roll the sponge strip before putting it back, but the tweezers did the trick for me.
This tutorial saved my brushes (and my nerves). Thanks a lot!
TFS...you just saved me from having to buy another set. I use distilled H2O and haven’t ever had a problem with growth of baddies BUT I have one brush that intermittently floods everything. So I gave your suggestion a go and wallah...the little white thing was barely pushed in. I pushed it in gradually and tried it several times until it now works perfectly. Would give you a hundred thumbs up if I could. Thanks again for the video and explanation.
Thank you so so much, this saved my water brushes and stopped from spending money on new ones 💓💓💓
Thanks a billion for the tutorial. The internal mechanism on my brushpens was fitted so tightly I assumed it couldn't be disassembled, so I ended up having a couple of these brushpens that could only be used as brushes due to internal blockage.
While I did end up damaging the black rim around the bristles on one of my pens trying to dislodge the interior, in the end it did come out and after a thorough cleaning the pen works again.
I had clogged brushes that I thought were broken and now I feel dumb. They are all working just fine after I dismantled them to clean properly.
Thank god I found your video by accident. I got so many water brushes now.
Thank you! I actually use mine for sewing: they are great for rewetting temporary basting glue, removing water soluble markers or treating creases in delicate fabrics before ironing.
You are saving water brushes one at the time - or in my case 6 in one time
Thank you!
Just purchased my very first set of brushes for painting my mounted fish and this post will help tremendously ! ! ! Thank you Sir .
This was so helpful! I was super freaked when I thought I saw mold growing in my brushes. But thanks to you, I at least know how to counter it. You are amazing!
I straight threw mine away I can’t be near mold
... THETE COULD BE MOLD GROWING IN MY BRUSHES??
Good thing i found out before mine molded..
Excellent video. Thorough, easy to follow, and well produced. Great job sir.
Great cleaning tutorial and the push I need to do mine. Thank you for showing us that it isn’t as scary as I thought it would be. I dread to think what is living in mine errr
Thanks Suzanne, its not scary at all, just a bit fiddly, there's also some good comments on here suggesting using distilled water to refill them as it has less tiny particles that can block the valve, worth a try I think.
Thank you so MUCH for this! Aquabrush restored ✅ God bless you!
Omg this video saved me so much time because I was in the middle of an art project when my brush stop working and I thought I broke it but since then I be cleaned it out and it works like new again.
Thank you! This helped get my small Pentel brush flowing with water again!
Just want to thank you for this ! My brush was not dispersing water at all and cleaning out the little white tub worked wonders!
Glad it helped!
Very helpful tip Jon!! :D
Mine had all kinds of organisms in them like Jellyfish, sardines, and even a small octopus........ LOL just kidding!
Thank you so much my friend ^^
LOL, sounds like you had an aquarium 🐳🐙😆
Hahahahaha!! XD
Great video. I only discovered how to strip and clean them some months ago - a friends young daughter showed me - kids Eh... what a revelation. I have always struggled with mould in the barrels and flow problems, and I had probably a dozen or so dud ones in my draw that I've had to replace over the years. I would clean out the barrels with a bent pipe cleaner but the regulator bit would get gunked up with slime and stop flowing to the point of being unusable. I find a solution of "Oxi" (Stuff in the pink tubs) works well, it actually helps break down the algae and other gunk. Another thing I have started doing now is alternating my two sets every few weeks in this hot weather, giving the used set a quick clean then leave them to dry out thoroughly in an old mobile phone box before I reassemble them. I find having a clean dry set ready to go, less frustrating than fiddling around once one starts playing up.
Thanks for the tips Peter, As I was cleaning the brushes, I thought it would be a good idea for the manufactures to market a spares pack with the regulator, bristles, sponge bit etc.
Thank you kind man, I followed the instruction and my water brush is just as good as new! I just reassembled it in few minutes and voila - it's not clogged
I'm usually skeptical with these kinda things, but it does work. 100%! I didn't have actual bleach but bathroom bleach and I think any bleach works because I only waited for about 30 minutes, put it together and after 3 months of dealing with a clogged brush, it works! Thank you so much!
OMG!! Just clean and wash it works for me!! I was think about to buy a new brush, but this works!! Thank you sooooo much!!
I thought my brush is broken 😥 i kinda worry me there. This vid really helps me so thank you for teaching me how to fix my watercolor pen brush!!! I'm impressed that it's starting to work again!! Thank you again 😊
Thank you for this tutorial! One of my brushes got dirty and I didn’t know how to take it apart. Thankfully, I found your video and it helped me out a lot! :)
Thank You so much I stored mine away for several months with moist bristles and when I went to use them they reeked of mildew now I know it's safe for bleach water
Thank you so much! I have the same water brushes and they are hard to come by from where I live. I have to place mail order and have them shipped so I really can't afford to throw them away. I panicked when my Aquash wasn't dispensing water. You instructions were clear and easy to follow! My water brushes are now working perfectly fine and cleaner, too!
I really appreciated this and you saved me buying replacements so thank you :)
Thank you so much! I was really confused and thought I'd broken it somehow. I didn't even know how to dismantle it at first. Thank you for this help!
Thanks, it worked like a charm!
Wonderfully helpful video, well presented and your beautiful voice didn’t hurt either...Thank you❤️☺️❤️
Thank you sir! I too cleaned my india ink pen. It looks lovely.
I didn't know they could be taken apart so easily, thank you very much! This fixed mine!
You're welcome, I'm glad it helped.
I was struggling to clean my brush for a couple of years, didn't know why it never came out well, like... it always looking dirty. AND FINALLY, after watching your video, my brush is literally looking like brand new and works very well! Thank you sooo much for sharing this info, you saved a thousand of brushes!!
Perfect timing for me, Smoothie. Thank you for this excellent explanation!
You're welcome Amy.
Thank you so much for this easy to follow and in depth video. My pens look brand new 👍👍👍
Didn’t know they came apart like that, thanks so much! Very clear instructions😊
Never knew I could open the whole thing. Thank you so much for the video ❤❤❤
This video was a lifesaver! Thank you!
This works! I did this with the pen that came with the koi watercolor set it wasn’t flowing at all now it is
You’re awesome! 😊 Thank you for sharing this! 🙏🏻🎨🖌
As with the other many happy successes mentioned in these comments, I, too, used your approach and solved the "no flow" problem I had on a Pentel like yours. Thank you for such a straightforward tutorial:-)
BTW, I used a small drinking straw that fit perfectly over the bristle end to help encourage the pushing needed to get everything apart at that point you were coaxing it with the tweezers.
Great tip!
thank you so much,it saved my money going waste!!
Thank you for this helpful video! I'm new to water brushes and intimidated by cleaning them but this made me feel much better.
Tadah! 🎉 i didnt even need to wash it (literally brand new only used it once sinc eit never worked properly. just took it apart like you showed and put it back together and it works so much better now
I tried to un screw the topp black part but it didn't work 😓 so I looked this up and I watched your video and I was mind blown 😅 thank you so much for this !
Thank you so mush
Pipe cleaners, straw cleaners and even eyebrow/eyelash brushes work really well to scrub away the algae!
Thanks for the info, much appreciated!
Thank you very much, I have a pentel brush and it’s been months since it worked properly
Great video! Thanks for doing this. I wish I had this video as reference a few months ago when I cleaned mine. Very helpful!!!
Thanks Todd, I'm glad the video was helpful for you 👍
Thank you!!! It worked on my kuretake water brush!
great video!Thank you so much!
Thanks for this excellent information!
omg thank you so much for this video!! saved me from getting new brushes so thanks alot
Glad I could help!
Oh my goodness... this video was soooo relaxing... (Or was that just me?)
Thank you so much for sharing, it was very helpful! ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you sm been trying to think of a way to get the gunk out !
Thank you very much. I did all of them and it helped. :)
Thank you so much for this video! I was actually going to throw away a Pentel water brush because I thought it was dirty and not working well. It turns out it just needs a bit of cleaning. Currently have mine soaking in water/bleach!
Thank you so much, my brush had algae in it and now I have a perfect way to clean it!
Glad I could help!
Thannk you! I use a different brand but couldnt figure out how to get the bristls out to clean!
I was about to buy a New one! Thank you very much
Could you show how you did it with the derwent one? I couldn’t get the thingie out at all :(
This is exactly what I needed
Thank you sir. It is very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the information .
Many thanks I saved a few
Thank you for the clear guide, works like a charm!
Glad it helped!
You have saved my life, thank you so much for this video
Thanks for this. I just pulled out my water brushes (varying brands) after too long and realized i never emptied them 🤢 i'm going to try and clean them out tonight
Thank you so much for this. You really helped me through. Was super freaked out why my water brush starts fraying (new to water brush) and turns out there was this small eraser debris that got caught in the bristles.
You have no emotions on your voice. Its so calm
I only use boiled distilled water in my aquashes. Forgot one with water inside for a couple of months in my bag. Was as good as new when I found it
Thanks for showing us.
Thank u !
Thank you so much! Question - so my Pentel water pens have been sitting with ink in them for a couple years and it's really dried up. The ink is so dried up in the tips that I can't push them through. Don't want to damage them. Any suggestions?
Ok, I got it. Kept working it gently.
thank you soo muc hfor this tutorail
Thank you for such clear instructions. I can’t unscrew my Pentel water reservoir. Do you have a solution for this too.
So helpful! Thank you!!
Is it ok to use alcohol instead of bleach, or will it damage the brush? Thank you so much! Nicely explained info, great video, narrated in such a nice, soothing voice! :)
I honestly don't know? just test a few bristles first, I would think it will be ok, but just test to be sure...
@@smoothie77drawingpainting Thank you so much!
Was it ok?
@@mikuenjoyerXD I ended up using bleach. With bleach worked just fine, like he said it would! :)
Obrigada pelo seu vídeo! Eu salvei minha caneta!
Thanks for this bud !
No problem!
Great video and information... very helpful! Thank you - much appreciated.
That was awesome. Thank you very much.
You're welcome, thanks for the comment.
This helped so much thank you sir 🙃
Thank you so much!!! My brush is working again.. also i wasn't careful while putting it back together so its a bit away from breaking up 😂😂 bdw its really helpful
thank you, you saved my water brush!!
I wondered How to clean them. Thank you So much.
Thank you so much for this video.
Thank you very much for your advice
Thank you! It really helped me