I'm trying out the Ronan Aquacote Bulletin Enamel and it's working great so far. But, altho I make it a practice to drop the brush in the water jar if I'm not going to be using it for a minute, the paint dries very quickly and I'm having trouble cleaning the brush. The stuff is very hard to get out of the heel. Any solvents stronger than soap and water for acrylics that dried?
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Just let it dry completely ... and use it for a chisel!
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Acetone or Alcohol might work depending on what kind of brush you were using.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Maybe Joey's long time recommended ultrasonic cleaner unit?
Maybe with some water based solvents?
Jump in here Joey!!!
I don't use an ultrasonic unit for brushes, but thanks to you, we use one to clean our goggles and Shirl's jewelry. Best investment we ever made!
Posted by Rodger MacMunn (Member # 4316) on :
Rapid Prep. It'll dissolve it if it hasn't been too long.
Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
Isopropal Alcohol.
Posted by Tim Barrow (Member # 576) on :
goof off removes latex paint.
Posted by Preston McCall (Member # 351) on :
Zylene (or Zylol) is in Goof Off. It is available everywhere. Strong smelling and carcinogenic. Acetone works better, but once acrylic water based paints set up, nothing really can get all of them. I have even tried methyl chloride and various paint strippers for typical boar bristle or some synthetic bristle brushes. Sometimes it works. I try anything as I would rather try with something than simply throw the brush away.
Nothing melts out like lacquer with acetone. Latex just gets too set up.
My best latex brushes get triple washed and I wash with laundry detergent. I leave them hang with the bristles down and some vegetable oil in them to be rinsed out with min spts before next use. Must work as I have a couple of 3' boar bristle ones I have had for 30 years this way.
I did try plain old gasoline in some that were just about gone. Let them soak a week in it and then soaped them up and combed them fairly clean. They were OK, but not my faves anymore.
[ October 01, 2012, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: Preston McCall ]
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
SONIC CLEANER?
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Like Tim said.....Goof Off. Nasty stuff, Xylene is nasty stuff. One whiff and I can feel my brain cells frying...don't have enough to spare as it is. Best thing is to always keep your brushes wet, then wash out with soap and water when you're done..
Posted by stein Saether (Member # 430) on :
Warm water with a bit of detergent does it
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Actually something that does seem to work well is hand sanitizer. Soak brushes with dried acrylic in it for a few hours. Using it at the end of each session (work it well into the heel) keeps my artists brushes from build up. I believe it is just the alcohol that works, but being a gel it seems to be easier to work with.
Posted by Preston McCall (Member # 351) on :
Kelly, What a great idea! I will definitely try sanitizer. Alcohol and great smelling.
Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
Xylene?! Acetone??! Come on, don't have enough toxic chemicals in your life already?? TRY the isopropal alcohol!
Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on :
I use hair conditioner in a pan to keep brush wet & clean.
Posted by Jon Peterman (Member # 528) on :
rapid remover and a sonic cleaner if you have one, if not let it soak a couple days. rapid tac works great as a flow enhancer also. I used to use it with the deka sign paints, and it works with ronan also
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
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