can i save my paint brush?

[billydakid]

before the resin hardens it?

 

[Ph4de]

before the resin hardens it?

You can clean it off before it hardens with some chemical that I don't remember.

 

[luketrocity]

You can clean it off before it hardens with some chemical that I don't remember.

Acetone I believe. I don't know 100% because I just use disposable ones.

 

[AoBfrost]

Buy like 20 paint brushes, they cost only 20-50 cents a piece at walmart in the painting isle.

 

[homsar66]

in a pinch, gasoline or kerosine will work way better than water. I'll bet your mom/GF/Wife has nail polish remover as well, which will also work. But it still wont be perfect and shiny like you found it in the store, and a sploosh of gas costs about the same as a cheapo brand new brush(darn gas prices)

 

[dylan snyder09]

thinner, not lacquer thinner though. i believe it is urethane thinner. my resin is at my dads house but it says right on the can.

 

[daystar558]

my resin says use laquer thinner

 

[dylan snyder09]

well then i am mistaken lacquer thinner it is, just get an old tin can and soak your brush in it for a little bit and try to clean it out.

 

[daystar558]

i think the only reason for laquer thinner is that laquer is thick like resin.... i think

 

[colmon 9]

A rinse with some B-12 (carburetor cleaner) saved mine.

500th post baby!

 

[death]

In my opinion, you would probably save a lot of effort and probably even money by just buying a bunch of really cheap brushes in bulk. That way, you don't need to spend more on chemicals to clean them, and the time to do so.