Long Live the Brushes

Soap for cleaning and caring for brushes

A brush is not ruined by painting but by what stays in it after painting. Paint runs down to the metal ferrule, dries there and the bundle splays out into a whisk, with which a clean line can no longer be made. This soap is built for exactly that. The manufacturer states that it removes the residues of acrylic, enamel and lacquer paints while keeping the brush in good condition, including the shape of the tip. It is a mild preparation, so it does not replace a solvent but complements it, and above all it can also be used on natural hair, which aggressive chemistry harms. The package contains 10 grams.

Use

• Wet the brush with water and move the hair over the surface of the soap in circles until it starts to lather.
• Work the lather in your palm, so that the paint is released from the ferrule as well, and repeat as needed.
• Rinse lightly and shape the hair into a tip with your fingers.
• Let the brush dry lying flat or tip upwards, never tip down in a jar.
• Clean it right after the work, as dried paint is far harder to remove.
• Let the soap dry after use and close it, or its surface will harden.

Who it is for

It suits painters of figures as well as modelers who work with brushes of natural hair and with synthetic ones. It is worth it simply because the life of a good brush depends almost entirely on how it is cleaned after the work.

Keep out of the reach of children and avoid contact with the eyes. It is not meant to be eaten.