November 5, 2019, 7:11 am | Read time: 2 minutes
Careful handling of brushes can benefit both the environment and your wallet in the long run. However, it’s not always as simple as it might initially seem.
Cleaning and maintaining brushes is often not that easy. However, there are tools and tricks that can speed up this task. myHOMEBOOK provides an overview.
Tip 1: Clean with a Brush Comb
A brush comb can be helpful when cleaning brushes. You use it to remove excess paint from the brush beforehand. This allows you to save it for the next use, explains Gereon Bründt, editor of the magazine “Selbst ist der Mann.”
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Tip 2: Wipe the Brush
Kerstin Weiser, an expert at the DIY Academy in Cologne, offers another piece of advice for brush care: “Wipe the brush on cardboard or another absorbent surface. Do not stand it on the wet bristles, as they will deform.” Instead, she suggests: Insert a long nail through the brush’s handle hole. Place it on the rim of an empty glass so the brush hangs freely inside.
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Tip 3: When You Don’t Need to Clean Brushes
You don’t need to clean brushes that you plan to use again the next day for painting. “For about 24 hours, brushes and paint rollers can be sealed airtight in plastic wrap or a plastic bag,” advises Weiser.