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[Bristolmini]

Been using some hammerite this week and with a lack of any suitable sovents I tried putting the brushes in a small amount of petrol which seems to be doing the trick.

It has even partially revived a brush left to dry for a day or so.

I do fear that in a couple of days when I go back to the garage there won't be much left of the brushes though.

On the plus side a small cup of petrol is also much cheaper than most thinners, especially Hammerite branded ones, which seem to cost more than a big pack of paintbrushes.

[wolfys_mini]

i use the brush, finish using the brush then wrap it in clingfilm, use it again the next day and repeat until the brush goes hard due to you forgetting to wrap it up

[TJenkos]

Hammerite do their own brush cleaning stuff, guess that works !!

[Bungle]

Hammerite do their own brush cleaning stuff, guess that works !!

but its cheaper to buy a new brush

[Mininman_Aid]

Hammerite do their own brush cleaning stuff, guess that works !!

well i've not had any success with it!! have used nearly 3 quids worth on on brush... that cost me about 50p!

[Bungle]

thats my point throw the brush away

[TJenkos]

I just chuck my brushes away too, just saw it in Halfrauds last time..

99p for 5 in Sainsburys atm!

[sixwheeler]

Sometimes cheap brushes that get chucked if I don't need to use them again.

For underseal and hammerite, use celly thinners or petrol - either work.

I have a brush that I have been using on and off for several months now and that that just gets thrown in an old pot full of celly thinners - doesn't seem to matter what I'm painting with, it seems to clean them.

If glossing or undersealing (never tried with hammerite) put the brush in a pot of clean water at the end of the day and then in the morning, take it out, give it a shake (hhmmmm!) and then you're ready to start painting again.

[yorkshirechris]

If glossing or undersealing (never tried with hammerite) put the brush in a pot of clean water at the end of the day and then in the morning, take it out, give it a shake (hhmmmm!) and then you're ready to start painting again.

For acrylic (water based) gloss that's fine but if you put a brush in water which you have used with "normal" gloss paint (oil/solvent based) it will go all crappy

[sixwheeler]

If glossing or undersealing (never tried with hammerite) put the brush in a pot of clean water at the end of the day and then in the morning, take it out, give it a shake (hhmmmm!) and then you're ready to start painting again.

For acrylic (water based) gloss that's fine but if you put a brush in water which you have used with "normal" gloss paint (oil/solvent based) it will go all crappy

Doesn't. Well, at least it doesn't for me

The water forms an air tight seal which stops the brush drying out. Because the paint is oil based the water has no effect, water has no affect on oil or solvent based products.

I'm not talking long term storage, just a day or two. Although with the brush I use for underseal, that lasts indefinately.