Tips for Cleaning Your Brushes

Brush Cleaning Tips

Round Brush:
Rinse with water
Pitty Pat on a flat surface - watch the video below to see how Patty does this
Pinch the water out
Lay it flat to dry

Foam Brush:
Rinse with water
Squeeze the paint out until it runs clean
If you have dry and crusty edges, pick them off
*DO NOT USE SOAP IN A FOAM BRUSH
Lay it flat to dry

Dome Brush:
Rinse with water
Swirl your brush on the teeth of a ginger grater - don't scrape back and forth because you can damage the dome and flatten it out
Lay it flat to dry

Duster Stippler:
Rinse with water
Swirl your brush on the teeth of a ginger grater
Squeeze the paint out until it runs clean
Lay it flat to dry

Bonus Tip: Don't store your brushes upright. All of the water can run down into the ferrule and soften the glue.

Here's a video to show all of the brush cleaning techniques mentioned above!