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On Mar 7, 5:05 pm, "Steven Campbell" wrote:
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Thus spake Steven Campbell ) unto the assembled
multitudes:
Anyone know where I can get this paint brush cleaner or something
similar
in
the UK at a reasonable price, not the £20 I can only find it at!
http://www.seenontvproducts.net/brushcleaner/index.html

It is superb for cleaning brushes but the one I have had for about 15
years
is on its last legs.

Surely this is never going to clean a brush completely? I can't believe
that just spinning a brush or roller with a power drill will remove
*all*
the paint. For one thing it wouldn't inspire confidence in the adhesive
qualities of the paint :-)

Also I can't believe you could spin a roller or brush fast enough with
the
drill without something self-destructing, unless the roller or brush is
perfectly balanced.

Unless of course I'm missing something here...

I bought mine years ago after one of those demonstrations that make you
think you can't live without it ;o)

Absolutely great buy. Spin it for a minute or so and most of the excess
paint flies off the brush and I mean flies off. You need to do it inside a
bucket or box. Then dip the brush in some white spirit and spin it again
and the brush literally comes up like new. Not a single drop of paint
left.

The drill can get a bit hard to hold when spinning full throttle but
nothing
has broke yet.

Steven.

I've got one too and it works great. The only thing that concerns me
is the use of highly flammable liquids with an electric drill so
close. Is it not possible to ignite it all with the sparks made by the
drill motor?


Before starting to paint (after bitter experience) I discipline myself into
setting up a 'cleaning station' _outdoors-.

I use an old plastic pedal bin as the container to spin the brushes into -
it now has an interesting ring of multicoloured paint about half way down
(on the inside).
On an adjacent old workmate I place containers of the appropriate cleaning
solution - water, white spirits, whatever. As it's outdoors. I'm not
troubled by fumes, etc .... the workmates holes are useful for placing the
drill's chuck key and parking smaller brush handles.

The process is spin off the residual paint, dip into the cleaning fluid.;
spin off again; flick the ,by now, dried bristles. -The last step is not
mandatory - but it still gives satisfaction : ).

I'll now clean brushes before having a tea-break - it only takes a minute.

The only drawback I've encountered is that the brush holder's springs are
destroyers of non-solid handles- the cheap packs of brushes seem to have
hollow handles while the 'better' brands of brushes have solid handles. BTW;
'Dandy' market a set of brush -heads and handles with a demountable hex
shaft. The idea is that one inserts a hex snap-on chuck into the and pops
on/off a brush head for cleaning.


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Brian











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