On Oct 7, 8:26*am, HerHusband wrote:
Robert,

In our home we moved into there was left over 2.5 gal
1. how to properly clean a brush

To clean brushes after using water based paints or stains, I simply use a
small container of water. I put a few inches of water in the container,
then swish the brush in a circular motion (pressing against the bottom of
the container, as if painting the bottom of the container). When the water
looks dirty, I dump it, refill with clean water, and repeat as many times
as necessary until the water is no longer dirty from the circular swishing.
Then I take it out in an open area and with an overhand slinging motion I
sling out as much water as possible. Finally, I dry the outside of the
brush with a paper towel, and store it in the original package so it
doesn't dry out.
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Tried that, works great! I even got really lazy and didn't do a thing
but hang the wet brush in water for overnight storage and the next day
just shook it out ready to use.

I found that one of the water based cleaning compounds reacted badly
with the Glidden paint. The same solvent is great for Dunne Edwards,
but for some reason reacts with Glidden. Turns it instantly to
'cottage cheese' crumbs. Avoid that solvent and not had crumbs again.

Still fighting their gummy paint though. Even added Floetrol to make
it work better, doesn't. Still get those irritating lines being drawn
by the individual bristles in the brush. But at least this project is
a kitchen pantry and don't care about appearance quite so much.