Prior to dipping a brush into finish precondition it by dipping the
bristles into the proper solvent including the ferrule. Remove excess
solvent and start finishing. Stops finish from drying near the
ferrule making bristles stiff and aids cleaning after brushing.

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:09:25 -0400, FACE
wrote:

Does anyone know a good way to get dried house paint out of the bristles of
a synthetic house brush?