On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water. Anywho, I went to clean the brush today. Now, I've
cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's really easy. But
with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to come clean. Plus it
left paint on my sink (which is ok for this particular sink). Finally
decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed the brush. Live & learn.

"Kitep" wrote in message
...

On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water. Anywho, I went to clean the brush today. Now,
I've
cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's really easy.
But
with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to come clean. Plus it
left paint on my sink (which is ok for this particular sink). Finally
decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed the brush. Live & learn.


This post must be for people who buy paint labelled
with hundreds of words of information (e.g. about
solvents) that they are unwilling to read.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Jul 4, 2:09 amuy, "Kitep" wrote:
On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water. Anywho, I went to clean the brush today. Now, I've
cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's really easy. But
with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to come clean. Plus it
left paint on my sink (which is ok for this particular sink). Finally
decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed the brush. Live & learn.

Sometimes it's not even worth it to clean oil paint off a brush.
That's why when I have to paint something with oil paint, I usually
buy cheap brushes, then when I'm done just throw them away.

Take a deep breath and slowly spell O-I-L.

On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 02:09:36 -0400, "Kitep" wrote:

On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water. Anywho, I went to clean the brush today. Now, I've
cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's really easy. But
with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to come clean. Plus it
left paint on my sink (which is ok for this particular sink). Finally
decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed the brush. Live & learn.

In article , "Kitep" wrote:
On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water.

How did you manage to reach adulthood without learning that oil and water
don't mix?

Anywho, I went to clean the brush today. Now, I've
cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's really easy. But
with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to come clean. Plus it
left paint on my sink (which is ok for this particular sink). Finally
decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed the brush. Live & learn.

For that matter, how did you manage to reach adulthood without learning to
read directions?

Hint #1: the label on that paint can tells you what to use to clean the brush.
Hint #2: it ain't water.


--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

On Jul 4, 2:09 am, "Kitep" wrote:
On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water. Anywho, I went to clean the brush today. Now, I've
cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's really easy. But
with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to come clean. Plus it
left paint on my sink (which is ok for this particular sink). Finally
decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed the brush. Live & learn.

Based on your fine grasp of writing I am rather surprised that you
haven't dabbled in reading. Who knows? You might be good at it.
Give it a go on the label on the paint can.

R

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , "Kitep"
wrote:
On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water.

How did you manage to reach adulthood without learning that oil and water
don't mix?


Many years ago, I knew of people that used to put the oil brush in water to
preserve it for a day or so if the job was not completed, to avoid cleaning
between uses. Tried it once but left it too long and the water dried up and
the brush got hard, so I don't know if it was a viable shortcut.

On Jul 4, 7:55 am, wrote:
Take a deep breath and slowly spell O-I-L.


A-L-K-Y-D :-)

And don't take a deep breath indoors over the can!

JK

In article .com,
RicodJour wrote:
Based on your fine grasp of writing I am rather surprised that you
haven't dabbled in reading. Who knows? You might be good at it.

I'm stealing that for use in other groups.


--
--Tim Smith

On Jul 4, 8:57 pm, Tim Smith wrote:
RicodJour wrote:

Based on your fine grasp of writing I am rather surprised that you
haven't dabbled in reading. Who knows? You might be good at it.

I'm stealing that for use in other groups.

A prior announcement is an implied request for permission.
You may infer that you have received my blessings.

R

In article , "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , "Kitep"
wrote:
On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water.

How did you manage to reach adulthood without learning that oil and water
don't mix?

Many years ago, I knew of people that used to put the oil brush in water to
preserve it for a day or so if the job was not completed, to avoid cleaning
between uses. Tried it once but left it too long and the water dried up and
the brush got hard, so I don't know if it was a viable shortcut.

Putting it in paint thinner, or wrapping it in aluminum foil, works much
better.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Kitep" wrote in message
...
On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I put
it in a pail of water. Anywho, I went to clean the brush today. Now,
I've cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's really
easy. But with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to come clean.
Plus it left paint on my sink (which is ok for this particular sink).
Finally decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed the brush. Live &
learn.

Next time you have to quit before the job is done and want to resue the
brush, put the brush in a ziploc bag and put it into the freezer.

"JimR" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Kitep" wrote in message
...
On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I
put it in a pail of water. Anywho, I went to clean the brush today.
Now, I've cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's
really easy. But with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to
come clean. Plus it left paint on my sink (which is ok for this
particular sink). Finally decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed
the brush. Live & learn.

Next time you have to quit before the job is done and want to resue the
brush, put the brush in a ziploc bag and put it into the freezer.

This may save the brush, but may also contaminate all the food in the
freezer, if any of the solvent escapes from the bag and is transferred to
the food. Poly bags are not an absolute seal, even water will transfer
through the plastic as vapor, so can solvents.

EXT wrote:
"JimR" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Kitep" wrote in message
. ..

On Sunday, I painted my front door with an oil-based paint. Went great,
looks better than expected. Didn't have time to clean the brush, so I
put it in a pail of water. Anywho, I went to clean the brush today.
Now, I've cleaned latex paint off a brush plenty of times, and it's
really easy. But with the oil-based paint, the brush never seemed to
come clean. Plus it left paint on my sink (which is ok for this
particular sink). Finally decided it wasn't worth the effort, and tossed
the brush. Live & learn.


Next time you have to quit before the job is done and want to resue the
brush, put the brush in a ziploc bag and put it into the freezer.


This may save the brush, but may also contaminate all the food in the
freezer, if any of the solvent escapes from the bag and is transferred to
the food. Poly bags are not an absolute seal, even water will transfer
through the plastic as vapor, so can solvents.


I wrap my paintbrushes - latex or alkyd - in foil and put in freezer
overnight when I have to continue a project. There is probably a great
deal LESS evaporation of volatile stuff whilst frozen than if I stand it
in a can overnight, or even clean it. Foil wraps around the brush very
closely, so whatever escapes is likely negligible.