Ah you failed to let us know what you used for a finish. Usually the can tells what is the proper solvent for cleaning.. Actual should clean up with mineral spirits. Deft which is a brushing lacquer has to use lacquer thinner. Latex stuff be water based. Shellac requires alcohol. Final clean up usually should be hot soapy water. Actually in the days painting with my dad and lead based paint we used gasoline or such for brushes and hands. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Max Robinson To: Blind Handyman Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:33 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Cleaning Paint brushes.
The radio desk is finished. I think it's pretty good for a first project. Anyway, I now have several brushes I used in the finishing process which now appear to be useless because they are stiff with old dried finish. After applying each coat I tried to clean them with mineral spirits but they still became stiff after drying. Did I do something wrong or are brushes only good for one use? If that's the case I'll buy the cheapest brushes I can find. Those little foam pads with wooden handles are 79 cents a piece and are obviously meant for a single use. So what's the secret? I have checked the handyman files site but didn't find anything about cleaning brushes. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
