I never did have any luck cleaning my brushes in just monomer. I used a monomer/acetone mix at 1:1 ratio. Soak as long as needed and gently wipe on a lint free wipe keeping the bristles as straight as possible. Don't press straight down and wipe the brush aggressively back and forth. Lay the brush flat on the wipe, fold the wipe over the bristles and press while sliding the brush out. No so hard that you pull the bristles out, just firm pressure. Dry flat, away from nail dust and store in a container that will keep the brush dust free. My favorite brush is the Entity red sable retractable brush.
Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad On Aug 9, 2012, at 8:54 AM, Jill in Ky <[email protected]> wrote: > I've always kept my brushes laying flat in a closed drawer & like you I only > clean them with monomer. My brushes last a year or more, so like Holly said, > don't hang them or leave them out in the open to collect dust & debris. For > acrylics I use red sable brushes with a wooden handle & I write the date on > the handle when I first start using them. Then as time gets closer to a year > from that date, I order another brush. Works for me! > > Jill Wright > www.nailtechevent.com > > On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 10:28:14 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Teks, > I am burned out by my acrylic nail brushes! Ugh~ I hate them all!~ I just > got 2 new ones last week and now BLEH! Ruined! I do carefully clean them > after each use, dip in monomer, and store them by hanging them brush side > down. I think my favorite one (from days gone by!) was the one by Odyssey > nail. I have wasted more money on "Sable" "Red Sable" brushes and in just a > few days they are ruined! What is your favorite acrylic brush? I think I > will just scrape up the dough to buy a freakin "KOLINSKY RED SABLE" brush > from Odyssey nails!' > Ideas? > Pam > Nail Designs Unlimited > Ohio > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nailtech/-/gZLvsZL6DaAJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
