Brush maintenance

how to prepare and clean the tools

Depending on the type of paint used, brush maintenance can be of different types

nitro diluent

Water-based varnishes is solvent

Depending on the type of paint used, the brushes and rollers used for painting will have a different maintenance.

When using water-based paints, you can clean the brushes by letting them soak in water and then rinsing and drying them so that they do not rust.

If we use solvent-based paints (turpentine, or nitro), the same solvent used to dilute the paint must be used for cleaning.

Lime based paints

For this type of paints, maintenance is extremely easy, in fact it is sufficient to wash the brushes with hot and soapy water.

Materials and tools
  • brushes
  • rollers
  • water-based paint
  • solvent paint
  • turpentine
  • nitro
  • water
  • soap
  • hot water
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