How to clean synthetic paintbrushes and fix hooked tips
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Here's a quick, easy, and cheap way to revive your affordable synthetic brushes.
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Exactly what I needed ! I keep murdering my brushes after like 5 minis.
How often are you rinsing your brush? I find that it's best for me to rinse it after every section of a miniature I paint
I rinse the brush whenever I change the colour I’m painting, so I’m probably not doing it often enough.
@@Babyluigikarting Yeah, that's definitely not enough
I rinse mine pretty often, but what I end up doing to them still qualifies as genocide.
Same
Honestly, thank you so much for this video!
For a reason I haven't figured out yet, a lot of my brushes seem to die quite quickly, and I couldn't find, either on the internet or at my local art shop, any brush maintenance tips other than spitting on the bristles to re-shape them. But I did what's here in this video and my brushes are so much better now! It even restored some of the brushes I thought to be dead to a state that are usable! Thank you so much!
Here within the first hour, got my name read out, and got a handy tip that will save all my brushes. Oh, what a joyous day.
I've got a bunch of those Daler Rowney's from Poundland too lol, they're perfect for anything that is too caustic/harsh for my "good" brushes, thanks for the awesome tips!
Bless your heart guy, I've struggled learning how to fix and clean my brushes for ages. This is great 👍
I'll be giving this a go tomrrow , I've always used PVA to reshape my tips but that can only be used a few times ... thanks Guy
Thank you so much Im so happy with the result, my brushes get back to their shape
a nice fine metal bristle brush helps too. gently brush away from the handle for really bad crusted brushes
This helped me so much!! Thank you
Another great video, thanks!
Great tips. Thank you.
I was looking for a video on how to fix a house painting paint brush I may actually be able to use some of this knowledge
funny - I just gave a haircut to a problem brush today! don't know what it'll do now but it feels good to salvage something!
Great tips 🤩🤩🤩 thank you 😊
Just ONCE did I think that I stumbled upon a video without anything to do with WH40K and here I am.
Glory to the emperor
Thank you!
Thanks
What about surf style texturising gum? 😄
How’s penny doing? It’s been a bit since she’s made a cameo
0:50 These techniques are also useful if you want to use the water for other hobby projects such as making a cup of tea, cooking pasta or having a very uncomfortable bath.
I find thinning the boiling water with some water helps apply it to the bath better. about 130 litres of water should do it.
Idea for a vid: Top 10 Tips for more delicious paintwater.
For those times you forget which cup is your tea and which is your paint water and accidently drink the wrong one.
While boiling baths are nice, just remember that third-degree burns are best taken in shifts.
@@racek87 that's why I make one tea and one coffee. Paint water tastes better caffeinated.
Important tip: if washing them in boiling water dont dip the brush beyond the top of the metal ferrule. The boiling water can get inside the metal part and melt/wash away the glue. Then the bristles will come out and stick to your models.
Really wish I read the comment section before following these instructions or that the creator would’ve given a warning 😡
Thanks for the tip
Remember, always just the tip
Most bristles are attached with a two part epoxy. Boiling water will not melt that.
@@Weaver_Games "Run Coward" cool icon. I didn't know this, but I know I've destroyed a brush in the past with boiling water. Maybe it isn't so much of an issue these days?
3:07 EVEN IN DEATH I STILL SERVE
Dreadbrush!
...like a leaf... in summer provides shade and clorophile, in the fall the amazing colors and once dead on the ground it rots and becomes food for his master....
ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END
03:00 moment of silence for the veteran brush. It gave its life in service of the Emperor Midwinter.
03:12 Time to transfer this hero into a dreadnought via a few snips. Even in death it shall serve!
We Sault you brush
last time i was this early, Chaos Androids were still murdering Squats
I member!
Though, I dont remember squats in Space Crusade.. ;)
Assembly_Language ya, that’s a miss on my side, tho the ways of Iммateriuм are strange...
Nice
I have a bunch of those block Android's still. Wtf
You, good sir, are the hero we need AND deserve
OH YOU
I finally have a use for my matt clay after losing my hair. Thanks.
As a cheapskate modeler, I LOVE this video! When there are absolutely NO bristles left on the brush, the handle is great for tree armatures, small dowels, or even flight bases, if you're not too picky about them being clear.
You can buy clear handle paint brushes.
@@Jimalcoatl Genius idea!
Been painting models 25 years, worked for GW for five years and I'm still learning some things that feel like they should be basic. XD Great video
GW?? how was it?
Great video, but one small thing: some brushes can be really really damaged by dipping into hot or boiling water. The hair is kept bunched together by glue in the ferrule. Hot water can dissolve this glue and actually worsen your fraying or even cause fraying on a perfectly shaped brush. This won't happen every time, but it's a risk you should be aware of.
I think you just don't dip it all the way to where the wood handle and the metal thingy meets, cause that's where the glue is
This just happened to me. Ruined a bunch of brushes doing this just now
Yyyyu
I trained up as an illustrator and this is news to me! Brb, got 20 years of paint brushes to fix.
Last time I was this early I had usable brushes
Great video. Just want to add one more important tip: Dont let your brushes stand up when they dry. Water will soak into the wooden handle. The wood will expand and the head of the brush becomes loose. Brushes should lay down to dry :)
now you know the pain women go through with all their makeup brushes :D Wash and condition them, dry flat over a towel, store in a special case rolled up, etc.
To reshape my brushes I just wipe them back and forth on a BAR of Ivory soap. YOU shape them with your fingers and let them dry with the soap still in them. Then once you are ready to use them again, just rinse them first before you start to paint. They hold the shape better than anything I have tried ..ever.
Excellent vid, but I'll add again in case anyone didn't catch it somehow: Do NOT use this method on expensive, natural brushes. It will destroy your investment quickly.
Most natural brushes will be absolutely fine. In fact, natural brushes are generally a lot more resistant to caustic liquids than synthetic ones. A few million years of evolution (and having your life depend on your fur's ability to handle a bit of acid) can do wonders. ;-)
The problem with boiling water and solvents is that some brushes (both natural and synthetic) rely on glue inside the ferrule to keep the bristles in place, and whatever you use to get paint and glue off the bristles can also weaken _that_ glue.
That feeling when you have the same kettle as midwinter minis
Edit: That feeling when you also have the same hair gel as midwinter minis
But do you have the same pan as him... yes i do... think i have the gel too as not used it since i went grade 0 for lockdown lol
Never thought of hair clay, just used a bar of soap. I'll give it a go. After painting over 400 Napoleonic 15mm figs and going through only two brushes, I think I've done well.
Most excellent
Can the hair product technique work on natural hair red grass game kolisky sable hair brushes? I got one recently and it’s shit at keeping its shape
@@stonkotron319 Redgrass brushes are overrated. I got a pair with their first wet palette KS (also overhyped, though the second iteration is exactly what we hoped for the first time) and they didn't hold up well, despite the fact that I take very good care of my brushes.
So I've been teaching my son to paint.
This has also meant that many of my brushes were sacrificed in the process...
And because I'm Dad, he knows best and RUclips becomes handy for validating me 🤣
So, thanks for this, I'll send him the link to watch and maybe he can rescue the 13 brushes he has.... acquired from me!
Free labour! Haha
@@MidwinterMinis I do believe that the term free is subjective. I have bought his plastic crack and also fed and clothed him his entire life. I believe he owes me..... 🤣🤣🤣
They say it is better to teach a man to fish than simply give him the fish. With kids you have to give him the fish first so they can watch and learn while they eat lol.
Fish? Pizza and Pepsi my man!
Me: looks at pile of warped brushes and feel sad
Guy: "here's how to fix your warped brushes"
Me: °-°
Be VERY careful about the type of brush that you use these cleaning techniques on! Some brushes have bristles which are held by a glue which is sensitive to heat. This means your brush could be losing its bristles / hairs when you clean them with hot water as shown here.
Of course, if your brush is ruined anyway, you might wanna risk it, but if you are just looking to get your brushes in a bit better shape, make sure hot water won't ruin them.
I always heard NOT to do this because the hot water will melt the adhesive that helps hold the bristles in place.
But will still try!
If it's a bin it or boil it situation you can risk some damage to the ferrel glue. Am using this to bring back a lot of borked brushes that master brush soap cannot help, some of them may die bug it's a sacrifice I am willing to make.
Thanks for this, Guy. Everyone only talks about care for expensive sable brushes, but not the cheap stuff. This'll help me a lot as I use mostly synthetics.
Hey, this looks good and I’ll definitely give it a go. I had heard that you shouldn’t use hot water to clean your brushes as it can start to melt the glue that holds the bristles in place, but if the brush is past it anyway, what’s to lose?
An additional tip: Don't use hot water for your regular painting... It can cause the ferrule to expand, which will allow pigment to get lodged in there, and will make it so you need to use the above technique sooner then ever.
Great tips! The Hair Clay is a new one on me... Will have to give that a shot. I like that the procedure is non-toxic. But most brushes with caked on dry paint are not truly shot. Soak them in Acetone for a minute or so, just long enough to release the dried up paint. Soak for too long the glue in the ferrule could come loose, but I've had decent luck with doing this to revive seemingly useless or spent brushes. Use some leave in hair or brush conditioner to soften the bristles and they're back to being usable again (though not "good as new"). Won't work on all brushes, but you can bring most back to a state that they can at least be used for other tasks (not fine painting).
Me: Lives in a place where Matt clay doesn’t exist*
Also me: In the grim darkness of the current present I don’t have a none greasy hair care product for brush cleaning
Just use a little conditioner. It will rinse right out and not affect your paint next time you use it.
Good tips there, doesn't submerging the brush ferrule damage the glue?
Would most likely depend on the glue they've used but vinegar and boiling water shouldn't weaken most, if you where using something harsher like turpentine then yeah they'd instantly fall apart.
Hi guys, Guy here from Midwinter Minis. All you need to do is walk around Colchester until you've found enough hobby supplies on the floor or in bins, and then you'll just need to throw them in the vague direction of your models. Then, you clean up any mistakes you've made, and in less than 18 seconds, you've got a fully painted 2,000 point army.
My channel in a nutshell
@@MidwinterMinis It's great. Never change.
Just a word of warning about heating water in a microwave. You need to be very careful if doing this as it can be heated above it normal it's normal boiling temperature and become superheated. This can cause it to basically vaporise into boiling steam instantly and explode.
Great tips on saving your brushes though. The matte clay one is a thing of genius. Probably just better to use a kettle and use the remainder for a cup of tea.
wanted to point that out as well, can backfire quite harshly.
Had it happen to me before I knew better. Was scary but luckily didn't hurt me
Is this info from the same panicky scientists advising Boris Johnson?
Although dangerous it is quite an interesting effect when you superheat coffee then go to stir it with a spoon. Nice little fountain of coffee. 10/10 would not suggest🤣
I can't help to think that you're smiling when you're speaking.
Also great vid, helped me immensely!
This is perhaps the most timely possible video for me. Just the other day I was agonizing over whether I should continue on a rather complex free handing job with my current beat-up brushes or just nip out and get a nice new one with a dagger sharp point. You have saved me the decision and the money!
I’m a Dapper Dan man!
Ha!
AH yes. the famous metric measurement of one 'glug'
I needed this for my crispy brushes today
I can only find that matt clay for $15 per. Any other ideas for a product that would work?
any cheap hair clay should do, just make sure it's matte (not gel). your local supermarket or pharmacy should stock it
Your local hobby store that sells artist painting supplies (oils on canvas type of seller) should have a few pots or bars of masters brush soap. Wet the recently cleaned brush and run the bristles across the masters soap. Not looking to suds up again just getting a little diluted film. Then shape your brush close as you can to it’s correct shape without rinsing things off. I often make use of the crook between my thumb and index finger for this bit. Vince Ventruella (search for hobby cheating) has a nice vid on brush care. Most of the time if you do the masters soap to clean and reshape you shouldn’t need to do this videos kind of deep cleaning very often.
I don't paint minis; I'm practicing painting in watercolour and this gives me more confidence to use my more expensive brushes. Cheers!
The best art advice I was ever given was “Use your materials.” Don’t hold off using your good tools. The right tools can change everything about how you create. My weakness was discovering Robert Simmons’ Titanium brushes. They completely transformed how I felt when working with oil and large canvases. True joy. Don’t wait. Use your materials. That’s what they’re there for!
I'm an artist, and a commercial industrial painter. There is nothing wrong with using thinners, or higher grade solvents, as long as you use them properly, and with respect to the type of bristles you are cleaning. The idea is to dissolve the paint out, and leave the bristle clean. Once that is achieved, then returning the bristles to a stable PH is required, removing any residual solvent in short order. If you use high heat, you could soften the epoxy in the hilt that holds your bristles in place, being just as bad or worse than using solvent. There are two main things I use for cleaning away solvents, Dawn dishwashing soap, followed by fabric softener, Dawn is high PH, and fabric softener is low, returning the bristles to neutral. To get out stubborn paint and heavy buildup, the solvent in conjunction with a fine wire brush will do the trick, getting into all the areas nearest the hilt removing and breaking up all the things. Your work arounds are only clever if you do not consider a more successful method.
Just one thing, the hot water needs to be shallower or for you to keep the brush further up the container because the very hot water destroys the glue in the ferrule.
Just ordered Matt Clay on Amazon. I guess this does also apply to natural brush?
For sure, but natural hair brushes tend to behave a little bit better, that's why they're 10 times the price ;)
I'd use specialized brush soap for real hair brushes. You want to preserve their natural oils.
The other advantage of synthetic is that you don’t have to worry about how the natural fibers were collected. Animal cruelty should not be a factor in art supplies.
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Wwwhhhaatt???
I don't need some fancy branded and highly priced product??
Blasphemy!
last time i was this early Slaanesh didnt exist yet
Thank you for the videos.
Actually I want to start painting plastic model kits, I got one from zvezda. My question is can I use daler Rowney inks to paint the kit?
For my brushes I use a regular bar of soap instead of hair care products and it works well too. Great video 👍
Good to see I'm not the only cheap skate when it comes to brushes. I buy mine from Walmart. Ugh.
You actually listened! I suggested this when you asked for ideas not long ago
I have a question that's been bugging me since I watched this video. I've always read and been told buy fellow hobbyists and even traditional painters that you should never use water above a luke-warm temperature as it will soften and weaken the glue that mounts the bristles into the ferrule. This would lead to bristle loss and brush death sooner than later. So, why boiling water if this is the case? Is this actually true or basically an artists equivalent to an "old wives tale"? Really curious to know. Thanks.
I think if you're only doing this with brushes that would otherwise get tossed because they were too filled with paint and glue, then it doesn't matter as much because you're getting a few more uses out of it. For not-trashed-yet brushes I use Pink Soap to clean them
@@LexLaptopCoffee Also, you're using it for a few seconds at a time. Maybe it does damage them if you do it on the regular, but if it's just every now and then to revive them, it doesn't really have time to do much damage.
It does fix the shape of the bristles. It also melts the glue especially if you dip brushes beyond the top of the metal ferrule. Personally I just use a little boiling water and just dip the bristles.
Boiling water is needed to soften the plastic/acrylic that forms the paint.
Given the tons of brushes I have that I have used since age 12 (some more than others) but have been lingering in my hobby boxes and the more recent ones I've been hand basecoating my warband with, I can't begin to tell you how welcome this is.
Also when it comes to the hair clay; what would the Stateside equivalent be because we ain't do none of that bribbish stuff yo and I'm somehow at a loss despite being a beauty school dropout.
I just love the Miniature painting community, it doesn't matter with what issue i'm confronted, there are dozens of tutorials about that specific problem. Keep it up y'all
Ffs finaly some tips i can do . Half of these videos are just donts and never how to do it . And also this wont take half a day to do after painting
I've been struggling with hooked synths for a while now. I cant get ne new brushes atm, and this did the trick nicely 👌 not used the clay but just a quick clean in boiling water and vinegar helped reshaped the tips. Thankyou so much, saved me some money for now and given me hope to be able to carry on with my models 👍
Can you please play some Space Hulk first edition. And good video, and thank you for the help. Now my favorit brush is good agin. (-:
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Thank you very much, I've started painting only recently (after around 20 years of grey minis ^^") and your channel, together with other ones and a couple of GW painting manuals, really helps me. Just one question: isn't it dangerous to use boiled water to clean brushes? I though the basic advice was to always use cool water. Perhaps is because one thing is to clean them normally during your painting and another one is to fix the most compromised ones?
I don’t know if I’m just very high rn but I’m so excited to try this out in the morning
Huge thanks, this saved my brushes! I started the hobby recently and the kits are greatly expensive (so are the tiny brushes...), so prolonging the life of what I have is a huge life saver. Thank you again!
Add HOW MUCH vinegar to the water?
I speak English, I have absolutely no idea what quantity you said. Please use English words.
add a glug yknow the glug glug noises when pouring? yea let it do that once
This is the video I was looking for when I started painting 40K!
I'm glad future hobbyists will have less painful starts than I had, thanks Guy!
i literally just threw away my ex bf's hairwax before watching this video lol
I've just finished painting my necrons and your first video really helped!
At least in the states, The Masters brush cleaner and conditioner runs about half as much as V05 Matt Clay and is actually designed for this. Have a look at your local shops. Fun video!
You know this channel is the best, just perfect, wholesome and helpful. Music is spot on as well
Thank you for teaching me the hand crevice trick turns out that all I needed
Getting my first 40k miniature set. Got 10x Adeptus Mechanicus Rangers. Just a start, I'm used to military miniatures so I'm hoping some skills translate over. Thanks for the videos for reference!
Yesss I love admech
I would definitely recommend you paint your dudes without attaching the legs to the torsos. It makes painting the inside of the capes infinitely easier ;)
@@Babyluigikarting That's something I was curious about. I know from experience and from a few videos lol. I'll be getting new paints but anyone know if Testors (what I currently have) would be any good for these models? I'm sure they would work, but do they have much value when it comes to 40k minis?
@@samj8421 Ive been lore diving for a long time and they interested me from day 1. Also enjoying 40k: Ad Mech Heretek on the switch lately lol
@@Plaguedice If the testors you have is the enamel paints I would switch to ny good acrylic paint, the are water soluble and much easier to use , GW, Vallejo, Reaper or army painter..what ever fits your budget.
Great advice...and just happen to have that brand of clay in the cupboard....😬 Eager now to give this a try👍
To clean after use, I use a nail brush and soap. If it is dry, I add powder cleaning material ( cif ). I move the nail brush in the direction of the bristles so that the direction of the bristles is not distorted. I rinse by pressing the brush I wash. I do this until there is no paint left in it. In this way, I can use my brushes for a very long time. I soak my dried brushes in hot water and clean them again with a nail brush. The result is awesome. To clean the expensive Sable brush, I prefer a softer brush than the Nail brush. For example, the old one would be a slightly wider brush. Old brushes always work.
0:50 *laughs in boiling water tap*
Show off! Haha
hey guy its erin. me and krist had soooo much fun at the sleepover have to do it again
Looks at my "best" brushes... hmmm, maybe I should give them some TLC? An "old t-shirt"? I'm sorry, I don't understand that concept.
Those were great paint brush tip tips.
Please do how to play 9th edition/new edition changes. Pleeeeeeese. ;)
It's been decades since I used to paint miniatures, however I had a habit that pretty much prevented me from having to ever clean my brushes....I literally had my paintbrush in my mouth most of the time, usually rinsing between two cups of water between working and having it in my mush. This kept the tips of my points clean, tight and even, and I made sure that I never had any metallics in my mouth at any point....or at least, made sure they were cleaned first. Non-toxic, definitely.
So simple, but so good! nice one. (Thumbs up)
1:30 -- That low-key "Don't do this. Only villains do this." gesture was 10/10.
I really needed this video! thanks yt algorithm!
Dang, I got caught slacking
Ahh thsnks guy. This is useful. My brushes may get a 1 up
"don't jam it down tip first"
That's what she said.
Hehehehe
Thanks for the tip! I personally use "Murphy"s Oil soap (for wood)" to clean my brushes... it works wonders! For the tips, I wet the brush and gently "rub" it on a bar of soap, stays nice and pointy, rinse before use... same as you. I guess we are doing pretty much the same thing, except the products are a little bit different. End up with the same result :D
Have a good day everybody!
Thank you 🙏
Always such helpful videos! Thanks as always