How do you clean varnish off a brush?
I cleaned my old wooden furniture, took varnish, added oak wood colour powder and varnished. Turned out the result, as good as new furniture. Now the problem is how to clean the paint brush...
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Hi Madhav, here's a great tutorial that shows you how to clean the varnish from your brushes - http://www.paintbrushesandrollers.com/paint_brushes/cleaning_paint_brushes.htm
https://www.ehow.com/how_8186827_varnish-out-paint-brush.html
I always soak mine in mineral spirits.
Here's a video to show you how:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrCwDMceTleyhUAsTUPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMDgyYjJiBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=remove+varnish+from+a+brush&fr=yhs-vz-vz&hspart=vz&hsimp=yhs-vz#id=1&vid=41e6b7a849189f0209bf56e20aa71d5e&action=view
Very practical too.
Mineral spirits to clean and remove residue. It's going to be tough if you let it dry. In the future, you can freeze and then thaw to clean.
If the brush is stiff after cleaning, soak in white vinegar.
Here you go:
http://www.paintbrushesandrollers.com/paint_brushes/cleaning_paint_brushes.htm
If you have used oil paint or varnish, follow these tips:
Hello Madhav,
Go get brush cleaner from DIY store or throw it away..........
Madhav....If it has dried you may not be able to.
Here's a post that might help - http://www.paintbrushesandrollers.com/paint_brushes/cleaning_paint_brushes.htm
Lye Soap works well!
Soak it in mineral spirits or paint remover.