Paint Cured Brush? The Magic Trick For The Ravoir.
Have your brushes hardened after painting?
It's okay if you let them dry with paint on them!
The bristles are now as hard as concrete ... Hello galley!
But no need to throw them away even if they are completely dry.
Fortunately, there is a magic trick to getting a paint hardened brush back and quickly softening it.
The trick is to soak in warm white vinegar and rinse it with soapy water. Look :
What you need
- 250 ml white vinegar
- vegetable soap (Marseille soap type)
- saucepan
- water
How to do
1. Fill a glass with white vinegar.
2. Pour this glass of white vinegar into a saucepan.
3. Put the pan to heat.
4. Remove the white vinegar from the heat when it is hot but not boiling.
5. Soak your brushes in warm white vinegar.
6. Leave on for at least an hour or even overnight if needed.
7. Wash them in hot soapy water and rinse.
Results
And There you go ! Thanks to the white vinegar, you softened your brushes which were very hard :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, isn't it?
You don't even have to buy a brand new brush!
You can reuse your brush as if nothing had happened.
This trick works for all brushes with synthetic bristles.
Whether they are construction, painting or even makeup brushes.
Why does it work?
The white vinegar dissolves the paint even if it is encrusted between the bristles of the brush.
As the vegetable oil soap is very greasy, it allows the remains of paint to slide on the bristles to remove them permanently.
With hot water, this amplifies this action.
Bonus tip
If the paint is still not gone and your brush is still hard, try one last drastic option.
Heat the white vinegar in a saucepan. Then, immerse the brushes in it and let it boil for 10 minutes.
Then rinse the brushes with soapy water and dry.
There is a risk that this will slightly damage the bristles of the brush, but the result is there!
Your turn...
Have you tried that grandma's trick for cleaning hardened brushes? Tell us in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!
Do you like this trick ? Share it with your friends on Facebook.
Also to discover:
Has Your Brush Hardened? Take out the White Vinegar!
23 Magical Uses of White Vinegar Everyone Should Know.
