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How to Clean a Paint Brush

September 30, 2013

This past weekend was jam packed with lots of stuff going on: big (overdue) house cleaning, finishing up of a drainage project (more on that tomorrow), work at the Raiders, handyman jobs, catching up on day job work and lots more. So when I was trying to motivate myself this morning to write about the drainage project Chris worked on I was too tired to type about it (lazy ass) and I realized I never published this post from ages ago when Chris gives instructions on how to properly clean a paintbrush.

Chris painted houses in college and is pretty meticulous about making sure his brushes are always cleaned properly to ensure lasting use. We always buy Purdy brushes which are a tad more expensive, but also made a lot better (they are made by hand with a sticker on it of the person who made it, pretty awesome.) Because of the quality of the brushes we always make sure to clean them really well.

Without further ado…

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Comments

  1. Heather says

    September 30, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    I swear by Purdy brushes. So good!

  2. sarah says

    September 30, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    I second that. I have been using my purdy trim brush for 4yrs. Love it.

  3. meryl rose says

    September 30, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    Purdy = amazing. I always slightly shudder when I see people using HD brand brushes.

  4. Cheryl says

    October 1, 2013 at 3:40 PM

    Wish I had your utility sink – I have to wash paint brushes in the kitchen sink or the bathtub!

  5. meryl rose says

    October 2, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    I LOVE having a utility sink. It's fun to see all the speckled paint in there 🙂

  6. Kelly says

    October 2, 2013 at 5:18 PM

    Thank you for this! You make it look easy enough that even I can't mess it up.

  7. meryl rose says

    October 3, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Yay! 🙂

Oh, hello there. We're Chris and Meryl and we're renovating home in Oakland, CA. Chris is the handy, knowledgeable builder and I'm his slightly inappropriate assistant. We've got 2 helpers - Zoe is 2 and Merritt arrived in June of 2015. Spurred by our love of renovating our own home we started a handyman, design and organizing business and now that we're both self employed we're busier than ever, but we love it!

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