It was just a cheap single-use brush I was gonna toss anyway, but I remembered seeing a YouTube video from seejanedrill about using oil-based soap to clean brushes, so I figured I'd give it a shot.
I let it soak overnight in a plastic bag with undiluted pine soap, then cleaned it this morning with a stiff brush. Yesterday it was rock solid - now it's perfectly soft, like new.
13 Comments
redlemace@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 226d
In order to approve the post .... Please confirm you watched the whole process
thenextguy@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 226d
He watched paint undry?
FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 226d
we can only hope
redlemace@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 225d
It's not against the rules .......
ragingHungryPanda@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com · 11 pts · 226d
that is a great thing to know!
Maeve@kbin.earth · 9 pts · 226d
Brand of soap please?
Perspectivist@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 226d
Murphy Wood Cleaner was the one recommended on the video but since that's not sold where I live I used "mäntysuopa" instead which is a traditional Finnish soap made from pine oil ie. tall oil fatty acid. This one specifically.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 226d
Murphy's is pretty good but pricey, here. I did a search but didn't find any USA retailer offering this product. Thank you anyway.
Dojan@pawb.social · 7 pts · 226d
You can do this with old and tired wood decking as well. You clean it off, then you just work some oil based soap into it. Brings it back to life.
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 226d
Pumice soap also works
LemUser@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 225d
You are depriving brush companies from selling more brushes.
AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 219d
See Jane drill is good content. I've been helping my father build things since I was a kid in the 80's but I've learned a few tricks from that lady that I use often and have come in quite handy 🤙
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 225d
Holy shit I didn't know this could be done