Reddit reviews Guerrilla Painter Plein Air 10oz Stainless Steel Brush Washer with Removable Screen Insert
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SPACE SAVING – This brush washer is a great addition to your plein air set up or gear for painting class. It small enough to be easy to transport, 3 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches high, but is still large enough to hold 10oz of solvent.REMOVABLE SCREEN – provides a surface to clean bristles against and allows the paint to settle below and leaving clean solvent in the top. The screen lifts out to make cleaning simple.LEAK PROOF LID – The lid has a rubber gasket to prevent leaks and is held on tightly by three clips. Gaskets will need to be changed periodically to prevent leaks as they are affected by solvents. An extra gasket is included with the brush washer.HANDLE – The handle makes this brush washer easy to carry or hang from your Pochade box.VERSATILE – Seamless stainless steel construction means the brush washer can be used for water, turpentine, mineral spirits, and other solvents. Its sturdy construction means it can handle heavy use and lots of travel.
> I am using turpentine(switching to citrus thinner soon), and I have been cleaning my brushes in a jar I poured it in like I would clean other brushes in a jar of water. It's a murky colour now, can I reuse it, or did I screw up by putting it all into one jar and not portioning it out?(same question for citrus thinner)
https://www.amazon.com/Guerrilla-Painter-Brush-Washer-10-Ounce/dp/B00TV38PN6
Pigment settles with this sort of design. So you can swish it and keep reusing it.
I have never used Citrus thinner, it seems to be not super common these days for whatever reason. Would you mind doing a bit of a review on this sub after a few days use?
> I am using linseed oil and didn't portion it out as well, which means there's now paint in the oil. Is there a way to remove the paint from the oil? It's floating about inside and I'd prefer to not have to buy all new oil.
Hmmmm. I would suggest getting an eyedropper and vacuuming up your paint. Otherwise.... condolences? Certainly for any work you're doing that you want to be nice, I'd suggest having some clean oil
I have eyedropper bottles for my oils - this lets me carefully measure out how much I want.
> How do I actually clean brushes? I've found so many conflicting tutorials that I'm getting frustrated, because now I don't know what to do. I am currently brushing them along the bottom of the jar with the turpentine in them, wiping them out on a rag, and repeating until no paint comes off of them. However, I can still see some paint on the brush, are they ok? Am I not doing enough?
There are a few different methods, as you've learned. I clean using Gamsol (less toxic and less flammable than turpentine), using the brush washer I linked above, during a painting session, then after a few days, I will do a Master's Soap clean.
So it looks like this:
Then, after a few painting sessions - usually I cluster sessions of painting , i.e., over a weekend - I'll do a Master's Soap rinse and ensure I get all the pigment out, carefully. Don't abuse the brush!