Paintbrushes

Soak Your Paint Brushes for an Easier Clean
Using a cleaning solution before painting can make cleanup easier when you're done.
Boozy Brush Cleaner
Small bourbon bottles are great for soaking paintbrushes.
Cleaner Paintbrushes
If you can never clean a brush to your own satisfaction, check out this tip.
Brush With Greatness
Cutting in with this trim brush results in laser-straight edges in a quarter of the time.
Make Crisp Lines When Cutting in With This Unusual Trim Brush
Patrick reviews the price-point affordable Richard Elegance 13425 paintbrush to see if it's up to the task.
Clean Oil-Based Finish From a Brush
Leaving paint on a brush can ruin it—here’s how to clean brushes the right way.
How to Clean a Paint Brush
Follow these steps carefully to remove latex paint from a brush.
What’s the Difference: Paintbrushes
Choose the right bristle shape, ferrule type, and handle style to match the demands of your paint job.
Keep a Paintbrush From Drying Out Between Coats
Washing a brush after every coat of paint can be a real drag. Follow this tip and your bristles will stay straight, and the brush should stay wet for days.
Wet-Paintbrush Storage
For years, I have used plastic sandwich bags to store wet paintbrushes until the next coat was ready or until the next workday. I would just open the bag and…

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