Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Paint”
Using a Wire Brush to Really Clean the Base of the Brush (water based paints) This is a tip I got years ago from a pair of old painters in London called Tom and Jerry (no really!) and it’s one I still use today. Instead of just using your fingers to manipulate the bristles of the brush under running water try using a wire brush as well. Use the wire brush just like a hairbrush or comb. Holding the paintbrush steady in your left hand (if you’re a righty) and …
With a pair of needle nose pliers We all like to keep leftover paint after a painting project for those ‘just in case’ moments and touch-ups; the problem is that years might pass before you need them again. This often means lids that have ‘welded’ themselves on tight with dried paint, (especially if you didn’t wipe away the paint from the lid/rim before closing it and you forgot to turn the tin upside down). Levering around the edge with a screwdriver just mangles the lids edges, leaving nothing to lever …
