>Judy said:
>
>>I soak it in a tub of warm water then gently pull on the hairs, presumably
>loosening the ones ready to come out. A lot always come out -- but obviously
>not all.
>
>The Netherlands are the land of paint and brushes. Compared to France, it is
>amazing to notice that almost every houses are freshly painted. Those people
>must have a solid experience in this domain (musn't you Henk en Bas). When you
>buy a brush there, the dealer tells you you must gently scratch the hairs of
>the brush on a piece of sandpaper, to take away the bad hairs.
>
Dear Philippe, what can I say; next to the wooden shoes, the tulips, the mills
.. you created the freshly painted houses.
But apart from this , cleaning the brushes is like washing your hair : take
care of not washing out the natural oils. The hairs will become too dry and
break very easy. So use terpentine -there is oil in- and not gasoline.
Cheers Henk
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