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Post by grammadee on Apr 10, 2024 14:03:55 GMT
I have a set of Taylored Expressions makeup style brushes for blending inks. Usually that is Tim Holtz Oxides. I have been "cleaning" my brushes by wiping off with paper towel after using them, brushing until no more ink appears on the towel.
But now the brushes seem "clogged", and are acting more like a sponge than a set of soft bristles. I have heard you can wash them, but not sure how that would be done?
Do I run water over the bristles? Can the brushes be soaked in water in the sink? Hot or cold?
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Post by pinklady on Apr 10, 2024 14:17:40 GMT
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Post by mbanda on Apr 10, 2024 14:24:51 GMT
Since they are basically makeup brushes I would think you could clean them the same way. Below is something I found online about cleaning makeup brushes.
Also, a tip I got during a Pinkfresh event was to spray some alcohol on a cloth and run your brushes over that. It worked surprisingly well to take the ink off (and dried almost instantly) between uses when I was stenciling.
Rinse the tips of your brushes under lukewarm, running water to remove residual makeup. Only rinse the tip, as submerging the whole brush head will eventually dissolve the glue that connects the brush head to the handle.
Fill a bowl with lukewarm water and a tablespoon of either gentle shampoo or clarifying shampoo. Using plain soap and water can dry out the bristles.
Swirl each brush tip in the bowl. For a good lather, you can also massage each brush tip in the palm of your hand.
Rinse the brush tips under running water.
Continue shampooing and rinsing each brush until the water runs clear from the brush.
Squeeze out excess moisture with a clean, dry paper towel.
Lay your brushes flat to dry on a towel with the tips hanging off the edge of the counter. Do not dry your brushes upright in a container, as this will cause the water to run down the brushes, loosening the glue that connects the brush head with the handle.
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Post by Shakti on Apr 10, 2024 14:25:35 GMT
I don't remember whose brush cleaning tool I have, maybe an inexpensive one from Michael's, but I just use a little foaming hand soap on it. I think I do the exact opposite of what it says above, though. I put a little soap on the tool and brush it with the brush, if that makes sense. Totally on board with the bristles pointing down while trying -- dries the glue holding the bristles in first.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 10, 2024 15:09:26 GMT
Thanks, Ladies. I am surprised TE hasn't come out with a drying rack for the brushes (or I haven't seen it if they have). Maybe the stencil drying rack we received from SCT last spring would work... It has a separate tray that could be placed under the drying brush heads to collect any drips. And maybe I will buy a small bottle of baby shampoo when I am in town.
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Post by MichyM on Apr 10, 2024 15:31:34 GMT
I wash my brushes often. I use Pink Soap (for cleaning art brushes, you can get it at Michael's) and the TE silicone cleaning tool. They work like a charm.
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Post by Shakti on Apr 10, 2024 15:44:47 GMT
I lay my brushes on top of my stencil drying rack with the heads hanging off (for the ones with oval heads) bristles down or sort of stuck/perched in the spikes of the rack (for the pencil-shaped detail ones with round heads) bristles down.
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Post by lovestocreate on Apr 10, 2024 17:49:27 GMT
I clean mine with Dawn dish soap and a brush cleaning pad I got from Amazon, similar the the TE one linked above.
They use Dawn to wash oil off penguins so I figured it should be okay for my brushes ! 🤣
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Post by kiwikate on Apr 11, 2024 6:58:29 GMT
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Post by karinec on Apr 11, 2024 16:25:02 GMT
I just rinse mine after using, but I don't use them a lot, so that has been working fine.
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Post by FurryP on Apr 13, 2024 4:30:37 GMT
I got my "TE silicone cleaning tool" at Dollar Tree. FYI for anyone else. But I have a makeup brush silicone cleaning pad that I could easily use also. I .got that at TJ Maxx
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Post by kkrenn on Apr 14, 2024 0:09:36 GMT
I clean mine with warm water. I just run the faucet and separate the bristles with my thumbs until the water run clear. I do that for all the different brand brushes that I have, works great. I've never needed soap but if you have "caked" on ink I'd follow the advice from the posters above.
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