Cleaning Weathershield Primer brushes

[opps]

I normally use throw away brushes to apply Dulux weathershield primer. It ruins your brushes.

Working at home today, I only had Purdy brushes with me. Half way through priming a fascia and a barge board, the new brush started to stiffen as the primer started drying. Washing the brush in water had no effect, so, thinking I had nothing to lose, I dropped the brush in a pot of cellulose...

Minutes later the brush was as good as new.

 

[ic1927]

Used to use cellulose thinners in my brushmate vapour box, cheaper than brushmate fluid and works the same, it does evaporate at a slightly quicker rate though.
To soften brushes at the end of the day put half a cup of fabric conditioner in a 2.5 litre kettle filled with warm water and soak the brush over night, puts the bounce back in the brush.

 

[opps]

I had never thought of using cellulose in my brushmate. I might give it a try. Thanks

5L of XXX cellulose from Morrells is about 10 times cheaper than the brushmate liquid.