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cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
darrel odland
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Date: March 20, 2017 07:37PM
Anybody have some advise on the best product for cleaning epoxy from expensive sable brushes?
please advise Bent rods to ya!! Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
Gary Kilmartin
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Date: March 20, 2017 07:54PM
Ive been using DNA followed by Dawn and hot water. Be interested to hear about something better. Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
Ken Brown 2
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Date: March 20, 2017 08:00PM
I dunno about expensive brushes, but I have been cleaning my cheap ones with alcohol as soon as I am done using it. No issues thus far. Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
Dennis Danku
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Date: March 20, 2017 08:36PM
There's a lot of info on cleaning brushes in the archives or if you just get some Flex-Coat brush cleaner you can skip the lookup. Dennis J. Danku (Sayreville,NJ) Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: March 20, 2017 08:57PM
darrel,
I prefer to use nylon inexpensive brushes ( 5 cents each) to apply guide finish. These are essentially the same brushes used by many rod manufacturers. One mix, and one brush. Take care Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
Lynn Behler
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Date: March 20, 2017 09:21PM
U-40 brush cleaner Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
Norman Miller
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Date: March 20, 2017 09:50PM
I even clean my cheap brushes. After use I wipe the excess epoxy off with a lint free paper towel and put the brush in a used 12 oz water bottle filled a 1/4 way with DNA. I srew the cap on and walk away. After I have a bunch of brushes in the bottle, I remove them and dry them with a paper towel, and they ready to use them again. After a few months I replace the bottle and DNA. I have been using the same brushes for years, with no ill effects.
Norm Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
mike quinn
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Date: March 20, 2017 11:18PM
I used to use a lot of DNA & Kerosene to clean equipment/hands many years ago. After a local business I knew blew up from DNA fumes in their shop, I became very paranoid because of my own lackadaisical (ignorant) practices to the opposite extreme. So I use a small cup of white vinegar to stop the chemical reaction and then later clean my brush with DNA & Dawn Soap by the sink and air dry all my towels before disposal. Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
Roger Templon
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Date: March 21, 2017 05:27AM
U40 brush cleaner is "magic" stuff! Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: March 21, 2017 07:50AM
I'm with Roger - since starting on U40 Brush Cleaner I no longer bother cleaning brushes. Just wipe the brush off, drop it into the cleaner and leave it until I need to use it again.
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Posted by:
Ken Preston
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Date: March 21, 2017 07:57AM
I use disposable "acid brushes". Cheap, use once and toss out. Only thing you need to do is tug on the bristles before using to make sure none pop out when applying finish. They're 1/4" wide so easy to use on butt wraps and can be trimmed to thinner widths for guide wraps. Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: March 21, 2017 09:49AM
The store has discontinued the brushes that I used to purchase.
However, these are the replacement brushes which gives one a variety of brushes for 10 cents each: [www.walmart.com] Apparently, these are the same brushes that I typically use. However, the prices have gone up from 5 cents per brush to 25 cents per brush. [www.walmart.com] One of the nice things about these brushes - either lot - is that the nylon bristles are firmly attached and generally have no issues losing bristles. Use once and pitch. Take care Re: cleaning epoxy brushes
Posted by:
John Cates
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Date: March 21, 2017 10:32AM
We offer a great epoxy brush cleaner.
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