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  2. Your Step-by-Step Guide to Cleaning and Drying Paint Brushes

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    Learn how to wash brushes soiled with acrylic- and oil-based paints, so they stay in great shape after each use. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  3. How to Clean Paint Brushes and Rollers, the Easy Way

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  4. Paintbrush - Wikipedia

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    Natural bristles are preferred for oil-based paints and varnishes, while synthetic brushes are better for water-based paints as the bristles do not expand when wetted. A decorator judges the quality of a brush based on several factors: filament retention, paint pickup, steadiness of paint release, brush marks, drag and precision painting.

  5. Acrylic paint - Wikipedia

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    Thus, oil paint is said to be "oil-based", whereas acrylic paint is "water-based" (or sometimes "water-borne"). Example of blending technique with acrylics. Painting on wooden panel. A demonstration of blending with acrylic paint. No retarders were used. The main practical difference between most acrylics and oil paints is the inherent drying time.

  6. Cleaning Experts Share Tips on Removing Paint From Carpet - AOL

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    Getting rid of water- or oil-based paint stains from carpeting is a hassle. Experts weigh in to provide solutions for removing wet and dry paint stains. Cleaning Experts Share Tips on Removing ...

  7. Oil painting - Wikipedia

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    Oil paint is usually mixed with linseed oil, artist grade mineral spirits, or other solvents to make the paint thinner, faster or slower drying. (Because the solvents thin the oil in the paint, they can also be used to clean paint brushes.) A basic rule of oil paint application is 'fat over lean', meaning that each additional layer of paint ...

  8. Paint thinner - Wikipedia

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    After the paint has lost some of the solvent while in storage due to evaporation, paint can become too thick for use, and so paint thinners can be used to dilute or re-dissolve paint to an appropriate consistency. They can also be used as in a paint-brush cleaner to remove or clean items that have become caked in dried-on paint.

  9. How to Easily Remove Paint Stains From Your Carpet—No ... - AOL

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    Oil-based paints, such as certain primers and enamels, as well as artists’ paints, can be more difficult to remove—but there are steps you can take to try to bring your carpet back from the spill.