Is there any substitute for turpintine? :shrug: I started painting something tonight but realized I have no turpintine and dont want to ruin all my brushes. :stupid: Any suggestions? Will acetone work? :shrug:

Try mixing 50% grapefruit juice, 50% EVOO and 50% tepid water.

Try mixing 50% grapefruit juice, 50% EVOO and 50% tepid water.

Negative on grapefruit juice, negative on EVOO :lol: How about cat urine? :killingme:

Try mixing 50% grapefruit juice, 50% EVOO and 50% tepid water.

:drunkenstupidquestionalert: You used oil paint? :/drunkenstupidquestionalert:

If you used latex paint, soaking in water will loosen the paint at a later date. I think you can soak brushes with oil paint later and resurrect the brushes...

My pop taught me this trick:
Wrap in plastic wrap to seal out air and place in the freezer.
When you can, clean as usual with turpentine.

:drunkenstupidquestionalert: You used oil paint? :/drunkenstupidquestionalert:

If you used latex paint, soaking in water will loosen the paint at a later date. I think you can soak brushes with oil paint later and resurrect the brushes...

No - no drunken stupid question alert needed, I'm just painting something :shrug: its a hobby, and I have no turpintine to clean brushes... soap and water doesn't cut it... what is this "oil paint later" you are referring to? Why would I soak my brushes in oil paint if I'm trying to clean them :confused: Oh never mind, this must be :drunkenreplyalert: :stupid:

My pop taught me this trick:
Wrap in plastic wrap to seal out air and place in the freezer.
When you can, clean as usual with turpentine.

Thanks!! :love: I'll try it... I have no turpintine to clean so I keep grabbing a new brush, then realize oh heck... I don't want to get rid of all these brushes :lol: Help!! :jameo: :lol:

Thanks!! :love: I'll try it... I have no turpintine to clean so I keep grabbing a new brush, then realize oh heck... I don't want to get rid of all these brushes :lol: Help!! :jameo: :lol:

You can get turpintine later..after pop died we found a few very old frozen brushes in the basement freezer!!!! Go figure!!! Child of depression, never threw anything out!
Have fun painting!:howdy:

You can get turpintine later..after pop died we found a few very old frozen brushes in the basement freezer!!!! Go figure!!! Child of depression, never threw anything out!
Have fun painting!:howdy:

Thanks... if anything happens to me tonight... this would explain the 50 brushes in the freezer :yay: :lol:

No - no drunken stupid question alert needed, Um, yes, there is a drunken stupid question alert needed....I can testify that he IS in fact, drunken and stupid. :ohwell:

Um, yes, there is a drunken stupid question alert needed....I can testify that he IS in fact, drunken and stupid. :ohwell:

:lol:

:lol:Hey...what can I say, but Happy New Year...isn't drunken and stupid a requirement?

Hey...what can I say, but Happy New Year...isn't drunken and stupid a requirement?

:lol: Happy New Year to You and S too!! :clap:

Um, yes, there is a drunken stupid question alert needed....I can testify that he IS in fact, drunken and stupid. :ohwell:

:lmao:

Um, yes, there is a drunken stupid question alert needed....I can testify that he IS in fact, drunken and stupid. :ohwell:
Hey! I resemble that remark!

:lol: Happy New Year to You and S too!! :clap:

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Let's try this again...

Let's try this again...Yuletide valentine? Christmas ald lyng sine? Bobby Darin was :alkies: too wasn't he?

Yuletide valentine? Christmas ald lyng sine? Bobby Darin was :alkies: too wasn't he?
Hey now, I was just looking for a name I recognized. Doing a search for "When Harry met Sally New Years Eve song" didn't work.

Hey now, I was just looking for a name I recognized. Doing a search for "When Harry met Sally New Years Eve song" didn't work.
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Yuletide valentine? Christmas ald lyng sine? Bobby Darin was :alkies: too wasn't he?

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Better?

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Showoff.

Showoff.:diva:

If you are using oil based paint, you can soak the brushes in transmission fluid until you are ready to clean them as long as the paint is still wet.

If you are using oil based paint, you can soak the brushes in transmission fluid until you are ready to clean them as long as the paint is still wet.

Gasoline will work also in cleaning the brushes. Recommend doing it outside away from a source of fire. Same goes for cleaning with turpentine. In the future, be better prepared for your little projects.