storing brushes in fridge

[horse123]

Hello, Can you do the same with vanish & stain brushes,store them in the fridge, or is it only for paint ?

[cellist]

Hello, Can you do the same with vanish & stain brushes,store them in the fridge, or is it only for paint ?

Hay again, Horse.
If you are talking about long-term storage, of course it's better to clean them properly before putting them away. But between coats, the simplest thing to do is to wrap the business end in plastic wrap! Stays perfectly OK between coats that way.

If you put them in the fridge, you may find that your missus won't be too pleased with the taste of her broccoli! :roll:
Cheers,
Michael

[Bob38S]

Hay again, Horse.

If you put them in the fridge, you may find that your missus won't be too pleased with the taste of her broccoli! :roll:
Cheers,
Michael

Anything would improve the taste of broccoli :no:

Sprouts could also be added to the mix :q

[horse123]

Thanks Micheal,
Its ok I am the missuss & I dont like boroccoli anyway !:)

[durwood]

depending on the paint will depend on what you do.

Paints which are thinnned with turps (Varnish, enamel) usually dry by reacting with oxygen in the air thats why they get a skin on top of the paint even if the tin is sealed. The air in the tin sets the paint. As Micheal says just wrap them in "gladwrap" to keep them sealed from the air for short times, when finished clean them properly or put them in a brush keeper which is a container with a mixture of linseed oil and turps which you suspend the brush in by hanging it with the hair submerged. When you need them again rinse them out with solvent and they are ready to use again.

Water based paints and lacquers dry by evaporation. its best to wash them out properly even if you intend to use them a short time later as they dry out fast.

The fridge method is for 2 part paint where a hardener has been added (such as Estapol) as the cold temp stops the chemical reaction as the mixed paint wont harden under 15 deg C but it is for paint sealed in a tin not for exposed paint or brushes. The paint is poisonous and it will do a lot more than make the broccoli taste bad.