When using Turpentine to clean oil paint from my paintbrushes... do I dilute it first in water?

Question

How are you meant to use it?

Answer 1

This really works: Put some clean turpentine in a jar of mug. Let your dirty brushes sit in it for 10 min. or so & then work out as much color as possible by swirling them around in the turpentine. Then take a bar of soap. Under running water, move the brush back & forth over the soap until water runs clear. Then rinse out the soap & VIOLA!

Answer 2

DO NOT USE WATER!!!! Turpentine is an oil base product. Water will emulsify in it as will the paint. Everything will become an oily, gunky mess. Put some turpentine in a non-plastic container and clean your brushes that way.

Answer 3

You use the turpentine just as it is and then once the brush is totally clean of all paint you then rinse the brush in water. Turpentine is good when used to thin paint a little to give the paint certain textural effects.

Answer 4

Turpentine has an oily base and trying to dilute it with water is only a waste of time.
The oily base in the turpentine will help to keep your brushes in order.

Answer 5

NOOOOOO. Never use water with turpentine or oil, they don't mix. You use turp straight up. and, then you can go to your local art store and by a brush conditioner/cleaner to get out the residuals. See below. BTW, I teach painting in college. I know my stuff.

Answer 6

turp IS the dilution...dont add anything. they sell special container for cleaning oil brushes but you can make your own just as cheap...use a small coffee can...put a piece of large grid screen in the bottom. then put some turp in it and you have the same thing...keep the lid for the coffee can so the turp does not evaporate as quickly and you dont breathe it constantly. do not put turp down the drain...it should be disposed of properly...check your local codes...but you should be able to use it for quite awhile as the paint settles to the bottom

Answer 7

you should purchase oderless mineral spirits. & there's a solvent made out of citrus oil that has an orangy smell. it prices somewhat extra. you received't locate it contained in the ironmongery keep. that's continuously offered contained in the artwork provide keep. you should use murphy's oil cleansing soap to sparkling your brushes. (in case you start up utilizing a water thanks to sparkling your oil brushes then proceed utilizing that approach because switching between a paint thinner & water will ruin your brushes & cause them to disintegrate too quickly. i recommend that you purchase a container fan ($8 to $14) & run the container fan dealing with in direction of an open window to help ventilate your area inspite of ways you sparkling your brushes. you may also purchase activated charcoal from the puppy keep & crush it up & position it in bowls close to the position you're operating to help take in the odors. (there are also products you should purchase contained in the artwork keep for this notwithstanding the activated charcoal is more inexpensive & it really works)

Answer 8

Use it neat

Water is not used in oil painting for cleaning or otherwise, unless you are using alklyds.

Answer 9

don't dilute it.