It was just a cheap single-use brush I was gonna toss anyway, but I remembered seeing a YouTube video from seejanedrill about using oil-based soap to clean brushes, so I figured I'd give it a shot.

I let it soak overnight in a plastic bag with undiluted pine soap, then cleaned it this morning with a stiff brush. Yesterday it was rock solid - now it's perfectly soft, like new.

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[–] 23 points 10 months ago (3 children)

In order to approve the post .... Please confirm you watched the whole process

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  • that is a great thing to know!

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Murphy Wood Cleaner was the one recommended on the video but since that's not sold where I live I used "mäntysuopa" instead which is a traditional Finnish soap made from pine oil ie. tall oil fatty acid. This one specifically.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    You can do this with old and tired wood decking as well. You clean it off, then you just work some oil based soap into it. Brings it back to life.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    Pumice soap also works

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    You are depriving brush companies from selling more brushes.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    See Jane drill is good content. I've been helping my father build things since I was a kid in the 80's but I've learned a few tricks from that lady that I use often and have come in quite handy 🤙

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Holy shit I didn't know this could be done

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