Pt/Pd Brush Cleaning

[Bruce]

All

I've read that folks wash their Pt/Pd brush first in tap water followed by distilled water while others use a first soak in Hypo Clear followed by distilled water.

What is your opinion?

Thanks!

Bruce

 

[garysamson]

I wash the brush in tap water followed by distilled water and I have had no problems with this procedure.

 

[photomc]

+1

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

I wash in filtered tap water, and soak in distilled between coatings. Had no problems that way either.

 

[Jim Noel]

I Iwash in tap water between coatings and have had no ill effects.

 

[jeffreyg]

It's a puddle pusher for me from Bostick and Sullivan. Available in different sizes easy to clean.

 

[Monophoto]

I use a puddle pusher for coating, but then use a dedicated brush to smooth out the edges.

At the end of the session, I swish the brush in the clearing bath, and then rinse it in tap water.

 

[Ian Leake]

I can't see the point in soaking in hypo or other stuff. That just adds chemicals which you then need to wash out of the bristles because you don't want them in your next coating.

I rinse my brush in distilled water after every coating to keep it as clean as possible. When I've finished I wash it in filtered tap water and finally rinse it once more in distilled water.