Cleaning brushes from AK Interactive Real Color paint?

[Jakko]

How are you supposed to clean brushes after using AK Interactive Real Color paint? I’ve got one bottle of it, and after using that for the first time today, found that neither water nor white spirit washed the paint out of my brush — so what should I use instead? (Preferably without destroying the brush with too harsh solvents etc. )

 

[JR]

Whats the thinners like then Jakko , would that clean them ?

 

[Jakko]

The thinner from that paint line? I have no idea, I have only one bottle of the paint (and a habit of not buying brand-name thinners anyway).

 

[JR]

The thinner from that paint line? I have no idea, I have only one bottle of the paint (and a habit of not buying brand-name thinners anyway).

Well we know that most of the acrylic thinners are basically the same, just thought it was a try. Have you tried Tamiya thinners?

 

[Deleted member 7181]

I've never used them but I'm pretty sure they are an acrylic lacquer based paint, so would need a lacquer thinner to clean them. Over here we also use what we call standard or cellulose thinner, but whatever kind of automotive paint thinner you have where you are should work.

 

[JR]

I've never used them but I'm pretty sure they are an acrylic lacquer based paint, so would need a lacquer thinner to clean them. Over here we also use what we call standard or cellulose thinner, but whatever kind of automotive paint thinner you have where you are should work.

Agree Andy, just watched this.

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No good for me as too strong with the fumes.

 

[Deleted member 7181]

No good for me as too strong with the fumes.

I come home most days stinking of the stuff so a little bit in the shed is neither here nor there for me

 

[Jakko]

I've never used them but I'm pretty sure they are an acrylic lacquer based paint, so would need a lacquer thinner to clean them. Over here we also use what we call standard or cellulose thinner

Thanks, I was afraid of that. I have no trouble putting that through my airbrush to clean it, but I can’t imagine it’s good for my brushes.

 

[Deleted member 7181]

I do occasionally if I've had to touch something up with Mr Color, but I only risk it on my cheapest brushes.

 

[Jakko]

I think I’ll look for another paint for the thing I was using the AK Interactive stuff on, then

 

[Tim Marlow]

If they are sable brushes, wash them in hair conditioner afterwards. It will restore the oils in the hairs and minimise damage. Sounds like avoidance is a good future strategy though!

 

[Jakko]

Hair conditioner … probably a good tip, but that’s not exactly a product I normally have around the house And yeah, I will not be brushing this kind of paint any time soon anymore. The only reason I did was because I thought it was an alcohol-based acrylic, like Tamiya and Gunze-Sangyo. I only discovered otherwise when trying to clean the brush. Luckily I got the paint out anyway by massaging the brush, oddly enough, though this is bad for its shape — but, of course, at least it’s still usable afterward.