smalljaw Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Hey guys, I was hoping someone here can tell me what to use to clean Devcon 2 ton epoxy off of my brushes, I always buy the cheap nylon brushes, you know the ones were you get like 10 for a buck or 2. Well it seems like everyone is buying cusom lures as Christmas presents because I've never been so busy at this time of year, usually I get this kind of volume from the middle of February until the end of April and then it slows down again but anyway, I'm sick of having to keep buying brushes every 2 weeks so I want to see if I can clean them, I've tried mineral spirits but that didn't work so I need some help here, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 I take the brush and squeeze out all of the D2T and then I clean it in lacquer thinner. Once you clean it don't leave the brush in the lacquer thinner. The lacquer thinner is too strong for the cheap brushes and will melt the bristles. Once I clean the brush I just dry it with a paper towel and then let it air dry. I can use a cheap brush about 8 times before the bristles start to curl. You may want to try acetone as well. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhopkins Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Hey guys, I was hoping someone here can tell me what to use to clean Devcon 2 ton epoxy off of my brushes, I always buy the cheap nylon brushes, you know the ones were you get like 10 for a buck or 2. Well it seems like everyone is buying cusom lures as Christmas presents because I've never been so busy at this time of year, usually I get this kind of volume from the middle of February until the end of April and then it slows down again but anyway, I'm sick of having to keep buying brushes every 2 weeks so I want to see if I can clean them, I've tried mineral spirits but that didn't work so I need some help here, thanks. i've been using plain old isopropyl alcohol ( rubbing alcohol ) from Walmart. i use the flux brushes used for soldering. i keep a pint jar of alcohol half full to keep the brushes in. been doing this for years and no problems. eventually the epoxy solids will settle to the bottom of the jar so you need to change jars or put some door screen ( the metal kind ) in the bottom to keep the bristles off the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
