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Title: Paint & Cleaning brushes question?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on July 01, 2026, 05:10:13 PM

I'm looking for some new brushes for bike painting and engine cleaning.
For over twenty years I bought mine from a local shop (I/C Discounts) that closed last year.
They would have brushes suitable for applying cleaning solvents including petrol, brake cleaner, water based degreasers. They sold a variety of small paint brushes that were cheap enough to bin after a few uses.

I don't have the time to find anything local so looking for tips - links to internet sellers etc.

Title: Re: Paint & Cleaning brushes question?
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on July 01, 2026, 07:39:00 PM

My father was fastidious about cleaning paint brushes. I inherited half a dozen brushes that were probably horse hair and worn right down. Who wears out a paintbrush.

My father-in-law was a professional painter & decorator. He bought cheap brushes and threw them away after each job.

Now I buy fro The Range or B&Q and clean them a few times but then just buy new.

A bit of both


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Title: Re: Paint & Cleaning brushes question?
Post by: K2-K6 on July 02, 2026, 10:12:23 AM

For the cleaning, not painting, I've just ordered some of these to find something similar to old workshop brushes I've used in engineering workshop years ago.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/227331304821?_ul=GB&rb_itemId=227331304821&rb_pgeo=GB&var=0&ff=11&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5339059258&toolid=10044&customid=CjwKCAjwmJjSBhB-EiwAkZgxi7vVyLE6kzkz9aTs46nqLjyYjXjngG2rawVKIF5YCv4OiPeXlujvNxoCKQoQAvD_BwE&gclid=CjwKCAjwmJjSBhB-EiwAkZgxi7vVyLE6kzkz9aTs46nqLjyYjXjngG2rawVKIF5YCv4OiPeXlujvNxoCKQoQAvD_BwE&wbraid=Cj8KCQjw9ZLSBhCxARIuAMqojDMwuZdIbp5314Qx8CzRgC42NxsIaEMeOXO503eCrzpHWqywgB7qeeGDaxoCux8&gbraid=0AAAAADA7Q_LukeDI7RxlsvrbYwamkx8kv&adtype=pla&loc_physical_ms=9217597&loc_interest_ms=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20506529270&gbraid=0AAAAADA7Q_LukeDI7RxlsvrbYwamkx8kv


Recently used some paintbrushes for degreasing etc, plastic type bristle, they worked in a fashion, but they all get the bristle bending out like a chimney sweep brush after a while.

Hopefully these will be more effective.