Oil paint and Turpentine..?

I left my brusehs out to dry by accident.. and now its all dried up. I put them in Turpentine now. just enough that it covers the brush. after 5 mins i mixed it out the chemical to help remove the paint..





how long do i have to wait till the brush is clean? should i replace the Turpentine with a new one? what should i do?Oil paint and Turpentine..?
No. Turpentine will always be able to take paint off bristles no matter how much pigment has gotten into it granted that the oil paint has not already fully dried and cured. If this has happened you will probably be beter off scrapping the brushes.





The only time when it is appropriate and sensible to get new turpentine is when there is so much pigment in it that it begins to mute your colors when blending with it.





Also, you really should only be using your turpentine to clean the brush in between colors. The best thing to use to clean your brushes is mineral spirits. They can be found at any art supply store, including A.C. Moore and Michael's. The reason why spirits are better to clean your brushes with when you are finished painting is because over time leaving turpentine starurated in your brushes can begin to eat away at both the adhesive used to bunch the bristles together as well as the individual bristles themselves. Especially if you are using a camel hair, or natural bristle.





So remember to pick some mineral spirits up and you won't have to worry about it anymore!





Possibly, the best setup for both your Spirits and Turp is to have it in a Jelly jar etc. with a copper or steel scrubby in it so that you can work the bristles loose! Be careful not to go to crazy scrubbing the brisltes as you can lossen them and fray them out into a chaotic frayed mess!Oil paint and Turpentine..?
Ammonia and warm water works great removing old paint and is gentle on the brush. I let them over night or more and then clean the rest.





Turpentine is not that good removing old paint. It's mostly a thinner for fresh paint, but its' not very good if the paint is dry.





Avoid using acetone or hardware solvents or you will ruin the brush.