Paint brush storage

paintstorage

I was looking at a method to store my paint brushes after use. Specifically a natural hair brush after using poly or spar urethane. I saw this question about cleaning, but that’s not really what I’m looking for. I’ve been using mineral spirits to clean my brush and that seems to work well, but I read somewhere that some people store their brush in mineral spirits between use with great results.

Is anyone doing this that can comment on the effectiveness? Would ABS be a good option for making a tube that is sealable (threaded cap on top, glued cap on bottom)? Is there a better option than ABS?

Best Answer

zip-lok bags work well if you plan to re-ruse the brush for the same purpose in a few days (as an alternative to cleaning the brush) but if you used a two-part paint clean the brush because two-part paints can set in the absense of fresh air.