The best brush cleaner around!

[Vianna Szabo]

Hi everyone,

I have stumbled onto the best and cheapest brush cleaner around for oils. I was dismayed to find one of my favorite brushes had fallen into the bottom of my backpack and had hardend to what I thought was beyond repair. I had used a product called "LA's Totally Awesome" and , no I am not making the name up, to clean the grease off of my oven and it had done a remarkable job so I thought why not try it on the neglected brush. I poured some out into a cup and set the brush in it to soak. Two minutes later it was good as new with out any residue at all. I soaked some bristle brushes that had build up on them and it softened them and returned them to white.

I buy this stuff at the local Dollar General store in the cleaning supplies. Some of my students have found it at other Dollar stores as well. It retails for a whopping $1.00 for a spray bottle of 20oz or $3.00 for a gallon. The bottle claims there is no acid, ammonia, or bleach. I use it to get paint out of clothes as well but find it is best to dilute it or it can affect the dye. This works better than any brush cleaner I have ever used.

Just had to share
Vianna

[Molly Sherrick Phifer]

Hi Vianna,

I'd like to try this, but which cleaner is it? There is an oven cleaner, a general de-greaser/cleaner, a glass cleaner and a couple of others.

Thanks so much for posting this!

[Vianna Szabo]

Hi Molly,

It is the general all purpose cleaner. There is a website for the product at www.lastotallyawesome.com
Who knew there were so many awesome's to choose from.

I wet the brushes with water first then soak them in a small amount of Awesome and right away you can see the oil come off. If you wait a couple of minutes the brushes will be soft and good as new. It is amazing stuff.

The only bad part is that I am becoming lazy at cleaning my brushes since I know they can be revived so easily.

[Vianna Szabo]

Here are some photos of how well the cleaner works. This is a favorite brush that had gotten residue built up on it and had lost some of it's spring. The second photo shows what it looks like after I cleaned it using the Totally Awesome. I soaked it in for about one minute in 1/2 inch of cleaner and worked it into the bristles. In this case I did change the cleaner and rinse the brush in water four times to get it this white and now it is as good as new.

I know I sound like a cheesy commercial but this stuff really works!