If you’ve been painting moldings and trims with oil-based paint, you’ll need to use mineral spirits or turpentine to thoroughly clean your brush. Denatured alcohol works best for shellac.

This is how to clean paint brushes, whether you're using latex-, oil- or shellac-based paint.

When you finish up painting a room, piece of furniture, or other project, the last thing you want to do is clean up the mess you’ve made. But if you’ve invested in decent-quality paint brushes ...

How you should wash your brushes and rollers depends on the type of paint you've been using. Thankfully, we've got all you need to know on how to clean off latex or water-based, and oil-based paints.

If you’ve been painting moldings and trims with oil-based paint, you’ll need to use mineral spirits or turpentine to thoroughly clean your brush. Denatured alcohol works best for shellac.

Your brush will last longer and you can put off the cleaning until the end. Happy painting! This story originally appeared on Don't Waste Your Money.

But if you don't keep on top of your brushes and rollers, they'll be so stiff you won't be able to use them again. Here's how to properly clean brushes and rollers. 1 Getting your rollers and ...

Your brush will last longer and you can put off the cleaning until the end. Happy painting! This story originally appeared on Don't Waste Your Money.