Soaking the brush

[Deuser]

I have been looking for ways to save time and I was wondering whether you can just submerge the whole brush in the sink (mine sinks), rather than soaking the brush in a mug?

Will this harm the handle (my brush has a plastic handle)?

Does anyone do this?

Thanks

 

[mbrooks]

That's what I do. I'm a newbie, but I don't see how it could hurt anything other than a wooden handle.

 

[salisburyyates]

It will not hurt the brush unless the water is too hot. Burning hot water damages the epoxy or glue at the base of the brush and may cause a lot of shedding.

 

[Deuser]

thanks

 

[profsaffel]

Yeah, as he said, as long as it's not in boiling hot water, it shouldn't matter. hot tap water should be safe.

 

[silentorpheus]

Or if you bowl lather you just put the brush into the bowl/mug, and submerge both in a sink full of hot water.

 

[Ru4scuba?]

Or just find an old coffee cup or something similar and wet your brush that way!

 

[instpasr]

I have a separate cup that I soak my brush in. Never had a problem.

 

[dpmtherrien]

I just wet mine under the hot running tap water. I make sure it gets a good soak, but that works just fine and there's nothing to worry about.

 

[mdunn]

I fill the sink with hot water (hot, but not so hot that i cant hold my hand underneath it) and drop my brush in

 

[DOA]

I soak my brush in an old shave mug in hot water, not boiling hot water.

 

[DSB]

Soaking should be fine with a plastic handle.