How to clean a painting brush? 10 POINTS!?

It's been stained for a long time (years), and it's very expensive (hand me down from my father). I need immediate help! Please, it's very important! Thank you!How to clean a painting brush? 10 POINTS!?
try the mildest first: ordinary bar soap and water .Do not use strong solvents on a watercolor brush.If it's only stained understand that this is normal ;it may never come out and it's not worth trying to remove it .


if it's a buildup of paint try winsor and newton's brush cleaner restorer.For daily maintenance the masters brush cleaner is great.How to clean a painting brush? 10 POINTS!?
I've had very good luck with acetone. Dip the brushes in a cup of acetone, swish them around, remove and shake them vigorously to remove the excess. This action also helps them to air dry. You can buy it at any hardware store. Now, before you take any advice from me or anyone take the brush to a local art supply and ask someone. The reason for this is that without seeing the brushes it's hard to say. Acetone has worked very well for me on natural fiber brushes but will destroy plastic or synthetic ones.


These are usually the cheaper type and I'm assuming these hand me down brushes you have are expensive and well crafted. But, once again, without seeing them I would suggest you take them to a brush expert.
If it's ONLY stained, then that might not matter. If the hairs are stuck together...well in that case, you may be happy to know that there have been advances in brush technology in recent years....





seriously though, you need to know if its got acrylic or oil paint in it before you can figure out how to clean it.
The best way that I know of is to soak it in paint remover for a day, but you can run it under hot water too, but i don't know how effective it would be if the paint has been on it for a long time...
put the paint brush into a pot of white spirits. The paint brush should be left in the potuntil it is clean this could take a few minutes to a couple of hours hope i helped