Introduction: Preserve Quality Paintbushes Forever. Drip-dry. Built-in Handle. Easy Clean-up.

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Clean, dry and keep quality paintbrushes for a life-time.
Soak and rinse a paintbrush with no mess.
Drip-dry paintbrush vertically with a small rubber clamp attached to the paintbrush handle.
Made from an empty gallon milk container.
Can also use empty detergent containers for handheld paint container.

Step 1: You Need:

Plastic gallon milk container
Scissors or a box cutter
Marker
Small rubber clamp

Step 2: Mark Outline on Container for Cutting

1. Draw a line down the mouth of the container to neck of the container (at the top-point of the outline shape).
2. Draw outline shape above (similar to shape of a house)

Step 3: Cut Outline on Container

Cut outline.

Step 4: Cut Slit in Mouth of Container

Cut a line in the mouth of countainer down to the point of the outline shape.

Step 5: Clean Paintbrushes Sized Up to 4 Inches

Clean paintbrush sized up to 4 inches.

Step 6: Soak, Clean and Rinse Paintbrush

Fill the container with enough clean water to cover the dirty bristles.
Soak, clean and rinse dirty paintbrush.

Step 7: Easy-dry Paintbrush

Raise paintbrush and use rubber clamp to vertically hold the handle above the mouth of the container.
Vertical drip-dry is the best method to preserve life of paintbrush bristles.