Brush Care/storage

[Toeknee]

Hope you dont mind me asking some stupid questions and I think these might be the first of them

Wanting to ask what do you use for storage think I have that covered for when they are dry thinking something along the lines of this so they are seperate from my modeling brushes.

I think the most important thing is after you have washed your brushes where do you put them to dry from what I have read you want to dry them bristle down is that correct ?. I just seem to be having a problem finding something I am thinking something along the lines of this ?

any other Ideas gratefully recieved

 

[theBaron]

Hi, Toeknee!

That's interesting-I never heard about storing brushes point-down. I'm more old-school and use things like a piece of 2x4 with some holes drilled in it, and a ceramic toothbrush caddy, to store my brushes point-up when not in use.

Though for the brushes I need immediately available, I use these dental tool trays:



which a friend of mine, a dentist, gave me (thanks again, Doctor Joe!) The...."point", for me is that the brush points don't get damaged.

I also travel to club meetings and modeling meet-ups, and I needed a way to store my brushes for travel. I use a large toolbox with a tray that lifts out, and I had the brushes stored in plastic straws till I could find something. Eventually, I thought of my shop tools, like wrenches and wood chisels, and the caddies they're stored in. And I found this canvas brush caddy:



It holds the brushes snugly and rolls into a nice package that fits neatly into the toolbox. It was eight bucks with free shipping from an eBay seller.

I'm sure you'll get more responses and ideas, too, probably as many as there are respondents.

Prost!
Brad

 

[theBaron]

I should mention another thing I use, a brush rest I made for myself:





Again, this is for brushes I'm using in an active session, not brushes cleaned and put away afterwards. I have trouble sometimes picking up round objects and I thought of chopstick rests in Asian restaurants. So I took some Aves and made myself these brush rests.

Prost!
Brad

 

[theBaron]

And I forgot to note, I like that cylindrical case you have. That kind of case was something I considered, when I was looking for a means to store my brushes in my travel kit.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

I store my good brushes point down. But instead of purchasing a brush holder I made one out of some scrap wood I had lying around the shop. IMO storing point down keeps the brushes fresher, longer and at the price of good brushes....
Rick

 

[yellowcat]

 

[Toeknee]

Thanks for the replies every one decided to go with these going to take the lid of the smaller one and use that for drying. The larger one to store my brushes as I have ordered a few, as I am sure I will ruin them most of them are cheaper synthetics to get the hang of things.

 

[theBaron]

I like that, Toeknee! My first thought for travel storage was a pencil box, but they proved impossible to find. That one has the most important feature-to immobilize the brush and protect its tip.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Nap]

Great ideas here

When going to shows to demo I use a similar container ....a travel toothbrush holder with brush covers on

Also use the same for knives etc

Nap

 

[Toeknee]

They arrived today and must say they are bigger than what I was expecting but overall very happy