Bob RossR6520 Brush Cleaning Screen

Perfect

I put it in a 1lb coffee container and a 32 Oz jug of thinner covered it perfect. Makes brush cleaning easy.

the Brush Cleaning Screen is a must has for your bushes but especially for the larger bushes to get oil paint out from in-between the hairs.

Cheaper than what Bobross.com charges for it

Drop this screen into thinner, mineral spirits or water, rub your brush across it and the brush is cleaned. If you have a large thick brush, like the 4 inch Alexander Art brush, you will have to move it back and forth across the screen for a little longer.Although the screen works well, finding a container to put the screen in is a pain. I finally found a plastic container at Home Depot that works. Gallon paint cans are too large and the screen, which is very light, moves around when you try and clean your brush. It fits no Mason Jar that I know of, even the wide mouth kind. I've heard it will fit a coffee can, like a one pound can maybe, but I can't confirm it.Once the cleaning screen is in a can you can leave it until the residue from the paint builds up to the top of the screen. I clean my containers out after every session so I don't have the build up problem. If you allow the sediment to settle while using mineral spirits you can pour off the clear product then put the residue into an old can or jar, open to the air, and let it evaporate. That will leave the bad stuff behind in your old can and you have the clean stuff to wash your brushes in. Paint thinner doesn't go bad so you can use it for years.IF you can find a proper container this screen will work well. The reviews say the Bob Ross container falls apart after a year or so, thus, I think it is best to find another container for the screen and the brush cleaning liquid.AD2

Brush cleaner adequately cleans brushes, but you must have the perfect size container to fit it.

I think this is a must have for the wet on wet style.I know that paint can be wiped out of a brush but if you need a clean brush then this is a very fast way to do that. Combine it with the beater rack in a trash can and you can now have clean brushes in a jiffy. Remember you dont have to use solvents. Google brush cleaners and you will find ones made from vegi or baby oil and oj and water. They work great !!!!!!

If I am not careful to check it regularly, the paint collects on it so bad that it's almost unusable. Not sure what can be done about that, unless you have a larger bucket and bigger screen. Not very impressed with it.