 Editor in Chief Bill   | 14 Oct 2019 5:54 p.m. PST |
I was surprised to hear someone recently say – apparently quite seriously – that he routinely uses his brush water as a wash on his figures. On a scale of 0 (pure) to 10 (black as sin), how clean is your brush water right now? |
nnascati  | 14 Oct 2019 6:13 p.m. PST |
Probably a 5. I usually change it between projects. |
 etotheipi  | 14 Oct 2019 6:34 p.m. PST |
Right now? 0 – Pure I just finished painting and gluing some stuff, so I don't have brushwater right now. Generally, I work for a couple hours with water in a juice bottle cap, then I dump it out at the end. |
| Ragbones | 14 Oct 2019 6:38 p.m. PST |
0. I change it frequently. Certainly after each painting session, sometimes during a session. |
| khanscom | 14 Oct 2019 7:33 p.m. PST |
It's sort of Panzer Grey-- what # would that be? |
 Saber6 | 14 Oct 2019 8:07 p.m. PST |
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| jwebster | 14 Oct 2019 8:58 p.m. PST |
I have two cups, wash in dirtyt one first, then clean one. When clean one gets to a 9 on your scale, change them both John |
| The Beast Rampant | 14 Oct 2019 9:26 p.m. PST |
Right now, about a three? I will change it out before I paint again, which will probably be no sooner than Thursday. |
| Glengarry5 | 14 Oct 2019 10:42 p.m. PST |
Since I just changed the water it's clear… when I can't see the bottom I think about changing the water. |
 x42brown | 15 Oct 2019 1:17 a.m. PST |
Dry with a little residue at the bottom haven't painted in over a month x42 |
| Florida Tory | 15 Oct 2019 3:39 a.m. PST |
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| ZULUPAUL | 15 Oct 2019 3:53 a.m. PST |
Mine is grey also. I change it every 2-4 sessions. |
| whitphoto | 15 Oct 2019 5:21 a.m. PST |
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| ChrisS1944 | 15 Oct 2019 6:10 a.m. PST |
I change it at least once every years….. |
| 79thPA | 15 Oct 2019 6:15 a.m. PST |
I change it every session; sometimes multiple times per session. |
| Frederick | 15 Oct 2019 6:56 a.m. PST |
About a 2 I change it every few months |
| Thomas O | 15 Oct 2019 7:21 a.m. PST |
I change it when it gets to about a 6. Or between projects which ever comes first. Normally I redo my wet pallet at the same time. |
 Legion 4  | 15 Oct 2019 7:26 a.m. PST |
0-5 … then change as needed … |
 Old Contemptible | 15 Oct 2019 8:12 a.m. PST |
0-3 Change as necessary. Not cleaning any part of my body with it. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 15 Oct 2019 9:43 a.m. PST |
I fill my bowl with fresh water every time I start painting, and pour it out when I finish. So during painting, my water goes from 0 to maybe 3. |
| dampfpanzerwagon | 15 Oct 2019 10:29 a.m. PST |
Usually 5 – but it can go as high as 9. Sorry. Tony |
 Flashman14 | 15 Oct 2019 10:36 a.m. PST |
Currently 4 but I never let it ge past 6 or so. I put in a drop or three of antibacterial soap when I draw it. |
| Dagwood | 15 Oct 2019 12:21 p.m. PST |
The water is clean and fresh but the bottom of the jar is rather dirty, it only gets a rough clean every so often. I did once use the dirty stuff to paint a horse; I had seen a real horse of a similar colour, a slightly greenish grey. |
 Stosstruppen | 15 Oct 2019 2:14 p.m. PST |
I change it once most of it has evaporated |
| huron725 | 15 Oct 2019 2:14 p.m. PST |
7 maybe 8, grayish hue. Not too picky about clean water as I like the dirty look on the miniatures anyway. |
 The Nigerian Lead Minister | 15 Oct 2019 3:26 p.m. PST |
About a 6. Once half evaporates I change it, not based on color. |
| Yesthatphil | 15 Oct 2019 5:38 p.m. PST |
I tend to refresh mine when it gets knocked over … Phil |
| manyslayer | 15 Oct 2019 5:44 p.m. PST |
Clean enough to drink. Yes, I do speak from (repeated) experience. |
 Doctor X | 15 Oct 2019 9:48 p.m. PST |
You wouldn't drink it or eat any fish from it. |
| evilgong | 15 Oct 2019 10:41 p.m. PST |
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| advocate | 16 Oct 2019 2:13 a.m. PST |
5. I might have just replaced it, or I might have undercoated some figures in black. |
| Gunfreak | 16 Oct 2019 6:55 a.m. PST |
8 grey with a redish hint. |
| farnox | 16 Oct 2019 12:39 p.m. PST |
About a 5, as with others I'll change it when the glass gets low. |
| CAPTAIN BEEFHEART | 16 Oct 2019 1:06 p.m. PST |
In water colors you always use a large and CLEAN container. |
| 14Bore | 16 Oct 2019 1:58 p.m. PST |
I probably go a few weeks even when I'm painting daily. But since I haven't been painting all summer it's a few months |
| custosarmorum | 16 Oct 2019 5:06 p.m. PST |
Definitely 0 -- I use a Masterson Rinse Well and really like it. I press a button and it empties the well and replaces it with clean water from a 28 oz reservoir. Great after using metallic paints although I also change after a major change in paint color. |
| Syrinx0 | 16 Oct 2019 6:07 p.m. PST |
As Stosstruppen said, every time it evaporates. For those rare occasions when I am painting frequently, I try not to let it get past a 5. |
| von Schwartz | 16 Oct 2019 6:34 p.m. PST |
11, and yes, I do use it as a wash, and it also makes a fine mix with bourbon. |
| Zephyr1 | 17 Oct 2019 2:17 p.m. PST |
For those who mistakenly used their cup of coffee/tea to clean their brush, it's most likely 10…  |
