Trekell & Company, Inc. recommends the following care for brushes:

Artists who use their brushes for watercolors, designer colors or gouache should not use the same brushes for oil or acrylic paints. This shortens the life of the brush.

Keep the tips of your brushes in water to keep the colors wet while working with acrylic paints. Brushes will be damaged if acrylic brush paint is allowed to dry in the tufts.

Soaking brushes should be placed in a brush holder that suspends the brush heads above the bottom of the vessel they are soaked in. This will prevent the tufts from being bent out of shape.

Keep brush handles dry to prevent cracking and loosening. Keep liquid below the ferrule crimping to avoid wetting the handles.

Clean brushes immediately after each painting session. Trekell recommends using Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner and Restorer

Reshape brush heads with fingertips and dry standing upright for art brush care.

Do not store in cramped quarters to avoid damage.

Brushes used on abrasive surfaces (ie: scrubbing paint onto rough acrylic-primed canvas) will have a short life.

We hope you enjoy your brushes for a long time.