Paint Brush Cleaning Advice & Painter Insights

Professional paint brush cleaning with 1.5 litres of water using Lavabrush

How Much Water Does Cleaning Paint Brushes Use?
A professional painter may use around 200 litres of water per week cleaning paint brushes. Learn what affects consumption and how Lavabrush uses 1.5 litres to clean 7–15 brushes. Read more...
Professional painter cleaning a water-based paint brush using the Lavabrush cleaning system

How to Clean Paint Brushes Professionally: A Faster, Water-Efficient Method
Learn a faster, water-efficient method for cleaning professional paint brushes. Lavabrush cleans brushes used with water-based paint in around 30 seconds and uses 1.5 litres of water for 7–15 brushes. Read more...
From Bridges to Oceans: How Paint Turns into Pollution

From Bridges to Oceans: How Paint Turns into Pollution
How paint from infrastructure can enter the environment through wear, abrasion and maintenance—and why each release pathway requires its own controls. Read more...
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Is It Safe to Wash Paint Brushes in the Sink? (No, Here's Why)
Paint-contaminated brush-washing water should not go down the sink. Learn why, what water-based paint contains and how to clean brushes with less water. Read more...
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Why Professional Painters Value Well-Maintained Brushes
Learn why professional painters value well-maintained brushes and how correct cleaning, drying and storage can help keep quality brushes serviceable. Read more...
Tackling Microplastic Pollution from Paint at the Source

Tackling Microplastic Pollution from Paint at the Source
Five practical steps professional painters can use to reduce water consumption and keep paint-contaminated brush-washing water under control. Read more...
Paint: The Unexpected Culprit Behind Ocean Microplastics

Paint and Ocean Microplastics: What the Evidence Shows
What does the evidence say about paint and microplastics? Review the leading estimates, their limits and the specific role of contained brush cleaning. Read more...
Fighting Microplastic Pollution One Brush at a Time

Fighting Microplastic Pollution One Brush at a Time
Plastic pollution is often linked to bottles and bags, but one of the largest sources of microplastics is...paint. Yes, paint. Here’s how Lavabrush is helping stop that at the source.... Read more...

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