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| Cleaning up Acrylic Paint |

October 29, 2018 by Michele Theberge 5 Comments

A question I get over and over again is about proper disposal and clean up of acrylic paint.

Here’s a video I made showing precisely that:

My favorite part is watching the paint pucker up and peel up in a sheet. Watch for my tip at the end for how to dispose of all those palette scrapings in a way that won’t hurt the environment OR your plumbing.

In addition, I recently came across this great resource from Golden paints that shows how to dispose of acrylic waste water in an environmentally friendly way:

Any thoughts of your own? Questions? Please leave them in the comments section directly below the video so everyone can benefit!

Filed Under: acrylic painting, art supplies, paint, painting, painting technique, painting techniques

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Responses to "Cleaning up Acrylic Paint"

  1. Anne-Marie

    November 6, 2018 at 11:27 pm

    This is amazing, both the butcher pan (easy to clean and no waste of paper) and the cheesecloth strainer!! thank you!!!

    Reply
    • Michele Theberge

      November 27, 2018 at 8:30 pm

      You are so welcome! I’m glad the resources are helpful.

      Reply
  2. Peter

    November 7, 2018 at 4:25 pm

    Hi Michele,
    Great video, thanks for the ideas.
    Also I am sure you have seen this app. but I thought I would mention it as I am partially colour blind and it really helps me to mix the right paints at the correct rates to get the colours I need. – GoldenMXR virtual paint mixer -fabulous tool – for me.

    Thank you Michele,

    Peter

    Reply
    • Michele Theberge

      November 27, 2018 at 8:29 pm

      Thank you for sharing, Peter!

      Reply
  3. Jeff

    November 9, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    Thanks Michele
    Great info as always

    Reply

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