: I was varnishing using a regular bristle brush and remembered oil painters
: freezing their pallets between sessions. So, I wrapped my brush in a
: plastic grocery bag and put it in the freezer. I didn't get back to that
: job for over two weeks and the brush was still as soft as when I was
: through with it. I know it was not because of the plastic because I just
: wrapped it up quickly with no effort to make a tight seal because I wanted
: to see if the freezing works. it does.

Works well with oil based paint. Probably not a great idea with water based. From another forum it works on epoxy too, but not in a freezer used for food.

Bill H.