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product_id: 4188309
title: "Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner & Restorer, 4.0-oz Bottle"
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# low vapor, non-toxic formula 4 oz compact bottle biodegradable & eco-friendly Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner & Restorer, 4.0-oz Bottle

**Brand:** winsor & newton
**Price:** VT7848
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Restore your brushes, revive your art—clean smarter, paint bolder!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner & Restorer, 4.0-oz Bottle by winsor & newton
- **How much does it cost?** VT7848 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- winsor & newton enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted winsor & newton brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Low Odor, Low Vapor:** Non-toxic with minimal fumes—no harsh chemical smell to disrupt your creative flow
- • **Eco-Conscious Formula:** Biodegradable, water-soluble, non-flammable, and non-abrasive for guilt-free use
- • **Versatile Restoration:** Effectively cleans dried acrylic, oil, and alkyd paints, reviving brushes and paints alike
- • **Compact & Long-Lasting:** 4-ounce bottle designed for precision use, lasting up to a year with careful application
- • **Gentle Yet Powerful Cleaning:** Safely restores both natural and synthetic brushes without damaging bristles

## Overview

Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner & Restorer is a 4-ounce, biodegradable solution designed to safely and effectively clean and restore both natural and synthetic paintbrushes. Its low-vapor, non-toxic formula removes dried acrylic, oil, and alkyd paints without damaging bristles or leaving oily residue, making it an essential eco-friendly tool for professional and hobbyist artists alike.

## Description

For dried acrylic, oil, and alkyd color. Non-toxic, biodegradable, nonflammable, non-abrasive, low vapor product that safely and easily cleans both natural and synthetic brushes without damage to the brush head. It is not recommended for use on painted or varnished surfaces; contact with brush handles should be avoided. Not for use with polycarbonate or other plastic surfaces.

Review: Resurrects My Paints That Couldn't Be Helped By Any Other Means - Before using Liquitex Flo Aid Restorative Additive for my acrylic paints, I was just using boling hot water with a touch of dish soap. This worked OK... for some paints. But for those that were completely dried out, I needed something stronger. A Painter fruend, an expert ( in my opinion) gave me this recommendation, & it made a vast difference. Yes, I still use my boiling water trick to thin out my acrylics here and there. **In fact thats how i clean my brushes, & i also paint throughout with boiling water to keep the brushes' form.** But for paints that can't be saved- I turn to this product alone. Sometimes I will try boiling water along with it, so I don't have to use so much, and it definitely helps. But I had an entire set of paints in small jars that had not yet been used, yet all were completely dried up. I spent about 45 min. stirring in this Liquitex solution, & with mercy, my paint set was thankfully restored to a creamy, whipped consistency! As far as being easy to use, i will say that the only draw back is the cap. I started pouring it into an eye dropper, so i could have better control over how much I use... since the cap tends to spill out too much at one time and tends to waste it. But that's just my experience. Because I did this, this product lasted me at least a year. For this small bottle, and how often I restore paint, that is quite incredible. I still have half my bottle left. So I suppose you could say the value for the money makes it a great deal, since it has such a long shelf life. There really is no toxic or potent smell to this solution, so you won't be overwhelmed by harsh fumes like when you are using paint thinners or brush cleaners. This is a commendable product, & I stick with what works. I have used this product for a long time now, & it never fails, not once.
Review: A miracle product! - I used it with my Series 7 W&N brushes that had been previously cleaned with alcohol (I use them with Vallejo Acrylics) and I was surprised by the quantity of dirt released from the brushes. I also used it with synthetic brushes, for a brief interval, cleaned them very well without damaging them. Many reviews complain about synth brushes being destroyer by this product, but I guess it is a matter of no letting them unattended for a long time. I use a glass as the container and then gently press the brush against the glass, rotating it, it helps to release the dirt faster, no need to leave my brushes submerged for a long time. I also used it to remove paint from a factory-painted 1/32 metal figure, it was very effective for that purpose. Unlike many Tamiya products, the fumes of this product are not aggressive. It did restore the shape of my natural-hair brushes, in that sense, I could experience the "restorer" part of the product, but it did not repair the damage already done to my synthetic brushes, at least these were cleaned very well

## Features

- Brush Cleaner and restorer safely and easily cleans both natural and synthetic brushes without damage to brush heads
- It leaves no oily residue
- Emits a low amount of Vapor and is non-toxic
- Biodegradable, water-soluble, non-flammable and non-abrasive
- Comes in 4-ounce bottle

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B005M4W1VK |
| Best Sellers Rank | #12,872 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #14 in Brush & Pen Cleaners |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (6,501) |
| Date First Available  | February 24, 2009 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | 3230895 |
| Manufacturer  | ColArt Americas |
| Material Feature  | Biodegradable Warning |
| Product Dimensions  | 1.6 x 1.6 x 4.75 inches; 4.64 ounces |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Winsor & Newton
- **Item Form:** Liquid
- **Material Feature:** Biodegradable
- **Scent:** Natural
- **Specific Uses For Product:** Art Utensil

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: will this work on brushes hardened with water based wood stain?**
A: I used this product on brushes that were hardened by water-based acrylic paint; brushes that I forgot and had water-based glue on them..This product has been so effective, that I am into my second bottle.

**Q: Is this brush cleaner for watercolors?**
A: I think it would be overkill to use this for cleaning watercolor brushes. Probably best to clean watercolor brushes with soap and water. Fels-Naptha, an oil based laundry bar soap, works really well for cleaning watercolor or oil based paints. The Winsor and Newton brush cleaner is useful for cleaning brushes that have dried oil paint in the brushes. This and other solvent based brush cleaners are hard on the bristles and shorten their life. I clean my oil brushes with Fels-Naptha after I finish painting for the day.

**Q: does it remove gloss medium and varnish from a brush?**
A: Yes. I find that I can use it to clean all my brushes no matter what medium I use.

**Q: Will this work to clean and restore ink brushes? I want to revitalize my Windsor series 7 sable brushes**
A: It does remove acrylic paint and oil paints on brushes. Be aware the product removes all paint. If the brushes has a nice design or logo on it, with this product the paint will be remove. This product is oil based and removes oil based paints. I had brushes with a nice logo on the handle and by mistake the product got on that area and it erased the logo and paint on the handle, which was a blue handle with gold words. Basically where ever the product land, the paint will be removed. I've removed paint from dolls and stripped them completely. Now about ink I don't know but this is a strong product so it might. Buy a smaller bottle with less ounces and see.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Resurrects My Paints That Couldn't Be Helped By Any Other Means
*by R***Y on May 24, 2025*

Before using Liquitex Flo Aid Restorative Additive for my acrylic paints, I was just using boling hot water with a touch of dish soap. This worked OK... for some paints. But for those that were completely dried out, I needed something stronger. A Painter fruend, an expert ( in my opinion) gave me this recommendation, & it made a vast difference. Yes, I still use my boiling water trick to thin out my acrylics here and there. **In fact thats how i clean my brushes, & i also paint throughout with boiling water to keep the brushes' form.** But for paints that can't be saved- I turn to this product alone. Sometimes I will try boiling water along with it, so I don't have to use so much, and it definitely helps. But I had an entire set of paints in small jars that had not yet been used, yet all were completely dried up. I spent about 45 min. stirring in this Liquitex solution, & with mercy, my paint set was thankfully restored to a creamy, whipped consistency! As far as being easy to use, i will say that the only draw back is the cap. I started pouring it into an eye dropper, so i could have better control over how much I use... since the cap tends to spill out too much at one time and tends to waste it. But that's just my experience. Because I did this, this product lasted me at least a year. For this small bottle, and how often I restore paint, that is quite incredible. I still have half my bottle left. So I suppose you could say the value for the money makes it a great deal, since it has such a long shelf life. There really is no toxic or potent smell to this solution, so you won't be overwhelmed by harsh fumes like when you are using paint thinners or brush cleaners. This is a commendable product, & I stick with what works. I have used this product for a long time now, & it never fails, not once.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A miracle product!
*by M***N on August 27, 2020*

I used it with my Series 7 W&N brushes that had been previously cleaned with alcohol (I use them with Vallejo Acrylics) and I was surprised by the quantity of dirt released from the brushes. I also used it with synthetic brushes, for a brief interval, cleaned them very well without damaging them. Many reviews complain about synth brushes being destroyer by this product, but I guess it is a matter of no letting them unattended for a long time. I use a glass as the container and then gently press the brush against the glass, rotating it, it helps to release the dirt faster, no need to leave my brushes submerged for a long time. I also used it to remove paint from a factory-painted 1/32 metal figure, it was very effective for that purpose. Unlike many Tamiya products, the fumes of this product are not aggressive. It did restore the shape of my natural-hair brushes, in that sense, I could experience the "restorer" part of the product, but it did not repair the damage already done to my synthetic brushes, at least these were cleaned very well

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Small Amount Is All You Need. Superb For Dried Acrylic Paint. Almost No Odor !
*by L***H on June 30, 2020*

>.. I use this in very small amounts, 10ml or less as a rule. It works wonders at removing dried acrylic paint from many surfaces. Sort of works on cloth, though not as thoroughly as it does on paint brushes. After machine washing and drying, I can reduce the paint on the cloth, but cannot remove it entirely. I suspect the dissolved paint enters the fibers and stays there. >.. BUT, fresh paint on cloth, dried paint but not previously machine washed and dried, dissolved completely the paint and by putting a cotton ball behind the paint, and using a cotton-tipped applicator with this solvent got the paint between the cotton, and the applicator leaving the cloth paint free! OUTSTANDING! >.. In addition, I have removed all the paint from some rocks that I had painted and was unhappy with. Draped a paper towel over the dried paint on the rock, poured a very small amount of the product over the rock, and allowed it to work over several hours. Then used a plastic scraper to clean off the paint, right down to the rock's surface, allowing me to reuse that rock. >.. Much as I hate to admit this, i do not always clean my brushes thoroughly. I make amends to those brushes by putting a small amount of this cleaner into a small plastic jar, and let the brush(es) soak over night, and then remove them for a thorough cleaning in the sink. The paint that had gathered at the point where the bristles are clamped by the metal ferrule now is ready to release the paint that was there. Dip, wait, clean; very easy and very simple.

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