Thread: Brush stands - do you really need them?

When I'm done with my brush, I rinse it, then whip the devil out of it behind the shower door. A couple of hours later, it is dry. I've done this for a decade, and have encountered no ill effects.

I dry a shaving brush, just as I was taught to clean a paint brush, except that I use a Microfiber towel in place of a rag.

Rinse well, ring out the water and blot on the microfiber towel, on the counter, drape the microfiber over an open hand, as if you were shaking hands, then vigorously shake the brush over the hand, so the tips brush the edge of the hand and the towel, centrifugal force drives the water to the tips and the towel wicks it up.

Turn the brush a quarter turn and do another 10 flicks. Blot on the towel in the palm of the hand and reposition the towel so a dry part is over the index finger and do another 20 shakes. At the end of 40 shakes the brush is almost completely dry to the touch.

Hang brush tips down on a clear Lexan, chrome or nickel stand and as said in an hour or two is dry.