Olive oil for cleaning brushes?

[Michele Rushworth]

Thanks!

[Marta Prime]

At the risk of repeating what has been covered in other buried threads, what's the matter with using Walnut Oil if you are "on location" without access to mineral spirits? You can paint with it, clean with it, and then if you can't stand the thought of it in your brushes, you can use a little brush soap (I'm assuming that's allowed on planes) when you get back to your room.

[Michele Rushworth]

I remember reading about that -- sounds like it might be the right solution. Anyone know where to get it, in a quality that I could use for painting and cleaning?

[Marta Prime]

You can buy it at M Graham, but the quantities are smaller and the price is higher than buying it at your local health food market. That's what William Whitaker suggested. He had a story on his web site about using Walnut Oil when he was on vacation, I think it was the demo of the cello player.

If you try it, let us know how it worked out for you. There is always so much controversy about this sort of thing, it's difficult to know what to think sometimes.