paint brush cleaner
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.10–$12.11) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible14.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good1,078.62avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay83%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Okay+5.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£6.78avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£72K£72K/yr · 75K searches
Price range
Bad£2.10–£12.11cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, paint brush cleaner is a £72K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
paint brush cleaner market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £54K–£68K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 14.1%
- Avg BSR
- #120
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 10.7%
- Avg brand age
- 53 months
- Avg seller age
- 179 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
102
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
13%
- Bartoline58%
- The Masters8%
- POLYCELL7%
- FERRIS5%
- Palace5%
- ROLLINGDOG4%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 13%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top paint brush cleaner search terms
- paint brush cleaner65K/yr
- paintbrush cleaner4K/yr
- paintbrush cleaners3K/yr
- paint cleaner for brushes3K/yr
Top paint brush cleaner products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bartoline Save the Brush Glosses Undercoats Primers & Emulsions 1L
Bartoline£4.704.1★102 rev
Bartoline Brush Cleaner 2 L Effective Oil-Based Paint Remover for Brushes and Rollers Water-Soluble Solvent with Conditioning Formula
Bartoline£7.754.5★520 rev
Masters Brush Cleaner 1 Oz
The Masters£9.214.8★7,403 rev
Polycell Brush Cleaner 500ml
POLYCELL£6.024.4★1,970 rev
Bartoline Save the Brush Roller Rescue 1L Premium Roller Cleaner for Water & Most Oil-Based Paints Biodegradable Non-Hazardous Quick-Clean Formula Restores Roller Softness
Bartoline£4.853.5★5 rev
Newest
by launch date
Bartoline Clean Spirit 750ml Powerful Water-Based White Spirit Alternative Low-Odour Non-Toxic Non-Flammable Paint Brush Cleaner with Conditioning Formula for Water and Most Oil-Based Paints
Bartoline£4.188 rev
PinStone Paint Brush and Roller Cleaner Tool: Paint Brush Comb Paint Roller Cleaner High Polished Stainless Steel Premium Beech Wooden Handle Paintbrush Roller Cleaning 8-in-1 Painters Tool
PinStone£10.062 rev
Paint Brush Rinser Water Cycle Rinser and 6 PCS Brushes Multifunctional Paint Brush Cleaner for Acrylic and Water Based Paint Cleaning Tools
Hongleey£6.968 rev
Bartoline Save the Brush Roller Rescue 1L Premium Roller Cleaner for Water & Most Oil-Based Paints Biodegradable Non-Hazardous Quick-Clean Formula Restores Roller Softness
Bartoline£4.855 rev
Paint Brush Rinser Multifunctional Paint Brush Cleaner Art Supplies Painting Water Dispenser Water Cycle Rinser Tool for Acrylic Watercolor and Water-Based Paints (Blue)
BOBASH£8.5633 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPinStone Paint Brush and Roller Cleaner Tool: Paint Brush Comb Paint Roller Cleaner High Polished Stainless Steel Premium Beech Wooden Handle Paintbrush Roller Cleaning 8-in-1 Painters Tool
PinStone£10.065.0★
Bartoline Low Odour White Spirit 750ml
Bartoline£3.824.5★
Bartoline Clean Spirit 750ml Powerful Water-Based White Spirit Alternative Low-Odour Non-Toxic Non-Flammable Paint Brush Cleaner with Conditioning Formula for Water and Most Oil-Based Paints
Bartoline£4.185.0★
Bartoline Save the Brush Roller Rescue 1L Premium Roller Cleaner for Water & Most Oil-Based Paints Biodegradable Non-Hazardous Quick-Clean Formula Restores Roller Softness
Bartoline£4.853.5★
Bartoline Brush Cleaner 1L Effective Oil-Based Paint Remover for Brushes and Rollers Water-Soluble Solvent with Conditioning Formula
Bartoline£6.764.3★
What buyers say about paint brush cleaner
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to clean”
“good quality and cleaned them with ease”
“Works as advertised”
“Fair price”
“Cleans paint brushes well”
“is comfortable to hold”
“Not a strong smell which is perfect”
“Fit for purpose”
“Effective”
“No leakage, easy to clean, easy to operate, great all round in my opinion”
What buyers complain about
“The paint went into thick glue like lumps”
“Ruined my brush, was like cleaning with plain water”
“Doesnt do the job”
“I dont know how to use it as Amazon placed a sticker over the instructions”
“Quite expensive”
“Very faint smell”
“not the best”
“Probably a bad design taken off the shelves”
“then the bristles fell out”
“Extra small pot”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is paint brush cleaner profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £72K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the paint brush cleaner niche?
- 13 brands and 102 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in paint brush cleaner?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Paint Quality, Ease Of Cleaning, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for paint brush cleaner peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the paint brush cleaner niche?
- Listings span £2.10–£12.11; the average listing price is £6.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,079 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.