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title: "Paint Brush Cleaner — £72K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 46/100 · £72K/yr market · 75K searches/yr · £6.78 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **paint brush cleaner**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.10–$12.11) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 18Growth 32Conversion 96Competition 43Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 36Review moat 61Quality gap 52
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****14.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****1,078.62**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****59%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****83%**
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****£6.78**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****£72K**
£72K/yr · 75K searches
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.10–£12.11**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
4K3KSpike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/paint-brush-cleaner/trend)
## **Top paint brush cleaner search terms**
- **paint brush cleaner**65K/yr+7.4%11.6% conv. - **paintbrush cleaner**4K/yr-6.7%9.0% conv. - **paintbrush cleaners**3K/yr-2.7%10.5% conv. - **paint cleaner for brushes**3K/yr-2.7%15.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/paint-brush-cleaner/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%£7K20%£14K30%£22K40%£29K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Bartoline Save the Brush Glosses Undercoats Primers & Emulsions 1L**Bartoline**£4.70**4.1★102 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D8WTRKW7) [2**Bartoline Brush Cleaner 2 L Effective Oil-Based Paint Remover for Brushes and Rollers Water-Soluble Solvent with Conditioning Formula**Bartoline**£7.75**4.5★520 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IG94GD4) [3**Masters Brush Cleaner 1 Oz**The Masters**£9.21**4.8★7,403 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001TNR7VM) [4**Polycell Brush Cleaner 500ml**POLYCELL**£6.02**4.4★1,970 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000TAY0YI) [5**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**£4.85**3.5★5 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMYX3N2Q)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£4.18**8 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGD2VSY4) [**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**£10.06**2 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H38YJN6X) [**Paint Brush Rinser Water Cycle Rinser and 6 PCS Brushes Multifunctional Paint Brush Cleaner for Acrylic and Water Based Paint Cleaning Tools**Hongleey**£6.96**8 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQCRL26J) [**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**£4.85**5 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMYX3N2Q) [**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**£8.56**33 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DR8XSJBZ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**£10.06**5.0★**▲ 236%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H38YJN6X) [**Bartoline Low Odour White Spirit 750ml**Bartoline**£3.82**4.5★**▲ 203%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XRF619W) [**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**£4.18**5.0★**▲ 195%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGD2VSY4) [**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**£4.85**3.5★**▲ 182%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMYX3N2Q) [**Bartoline Brush Cleaner 1L Effective Oil-Based Paint Remover for Brushes and Rollers Water-Soluble Solvent with Conditioning Formula**Bartoline**£6.76**4.3★**▲ 95%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IG94FUI)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about paint brush cleaner**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ease Of Cleaning**21%
*“Easy to clean”*
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“good quality and cleaned them with ease”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**16%
*“Works as advertised”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Fair price”*
**Paint Quality**6%
*“Cleans paint brushes well”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“is comfortable to hold”*
**Smell**4%
*“Not a strong smell which is perfect”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Fit for purpose”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“Effective”*
**Leak-Proof**1%
*“No leakage, easy to clean, easy to operate, great all round in my opinion”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Paint Quality**17%
*“The paint went into thick glue like lumps”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**15%
*“Ruined my brush, was like cleaning with plain water”*
**Functionality-Overall**9%
*“Doesnt do the job”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**6%
*“I dont know how to use it as Amazon placed a sticker over the instructions”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Quite expensive”*
**Smell**5%
*“Very faint smell”*
**Quality-Overall**3%
*“not the best”*
**Design-Overall**3%
*“Probably a bad design taken off the shelves”*
**Durability**2%
*“then the bristles fell out”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Extra small pot”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**15%
**Quality-Overall**13%
**Functionality-Overall**11%
**Paint Quality**9%
**Strength**8%
**Value For Money**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Material Quality**4%
**Gifting Purpose**4%
**Leak-Proof**3%
## **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.
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