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Yes, I have had success softening oil based paints with ammonia as well. Also, as a last resort, I have soaked a brush in paint stripper - the bristles become rather soft, but the paint is gone!

An inexpensive and effective way to rescue a brush is to soak it in ammonia. Suspend the brush (as suggested previously) in a container with household ammonia, and let it soak for a few days. The ammonia will disolve dried paint and the bristles will become soft again. The suggestion to use...