reset() should reset. Otherwise it would be called something else.

    public void reset() {

        native_reset(mNativePaint);

        setFlags(DEFAULT_PAINT_FLAGS);

        // TODO: Turning off hinting has undesirable side effects, we need to

        //       revisit hinting once we add support for subpixel positioning

        // setHinting(DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_DEVICE >= DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV

        //        ? HINTING_OFF : HINTING_ON);

        mColorFilter = null;

        mMaskFilter = null;

        mPathEffect = null;

        mRasterizer = null;

        mShader = null;

        mTypeface = null;

        mXfermode = null;

        mHasCompatScaling = false;

        mCompatScaling = mInvCompatScaling = 1;

        mCompatScaling = 1;

        mInvCompatScaling = 1;

        hasShadow = false;

        shadowDx = 0;

        shadowDy = 0;

        shadowRadius = 0;

        shadowColor = 0;

        mBidiFlags = BIDI_DEFAULT_LTR;

        setTextLocale(Locale.getDefault());

    }