Paint Roller in washing machine

[Andrew Barnes]

Having just spent the best part of half an hour washing a masonry paint roller, i seem to remember someone on the group saying they just stick theirs in the washing machine. Can i really do this without painting the inside of the machine?

Thanks

Andrew

[mrcheerful]

I made up a frame with an arbor, put it in the drill and all the paint spins off (tip: use inside a bucket) Repeat after washing out and all the paint can be got out, the roller remains usable dozens of times.

[Pete C]

Hi,

Or stick in on a pole and use a hose to wash and spin it at the same time - can be a bit messy though :)

cheers, Pete.

[Z]

In article , Andrew Barnes writes

The rollers come out all fluffy again as near new as possible. Masory paint is water based so wash out the brushes normally with water first.

[Ian Middleton]

Put lots of washing powder/liquid in and rollers come out nice and clean. Not seen any contamination of washing machine yet, though I sometime run it again empty (with a tad of powder/liquid) just in case.

[Bob]

For oil based paints, perhaps someone could try connecting the washing machine's cold water hose to a big drum of white spirit, and let us know if that works too?

:-)

Bob

[Andrew Mawson]

Ian,

Did you wait for the wife to go out

Andrew Mawson