Paint rollers

I am with you on this - hate cleaning rollers. We buy ours from Wilkinsons, think it's about £2.99 for a roller and tray. They are white with a grey stripe going around the roller. Have had no problems with these.

Damn! just take them out the garden or yard and get a hosepipe on em...clean in no time.

CJC coughed up some electrons that declared:

Here's a trick I use, subject to the following important warnings

Whether you think it's a good idea to subject your washing machine to this is upto you, but I've not had any problems provided step (1) above is followed reasonably thoroughly. I would not attempt this without step 1 as the paint solids may well sludge in the drain pump or filters, which would be a Bad Thing(TM).

Cheers

Tim

BTW - don't wash danish oil soaked rags in the machine - makes it stink for ages...

Yup, cleaning rollers is a PITA. I've been using the B&Q el cheapos fo the last few years, but I've just tried the Wilkinson ones & I think they are much better at a similar price.

With brushes, I've found the Screwfix el cheapos 6 for £2:50 ish very good indeed.

I have this and it's very good:

good:

MBQ

Think it's one of those gadgets where you wet the roller first. Attach it to a drill then spin the hell out of it until all the paint flies off!

I tend to use the B&Q own brand - for about =A32 you get a tray + roller

• 2 roller sleeves. So you can do 2 sessions with one set - means you have to clean the pait tray at least once though. But I have bought over 20 of them this year so far!

Mark.

You can get more than one session per roller by wrapping in cling film between sessions.

MBQ

Or putting it in a carrier bag and wrapping the bag around the roller stem

• 2 roller sleeves. So you can do 2 sessions with one set - means you have to clean the pait tray at least once though. But I have bought over 20 of them this year so far!

Mark.

So thats £40+ spent because you are too lazy to clean the roller.

The trade centres usually have roller packs on offer. See

You attach it to an electric drill spin it to get the paint off, swill it in a bucket of water then spin it again and it's both clean and pretty much dry. You apparently only need to spin for 10 seconds but I count to 20 just to be sure.

I use a black bag lined box to catch the paint that spins off

Here's a way fo cleaning them:

Here is a video of it working

Just what I do - just before putting my shirt in the washing machine and cleaning down the patio :-) I've learnt to avoid the last step by doing it on the grass - just before cutting it...

In message , John Weston writes

All of which reminds me (completely OT of course) of the sign I saw on the door of an Indian supermarket today

"Budweiser - 79p a paint can"

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