Tuesday, February 23, 2010

How to clean paint rollers?

Too easy! Take the roller out into your back yard. Turn on your garden hose full blast. Spray it on the roller. You will find that if you hold the roller at a 90% angle to the spray of the spray from the hose, the roller will start spinning. Let it spin until the water is relatively clear.





All done.How to clean paint rollers?
rap them in plastic up to 24 hours then reuse them with the same paint , other than that trow them a way it takes for ever to clean them right. If you have the time use warm soap and water and get a spinner at the hardware store and spin them off dry it the waste basket.How to clean paint rollers?
Introduction


Clean rollers immediately after use to maintain their quality and durability.


Instructions


Difficulty: Easy


Steps


1Step OnePlace the roller on the edge of the paint can.


2Step TwoScrape paint off the roller cover into the can with a 5-in-1 putty knife.


3Step ThreeTurn the roller slightly each time you scrape.


4Step FourWash off remaining paint with water.


5Step FiveAllow the roller to air dry.
Don't clean them, it uses a lot of water and pollutes the system.


Just dry them out and throw them away. New ones are plentiful and cheap at the Dollar Store.
Cheap rollers I would just toss in the garbage. For expensive rollers there is a half round tool same shape as the roller that you scrape down the roller. This removes most of the excess paint ,then rinse under water until water runs clear. For oil paint use scraper put paint thinner in an old coffee can soak wipe clean with a rag.To store short term put in clean paint thinner in a can. Long term throw it away buy a new roller. Water does not clean rollers used with oil paint which a lot of people still use.
Several choices: #!: rollers are so cheap, most folk just toss 'em. #2: keep the plastic wrapper that the roller came in; when finished painting, put the roller back into its wrapper and stick it in the freezer...it'll last forever AND will be ready to use after it thaws out for an hour or two. #3: if you used latex (= water-based) paint, most 5-in1 tools have a rounded area, like a half-circle, made to scrape across a roller to get as much paint off the roller as possible; once 'scraped,' you can rinse the roller under warm and add a little dish soap. But the roller core is cardboard, so the roller core is often damaged by getting wet. Final answer: see #1 above! If you used alkyd/oil-based paint, there's no point in trying to clean the roller at all.
i run them under water til it runs clean.
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