Is there a better way to clean a paint roller?

cleaning the paint out of the roller under a tap or in a bucket takes simply ages. what do the professionals do - use a new roller each time?Is there a better way to clean a paint roller?
As a professional decorator I will tell you what we do. Contry to what I have read we don't throw them. Cost implications. Scrape out the excess paint from the roller using a clean scraper. then Wash out in cold water. With oil based paint brushes buy a ';brush keep'; this enables you to keep your brushes in paint without having to clean them in turps. - inside the brush keep is a section where a piece of card is soaked in solvent, the fumes keep the bristles moist. an excellent invention!!!!Is there a better way to clean a paint roller?
I'm not a pro so can't say what they do, but I throw rollers away when I've finished painting that colour. Cleaning them takes a long time and they never seem to be quite the same again. It also takes a lot of water, and I don't like having that much paint go into my septic system. It might be a bit wasteful, but then I consider that for most paint jobs, the cost of the roller is a very small portion of the cost of the job. Roller, $5, paint $30 to $50/gallon. If you're painting the same colour again anytime soon, a roller can be wrapped tightly in plastic bags and will stay good for some weeks.
If its emulsion I detach the roller put a squirt of washing up liquid run it under the tap and squeeze the roller until all the paint is removed.With gloss paint using white spirits in a bucket and squeeze the paint out,you might have to do it a few times.Once the paint is removed using washing up liquid and warm water just get the last bits if paint out.
I use one of these ';a dandy roller cleaner';. It attaches to your drill, dip the roller in a bucket of water and then spin the roller with your drill into cardboard box.





Takes about 2 minutes from having paint on the roller to being clean and dry. Also works on brushes, oil and water based paint.





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To clean them, it helps to first soak the roller in a bucket or something, you can use your hands to squeeze out the majority of the paint. You'll have to rinse it in running water to get it completely clean for storage.
Good Q..i'm guessing the pro's sling em, i certainly would in that situation.


I find immersing them in a sink full of warm water before under tap ing them speeds the mind numbingly boring process up!!!
I always use a little bit of washing up liquid and rub it in before running it under the tap then rinse it not really sure if this is any different to using just water but always comes fairly clean
I only ever get cheapish roller heads so that I can just throw them away ,but then again I prefer using a brush they are easier to clean and don't waste paint in the roller tray.