Paint rollers?

I can't get the paint sleeve off the roller. Aren't they supposed to come off so you can re-use the wire thing underneath? Did I leave it on too long so it dried? What did I do wrong. How do you get rid of the old blotchy roller pad sleeve so you can put on a new one? Thanks.Paint rollers?
Soak roller sleeve/pad in water if paint is waterbased (put the entire roller in...sleeve and all); if it is oil based, soak in gasoline or paint thinner. Wait few hours and then it should be easy to remove, then wash sleeve in soap and water, and reuse the sleeve again!Paint rollers?
It is just stuck, try soaking it or replacing it. You could also try to cut it off, but it harder then it should be.
They are supposed to come off - usually just a case of pulling the roller off the wire 'thing'.





If it's got all gunged up with paint and it's dried then it will be hard to get them apart. Try soaking in very hot / boiling water, if the paint is water or acrylic based the hot water will soften the paint.





If you need to buy a new roller you might as well buy the whole thing, there's so little price difference.
you are supposed to take off and clean after use......try soaking in soapy solution (dish soap and water work) and then try to pull off again. I hope you did not use something other than latex.....it might be stuck for good
try soaking it in water it probably did get stuck from dry paint
toss it, it will take you more time to try to fix it and if the shaft is gunked up you'll have a hard time getting it to roll paint and get a good job. and buy a new one with 5 wires in it not the cheaper one with only 4 in it. only a buck more, but they work 50 times better! good luck.
If you let the sleeve dry on the roller, you may need a new roller.





If it's a cheap one, toss it and get a new one.





If it's one of the expensive rollers and you used it for latex paint, try soaking it in warm water for a few hours. Then if it won't just pull off after the soaking, you may be able to cut or rip the sleeve off.





If it's an expensive one and you used it for oil based paint, you just learned an expensive lesson...