Have you used a power roller to paint?

The kind where the power roller keeps the roller covered with paint through a tube so you don't have to keep dipping your paint roller in the pan.Have you used a power roller to paint?
dont bother, i tried one once, it was a piece of junk, you cant let it continually feed paint while you roll, instead you need to load it - roll for a while until you notice the roller running out.





once thats done, then you need at least half an hour to clean the thing. take it all apart ( dont lose the pieces ) wash each part in soapy water ( assuming you used latex). if you dont get each piece clean you risk contaminating the next batch of paint or plugging up the tube. they usually give you a thing to screw on the end of a faucet and you run the roller through it to wash the paint out, which takes forever.





all in all it takes about an hour and a half each time you haul it out to use it and put it away after you're done. save yourself the time and aggravation, buy a decent roller setup and if you're going to be using the same color within a few days wrap the paint soaked roller in a plastic bag and put it in the fridge - it will be primed and ready to use the next time.





if you use oil based paint - you're in for double the cleaning time and all the fumes associated with using paint thinner ( i know better ways to spend my time)Have you used a power roller to paint?
All I can tell you is that if they worked my painting contractors would be using them. Instead, they finish all the walls with old-school rollers and 5-gallon buckets. Everything else is sprayed on, including the ceilings. They say they can roll the walls faster then masking everything (trim, doors, etc.) and spraying.
You are better off with the good old fashioned method. Pwer rollers are troublesome to say the least. They are a pain to use %26amp; a bigger pain to clean afterwards.!!!