I do not want to pollute the environment with the residual paint going into the sewer system, via using gallons of water.Where can I buy a cleaning tool for cleaning paint rollers and brushes. I?
For oil/solvent based brushes I have two brushmate boxes. There used to be two sizes, one the size of a picnic cooler that holds about 15 brushes and another smaller one that holds a couple. They are basically a sealed container and in the larger one you have a bottle of a chemical that stops your brushes drying out, in the smaller version you have a chemical soaked pad. If money and space is not an issue buy the larger brushmate with the bottle as the pads dry out quicker and your brushes harden. You can keep oil/solvent based brushes indefinately (every six months check the bottle of fluid).
Before a brush mate you can keep oil/solvent based brushes in water. Paint cannot dry if it cannot get air, so put your brushes in a container just covering the bristles with water and they will be ok for weeks/months. When ready to use, shake off the excess water and wipe the exterior with a clean rag (you do not want water in your oil based paint).
Water-based brushes can be kept for a day or two in a polythene food bag -same principle, if they cannot get air, they cannot dry - after this they really need washing out though.
Water-based rollers can be kept for months in carrier bags. Don't spqueze the paint out, put the roller in a carrier bag and squeeze all the air out and tie a knot and use masking tape to make sure it doesn't come undone..Where can I buy a cleaning tool for cleaning paint rollers and brushes. I?
At a professional paint store you can pick up two tools. One is called a five-in-one; it has a curved area that is made for pushing paint off of a roller and has many other uses. Second, get a spinner. It is made to grasp brush handles or slide into a roller to spin out paint or cleaning liquids. It helps to have a 5 gallon bucket to do the spinning in to avoid a mess.
Alternatively (if you haven't already used the rollers and brushes) you could use a Paint Pod which cleans itself, although I guess there is still a residue to dispose of.
Check out QVC they regularly advertise a cleaning system for brushes and rollers based on spinning them with an attachment to a power drill - which you do inside a cardboard box to stop the paint flying everywhere.
Easy keep one for dark colours one for light colours and one for white and tie them up in a carrier bag this will keep them moist for up to a year no need for cleaning.
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