Expert Advice for your Lawn & Garden TV Host of Today's Homeowner® and home expert for The Weather ChannelVideo, Painting, Interior Published 11/29/2006 by Danny Lipford
Painting is one of those chores that many homeowners take on themselves, but the mess of clean up can really tempt one to consider hiring it out. Here are a couple of tips to simplify the use and clean up of paint rollers for your next project. If your project takes more than one day, don’t try to clean the roller each day, store it wet. Remove the wet sleeve from the roller cage by putting your hand into a plastic grocery bag and pulling it off. Then wrap the roller sleeve inside the bag and tie it off with a twist tie. You can store the wet sleeve in the refrigerator for several days before putting it back on the cage to continue painting. One of the biggest messes that can happen while you’re rolling is to have the sleeve work its way off the roller frame. This messy annoyance can be cured by bending out the wires of the roller cage to increase their tension on the sleeve.
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May 13th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Thank you for these videos! I’ve been painting my house by myself for the last month and just came upon this website to find tips on painting the stairwell! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Just the roller in the “fridge” for the nite has been a real “water” saver for me! I’ve been washing out the roller and brush every nite before going to bed! Thanks so much for the help and video!