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| Thread ID: 112965 | 2010-09-29 01:01:00 | Paint questions DIY the beetle way:) | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 1140426 | 2010-09-29 01:01:00 | Ok i have managed to paint both my chidlrens rooms, and they dont look too bad if i may say so.........:p but what i want to know is how the friggen heng does one clean the rollers successfully to reuse them? i have reused some and in the end just bought new ones and carried on...... help please. :) beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 1140427 | 2010-09-29 01:13:00 | Water based or oil? Oil - throw them. Water - lots of soapy water to start, then rinse, rinse, rinse. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1140428 | 2010-09-29 01:16:00 | You can buy roller cleaners now too you just hook up a hose to. Water based only as pctek mentioned :) I have never used one so cannot comment on how effective they are, or messy..... |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1140429 | 2010-09-29 01:20:00 | Oh yeah water based . . . . . . . . . . . . i rinse them lots and then give up and sit them in a bucket of water till i decide what i want to do or if i need them again . . . . sigh . . . . . . . . the paint guy must love me . . . . . . :p i have done 2 rooms and have 5 to go . . . . . . . . :( so much for being on holiday for a week . . . . beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 1140430 | 2010-09-29 03:39:00 | Get Sixty Minute Makeover in. To bad they are from England. :lol: :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1140431 | 2010-09-29 03:50:00 | The advice you have been given is correct: lots of water - soak in bucket for a couple of hours if you can spare the time, then under running water until the paint stops coming out. I usually stand the roller on end under a tap and let the water fill it up and overflow down through the felt. The tap just needs to be on enough to keep an overflow going - some water will leak out the bottom. Half an hour of this works a treat (unless you have metered water...) |
Jayess64 (8703) | ||
| 1140432 | 2010-09-29 04:09:00 | What you do is rinse the roller until most of the paint has gone. Then use hot water and a washing powder (Persil or the like - Drive is very good). Work the powder into the napp, some more in the hot water in the tub. Take the hand device off and then give the roller a jolly good work over. Use the water in the tub to help work the suds through the roller. Let the water go and then rinse the roller cover in cold water. Store the cover in a plastic bag if you are going to use it soon - say three days or else allow the cover to dry. Can use this method on enamel paints too. It is important to remove the hand piece early or else it will become stuck on by the dry paint. | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1140433 | 2010-09-29 04:20:00 | If you wrap the roller in a plastic shopping bag and make sure there's not too much air inside, they wont dry out for weeks. Most painters don't wash brushes or rollers. Oil based, put in water and flick, roll or brush water out before re-using. Water based, wrap in plastic - goes for brushes or rollers. As long as air doesn't get circulating, they wont dry out in a hurry. | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1140434 | 2010-09-29 04:24:00 | Paint rooms all the same colour? LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1140435 | 2010-09-29 04:25:00 | I am painting my house throughout and simply leave the roller covered in water, in the roller tray, overnight. No worries. Just remove the excess water before painting. As for cleaning up to store, as Pctek says, rinse, rinse, rinse until no more paint. Simple enough, just time consuming. What I wonder is how long did the painting take, using a brush, before some smart cookie invented the roller? |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
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