is there a better way to clean a paint roller?

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keni

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cleaning the paint out of the roller under a tap or in a bucket takes simply ages. what do the professionals do - use a new roller each time?
 
As a professional decorator I will tell you what we do. Contry to what I have read we don't throw them. Cost implications. Scrape out the excess paint from the roller using a clean scraper. then Wash out in cold water. With oil based paint brushes buy a "brush keep" this enables you to keep your brushes in paint without having to clean them in turps. - inside the brush keep is a section where a piece of card is soaked in solvent, the fumes keep the bristles moist. an excellent invention!!!!
 
If its emulsion I detach the roller put a squirt of washing up liquid run it under the tap and squeeze the roller until all the paint is removed.With gloss paint using white spirits in a bucket and squeeze the paint out,you might have to do it a few times.Once the paint is removed using washing up liquid and warm water just get the last bits if paint out.
 
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