Any paint roller seems unusable after 20 minutes!

BikingBud

stuart45 said:

There is a tool you can get for a couple a quid specially designed for this.
For around £20 you can get a spinner from Brewers that will clean the roller sleeve in a couple of minutes.

https://www.toolstation.com/prep-premier-heavy-duty-multi-tool-scraper/p22287?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrK6o1d2L_gIV7YBQBh1jiALGEAQYBCABEgKjjvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

mi-key

MalMonroe said:

mi-key said:

Many years ago I did some part time holiday work for a decorating company. We were doing the painting on a block of council houses. Near the end of the day all the painters bought me their rollers and told me to wash them out. I spent probably an hour washing a dozen sleeves out in cold water in the middle of winter and was soaked and freezing.

The next morning I got in and the painters were already working, and there was my pile of nicely washed rollers where I had left them. The boss came over and said 'oh by the way, we chuck them out at the end of the day and use fresh ones as we only pay a quid for them' !! 

No wonder councils never have any money, hiring such contractors! That's just crazy. Even at £1 each it was wasteful. Let's hope they don't do that any more - costs are always passed along to council tenants, and I'm one of those. What a waste and what a landfill mess, because I suppose you can't freegle or recycle them.    

It worked out more cost effective for the business to spend the time decorating rather than spending it washing out rollers I suppose. They would use new trays every day as well rather than wash out the old ones. 

stuart45

BikingBud said:

stuart45 said:

There is a tool you can get for a couple a quid specially designed for this.
For around £20 you can get a spinner from Brewers that will clean the roller sleeve in a couple of minutes.

https://www.toolstation.com/prep-premier-heavy-duty-multi-tool-scraper/p22287?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrK6o1d2L_gIV7YBQBh1jiALGEAQYBCABEgKjjvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Looks a decent multi purpose tool.
A useful video showing the quick method of a roller clean.
How to Clean Paint Rollers and other Painting Gear - YouTube

Postik

I have the opposite problem, where the roller is unusable within the first 5 minutes due to so much loose fluff coming off it.  I tried washing them beforehand, which does work, but then no matter how much you try and squeeze it dry, you end up with a load of water coming out of the roller for the first 5 minutes.

It's been a while since I decorated by I seem to recall two methods of avoiding the above were to wash the roller first, then dry it with a hairdryer.  Or wrap masking tape around my hand and painstakingly remove all the fluff that way.

John_the_Boy

Wrap some tape around the roller  few times and it will pull the fluffy bits off.

MikeJXE

Postik said:

I have the opposite problem, where the roller is unusable within the first 5 minutes due to so much loose fluff coming off it.  I tried washing them beforehand, which does work, but then no matter how much you try and squeeze it dry, you end up with a load of water coming out of the roller for the first 5 minutes.

It's been a while since I decorated by I seem to recall two methods of avoiding the above were to wash the roller first, then dry it with a hairdryer.  Or wrap masking tape around my hand and painstakingly remove all the fluff that way.

Roll the wet roller up the last wall to decorate and the water will come out and be dry when you want to paint that wall. 

I use pads now as i find them better and quicker 

Alnat1

I always stick my roller sleeves in the washing machine on a 15 minute 20C quick wash with a tiny bit of powder. Uses way less water than doing it under the tap.

I have learned to set the machine up before I start painting and leave the door wide open. I can pull the sleeve off with one hand, leaving the clean one to close the door and press "go".  I wash the handle in the sink.