How to EASILY Clean Latex Paint Rollers

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By Granath Color Works
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$Used paint roller$

Used paint roller

Latex paint can be cleaned from paint rollers easily. Your paint rollers can be used many times before needing replacement.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Sink
Painters knife
Roller Spinner (optional)
Roller Cleaner (optional)

Step 1

Painters knife

Scrape the excess paint out of the roller using the curved edge of the painters knife. This excess paint is fine and should be put back in the can.
Step 2

Wash the bulk of the paint out by running under warm water and "squeezing" the paint down from one end to the other. Continue doing this until the water is running fairly clear.
Step 3

Stand the roller on its edge and let the water run into the open end so that is "cascades" over the edge. Let it run for several minutes, gently "squeezing" the water down towards the bottom. The water will run clear after a few minutes.
Step 4

Roller spinner

Use a roller spinner (BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU DO THIS AS THE WATER WILL FLY!) to remove the remaining water. If you don't have a spinner, then just allow to sit in sink on edge after wringing water out by hand.
Step 5

Automatic roller cleaner

There are roller cleaning gadgets that can be purchased, which generally hook to a hose valve. These work really well but the cost can be avoided.

Comments

SharonJeanne said

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on 1/19/2009 Excellent article on how to clean a paint roller. As I am in the process of repainting the entire inside of our house this will save me a lot of money. 5*!