How to Clean Carpet With a Lint Roller

Tired of lugging out the vacuum cleaner every day to touch up the carpet and too cheap( and dust-o-phobic) to buy a sweeper? Here's an easy alternative for everyday carpet cleanups using a lint roller, a sponge mop handle and a paint roller.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• lint roller
• sponge mop
• paint roller

1. Unscrew handle from sponge mop discarding mop head.

2. Screw mop handle into end of paint roller. If the paint roller has the outer textured cylinder that actually holds the paint slide it off and dispose of it- you'll only need the metal under carriage.

3. Remove handle from lint roller roll using a slotted screw driver to pry it off if necessary being careful not to cut yourself in the process.

4. Slide lint roller roll onto the paint roller. Remove protective cover from lint roll exposing the sticky paper.

5. Guiding with the mop handle roll the lint roll over the carpet to pick up lint, dirt and hair, pealing and disposing of the lint roll paper as needed.

Tips & Warnings

• Oddly enough most threaded paint rollers and mop handles are American standard and generally almost any cheap mop handle will fit into the average cheap paint roller.
• To cover more space use two lint roller rolls per paint roller; or for tight spaces a single lint roll and a small paint roller.
• Use caution when removing the lint roller handle- you may need to use a slotted screw driver to pry it apart.