For cleaning paint rollers, I have set up a spinning station in my laundry sink. I use a section of sheet-metal furnace ducting, open to create a shroud, as a spray shield. The shroud extends the length of the sink, and I wrapped its cut ends with duct tape to create a tight fit that won’t mar the sink.
As shown in the drawing above, I use a short hose and a jet-spraying nozzle to spin the roller while I hold it under the spray shield. A strong spray can get the roller spinning fast enough to shed its paint, but a good soaking at a slow spin between fast spins dilutes the paint, making it fly off the roller even faster. The rollers come out clean and almost dry, ready to be used again. Now that I use this cleaning method, I almost never have to buy new rollers.
Dave Gillard, Vancouver, None
Edited and Illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #209
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