Home DIY

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Airhead in reply to @Scunny

I'd have at look at Purdy, 9" roller, medium pile sleeve, roller pole and bucket. Clean them properly and you're sorted for life. :)

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Sharkstar in reply to @Airhead

How many times do you reckon on cleaning a sleeve before chucking it? They’re never the same after the first use but I tend to hang on to them.

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Nef in reply to @Sharkstar

Learning to clean them well makes the biggest difference. There’s various tools to speed up the process but Airhead will have greater knowledge on that!
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stevo_com in reply to @Sharkstar

We've been washing them as best we can in the sink then sticking them in the washing machine for a rinse/spin cycle. Is was not sure how badly that would fuck up the machine, but it was ms_com's idea, to any fall out is on her and it seems to be fine so far. Sleeves are definitely softer feeling than just hand washing.
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Airhead in reply to @Sharkstar

I've had to bin some if they start to shed fibres, usually after 15-20 years!

There are lots of different cleaning methods, some guys put them in the washing machine. I wash them really well, scraping the paint out then spin them dry. If the water coming out when you spin them isn't clean then you need to wash them again.

I'm not using rollers exclusively and I've tended to use small ones and brush out the finish for quite a few years. I do sometimes bash a lot of rooms out with a roller but I'll use an 18" roller frame or smaller if the surface is uneven.

I don't like washing them but it's that or buy new ones.