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No, I'm not doing whole house stuff much and it adds so much time and hassle in a crowded domestic property. Also the amount of paint in the pipework you need to flush out if it's only a small room. Bearing in mind most of the property I'm working in is small London rooms.
I had been hoping to build a spray booth for furniture projects but the space I'd use keeps on being occupied by other worthwhile causes.
In terms of the smooth finish, I have no problem exceeding my clients desire for smoothness by rolling and brushing out. :)
Airhead
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.