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Default What's the point with the little paint rollers

On Mar 8, 2:58*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote:
I'm no painter. But, the one time I used them I could dip
them straight into the paint can. I also covered a lot of
wall in a hurry, actually. No rolling pan needed. Worked,
for me.


I found the rollers from one store would not fit the handle
from the other store.


That works, but in general one should avoid painting from the can: Oxygen is
the enemy of paint!

Assuming latex paint, when ready to return the can of paint to storage,
follow these procedures to mitigate oxygen destruction:
1. Lay a piece of plastic over the upturned lid (cling-wrap, bit of plastic
bag, etc.).
2. Spray the plastic with PAM (original, not the garlic-flavored model)
3. Exhale into the can three times (to displace the oxygen with CO2)*
4. Hammer on lid with the plastic.
5. Invert can and store upside-down.

The PAM will migrate to the top of the paint and form a thin oil barrier
against any remaining oxygen in the can.

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* Or a squirt of nitrogen or argon gas (found in all well-equipped
workshops).


Sounds great. I don't use PAM or analogs.

Any other kind of fat/grease/whatever that I can apply to the plastic?

BTW: Should steps 2 and 3 PRECEDE Step 1?

TIA

HB