Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

TIA

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:55:46 +0100, Fred
wibbled:

Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or aldi
drill.

TIA

For what it's worth, the way I clean my rollers is similar. I use a hose
outside and between soaking, use the jet to spin the roller at high
speed. Of course, I get splatted, but the spinning seems to shift the
paint faster than what seems like infinite washing in the sink.

So, as a principle, I think it's sound.

As for your drill - I don't think there's much danger of upsplashing
getting it - but a cardboard circular shield with a hole in the middle
sellotaped onto the collar would help.




--
Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

Fred wrote:
Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

To clean paint rollers;

(a) buy cheap as chips roller sleeves from B&Q.
(b) place in black plastic sack after use
(c) chuck sack in bin.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:30:14 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Fred wrote:
Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

To clean paint rollers;

(a) buy cheap as chips roller sleeves from B&Q.
(b) place in black plastic sack after use
(c) chuck sack in bin.


That's also my method. But I have to do it when SWMBO isn't around,
because she insists on spending hours washing them. ;-)

In article , The Medway Handyman
writes
Fred wrote:
Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

To clean paint rollers;

(a) buy cheap as chips roller sleeves from B&Q.
(b) place in black plastic sack after use
(c) chuck sack in bin.

I've had the cheapo B&Q sleeves drop fluff on the job so decided to go
for something a little better and bought woven hogsomething sleeves from
my local leyland trade counter instead which didn't drop so much as a
thread. Turned out they were on special at 2quid a pop but they're only
3quid or so normally. After spending 20-30quid on paint I have no qualms
about dumping a couple of 3 quid sleeves in the bin at the end of the
day. I did clean the tray though, even though it was only £1.20.

I've heard microfibre sleeves recommended here for holding paint better
and at about a fiver each I might go back to cleaning but it's a close
thing.
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ********

In message , Bruce
wrote

That's also my method. But I have to do it when SWMBO isn't around,
because she insists on spending hours washing them. ;-)


If its water based paint just shove them in the washing machine on the
shortest cold wash.
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

On 10 June, 13:55, Fred wrote:
Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

TIA

Fiddly but effective. Don't do it in the sitting room but outside or
in the garage is OK. Bucket of clean water and a cardboard box to spin
it in is pretty clean. I've nevew worried about the drill.

Having said that, SWMBO is more enthusiastic then me :-)

Pete

On 10 June, 13:55, Fred wrote:

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off.

I just hold the roller in the frame and spin it by hand.

Messy though, but then so is the drill method.

On 10 June, 17:44, Bruce wrote:

That's also my method. *But I have to do it when SWMBO isn't around,
because she insists on spending hours washing them. *;-)

I spend hours washing them, but only cos I don't have a water meter.
If I did I would definitely buy in bulk and dump after one use.
Worth mentioning to anyone who hasn't thought of it, that if you have
to stop painting for an hour or two you can wrap the roller tightly in
clingfilm to keep it wet. I store mine wrapped in clingfilm too, once
they've thoroughly dried, keeps them nice and clean.

On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:42:28 +0100, wibbled:

On 10 Jun,
Tim Watts wrote:



For what it's worth, the way I clean my rollers is similar. I use a
hose outside and between soaking, use the jet to spin the roller at
high speed. Of course, I get splatted, but the spinning seems to shift
the paint faster than what seems like infinite washing in the sink.

So, as a principle, I think it's sound.

As for your drill - I don't think there's much danger of upsplashing
getting it - but a cardboard circular shield with a hole in the middle
sellotaped onto the collar would help.

I find the best method of cleaning rollers (and brushes too) is to sneak
them into the washing machine on a programme with a slow spin. Make sure
SWMBO isn't about or the consequences don't bear thinking about!

I do that too for my nice roller (a nice roller is worth having IMO). I
soak it and spin it with the hose 2-3 times - that shifts the bulk of the
pigment.

Then warm zero spin wash, persil, no comfort. Squeeze out by hand and
leave on kitchen towell to dry - or use again.

I'm the machines boss in this house so I get to kill other people for
breaking them :-

Personally, I wouldn't put an un-prewashed roller in - there's a lot of
pigment and I fear for it sludging up in the pipes.



--
Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

On Jun 10, 1:55*pm, Fred wrote:
Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

TIA

Used both. They're very good. Just hold the roller/brush in an old
bucket or cardboard box to catch the ejected paint. I think the only
reason they mention an old drill is so you can leave the spinner in
there and save the faff of putting it in and out of your regular drill
- but it certainly doesn't make a mess of the drill.

Just one caveat - don't use brushes with soft grip rubber coated
handles. I had a couple of these from Wickes and they were an
absolute sod to pull out from pair of springs that the Dandy uses to
hold the brush. Bog standard wooden handled ones work fine.

Shame they don't make one for a paint pad though (how would that
work?) - I'd rather use a pad than a roller and they seem to take
gallons of water to clean out.

Search the archive for more comments - they've been discussed before.

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:30:14 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:


To clean paint rollers;

(a) buy cheap as chips roller sleeves from B&Q.
(b) place in black plastic sack after use
(c) chuck sack in bin.

Thanks everyone.

Toolstation used to (perhaps they still do?) sell disposable paint
brushes but they looked so awful that I couldn't bring myself to use
them.

The tiny (four inch?) rollers that I use for gloss paint I always
throw away after use because I think I would need so much white
spirits to clean them that it would be uneconomical (and
suffocating!), but that's without a dandy spinner thing, perhaps with
one a more reasonable quantity of spirits would be sufficient?

I wash all rollers used for emulsion under the tap. never thought
about the meter spinning away at the bottom of the drive though. It
must use gallons!

BTW I see bottle of blue brush cleaner on the shelves next to the
white spirit. Is it worth paying extra for?

In message , Fred
wrote

Toolstation used to (perhaps they still do?) sell disposable paint
brushes but they looked so awful that I couldn't bring myself to use
them.

Search Toolstation for
'Use & Thro' Paint Brush
The picture shown is not representative of the quality of bristles.

The trick with these cheap brushes (starting at around 16p each for
12mm) is to give them a haircut with a large pair of scissors before use
to even up the bristles. They are OK for jobs where the finish is not
too important but having said that they perform quite well.

I just throw them away after use.
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

mike wrote:
On Jun 10, 1:55 pm, wrote:
Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

TIA

Used both. They're very good. Just hold the roller/brush in an old
bucket or cardboard box to catch the ejected paint. I think the only
reason they mention an old drill is so you can leave the spinner in
there and save the faff of putting it in and out of your regular drill
- but it certainly doesn't make a mess of the drill.

Just one caveat - don't use brushes with soft grip rubber coated
handles. I had a couple of these from Wickes and they were an
absolute sod to pull out from pair of springs that the Dandy uses to
hold the brush. Bog standard wooden handled ones work fine.

Shame they don't make one for a paint pad though (how would that
work?) - I'd rather use a pad than a roller and they seem to take
gallons of water to clean out.

Search the archive for more comments - they've been discussed before.


Paint-pads are my preferred painting tool, but cleaning then is a PTA,
so I've given up. I literally spent more time cleaning them than using them.

On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:48:51 +0100, Alan
wrote:

'Use & Thro' Paint Brush
[...]
They are OK for jobs where the finish is not
too important but having said that they perform quite well.

Unless you are painting the underneath of something which will be out
of sight, isn't finish always important? I did buy some (the se, not
the individual ones IIRC) but they looked so cheap and nasty I sent
them back. They may have changed brands since then though.

In message , Fred
wrote
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:48:51 +0100, Alan
wrote:

'Use & Thro' Paint Brush
[...]
They are OK for jobs where the finish is not
too important but having said that they perform quite well.

Unless you are painting the underneath of something which will be out
of sight, isn't finish always important?

Only if you are a perfectionist - and I expect many people's doors and
window frames don't have a mirror finish without blemishes.

My soon to be replaced softwood window frames are now a mixture of
plastic filler and wood and occasionally if the paint is cracking in
small area I will quickly sand it down and apply a few coats of paint,
but only to the small area. Stand back a few metres and I see very
little difference between old and new..

I did buy some (the se, not
the individual ones IIRC) but they looked so cheap and nasty I sent
them back. They may have changed brands since then though.

The quality as delivered isn't too good but given a haircut to even up
the bristles they are OK.

It horses for courses, for some jobs I will use a cheap brush and throw
it away after use and for other jobs I will use an expensive brush and
take care to clean it afterwards.
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

Mike said:

Used both. They're very good.

Ditto! And fun too.

I think the only
reason they mention an old drill is so you can ... save the faff of putting it in and out of your regular drill
- but it certainly doesn't make a mess of the drill.

Yes, I agree.

I bought mine on the rec. of someone in *this* group: good advice.

Also: it means it's worth investing in good brushes, because you can
easily get 'em very clean. Cheap brushes are the perfect illustration
of the old Italian proverb: "Good things cost less than bad ones."

John

On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:40:42 +0100, Another John
wrote:

I bought mine on the rec. of someone in *this* group: good advice.

Yes, I had heard them recommended here before but only seen them sold
on ebay (direct from manufacturer?). I'll give them a try now that I
know that I don't need to buy a second drill to use them in. Did you
also buy the brush spinner/cleaner does that work as well as the
roller one?

In article ,
Fred wrote:


I bought mine on the rec. of someone in *this* group: good advice.

Yes, I had heard them recommended here before but only seen them sold
on ebay (direct from manufacturer?). I'll give them a try now that I
know that I don't need to buy a second drill to use them in. Did you
also buy the brush spinner/cleaner does that work as well as the
roller one?


(Sorry late reply - been away) yes i did but the roller spinner too,
basically 'cos I figured I didn't have much to lose. I haven't used it
in anger yet - only briefly tried it out. Can't wait to use it properly
with a used roller: I'm sure it will work (and, as stated before, will
be fun!)

John

On Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:55:46 AM UTC-4, Fred wrote:
Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

TIA


I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes under running water then dry them using the RollaDryer (www.RollaDryer.com) I always know where my painting tools are. Saves me lots of money.

On 21/04/2013 04:38, wrote:



I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes under running water then dry them using the RollaDryer (www.RollaDryer.com) I always know where my painting tools are. Saves me lots of money.



Just shove them in a washing machine on a cold short wash.

--
mailto:news{at}admac(dot}myzen{dot}co{dot}uk

wrote:

On Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:55:46 AM UTC-4, Fred wrote:

Hi,

I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes
under running water then dry them using the SpamDryer
(www.SpamDryer.com) I always know where my painting tools are. Saves
me lots of money.

Oh surprise surprise, a gmail user ( )
replying to a 3 year old message finds fault with a competing product,
praises and spams his own products.



--

Not a new idea. Let me just warn you, do not wear your best spectacles or
clothing while doing it.

Brian

--
From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active
wrote in message
...
On Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:55:46 AM UTC-4, Fred wrote:
Hi,

has anyone bought any of these? I've seen them on ebay. They fit a
roller on the end of a drill and spin the excess paint off. There's
another one for paint brushes. Are they any good? Do they do what they
say?

The instructions say to use an old drill to spin the roller over a
dustbin. Why an old drill? Does the paint splatter everywhere? Is it
just to keep the paint off your shiny new drill? If so, I guess I'll
either need to design some spray guard or buy a cheap silverline or
aldi drill.

TIA


I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes under
running water then dry them using the RollaDryer (www.RollaDryer.com) I
always know where my painting tools are. Saves me lots of money.

In a washing machine? Noooooo.

Brian

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"alan" wrote in message
...
On 21/04/2013 04:38, wrote:



I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes under
running water then dry them using the RollaDryer (www.RollaDryer.com) I
always know where my painting tools are. Saves me lots of money.



Just shove them in a washing machine on a cold short wash.

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On 21/04/2013 09:30, Brian Gaff wrote:
In a washing machine? Noooooo.



Launderette - nice surprise for the next user.

On 21/04/2013 07:19, alan wrote:
On 21/04/2013 04:38, wrote:



I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes
under running water then dry them using the RollaDryer
(www.RollaDryer.com) I always know where my painting tools are. Saves
me lots of money.



Just shove them in a washing machine on a cold short wash.

Here is my three step roller cleaning technique;

1) Buy roller, frame & tray in Wilkinson's for £2.
2) Finish job, throw in bin.
3) Go home.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

In message , The Medway Handyman
writes
On 21/04/2013 07:19, alan wrote:
On 21/04/2013 04:38, wrote:



I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes
under running water then dry them using the RollaDryer
(www.RollaDryer.com) I always know where my painting tools are. Saves
me lots of money.



Just shove them in a washing machine on a cold short wash.

Here is my three step roller cleaning technique;

1) Buy roller, frame & tray in Wilkinson's for £2.

My feather edge clad barns are painted using 4" disposable rollers.

2) Finish job, throw in bin.

Keep the tray and frame for next time.

3) Go home.


--
Tim Lamb

On Sunday 21 April 2013 10:09 The Medway Handyman wrote in uk.d-i-y:

On 21/04/2013 07:19, alan wrote:
On 21/04/2013 04:38, wrote:



I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes
under running water then dry them using the RollaDryer
(www.RollaDryer.com) I always know where my painting tools are. Saves
me lots of money.



Just shove them in a washing machine on a cold short wash.

Here is my three step roller cleaning technique;

1) Buy roller, frame & tray in Wilkinson's for £2.
2) Finish job, throw in bin.
3) Go home.


That's OK if the job is not fussy.

For ceiling work, I like a roller that has good holding capacity and minimal
spatter. Likewise, I am very used to Harris brushes for edging - hardly lose
a bristle and have the right "feel" for me.

My roller cleaning technique is to use a hose in the garden and run a jet
over the roller. This spins it at high speed. Best to hold the roller just
over an obstacle though!

I finish in the washing machine when 95% of the paint has been removed. I
notice paint pigments sendiment when washed out of the binder and I do not
facny all that gunking up the machine's plumbing...
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On 21/04/2013 08:07 Andy Burns wrote:

wrote:

On Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:55:46 AM UTC-4, Fred wrote:

Hi,

I fund these to be very messy. I clean my Paint Rollers and Brushes
under running water then dry them using the SpamDryer
(www.SpamDryer.com) I always know where my painting tools are. Saves
me lots of money.

Oh surprise surprise, a gmail user ( )
replying to a 3 year old message finds fault with a competing product,
praises and spams his own products.



What was the spammers email address? or
?

Ah, found it:

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F