Cleaning paint rollers

Try these ingenious tricks for how to clean a paint roller. Your painting tools will go back to looking as good as new between each use.

Here are 28 clever solutions from our readers and the DIY experts at The Family Handyman.

It’s a scientifically proven fact that the absolute WORST part of painting a room is the clean-up, especially cleaning up the paint roller. Well, I’m sharing a brilliant new discovery today! It’s pretty much right on par with fire, the wheel, dark chocolate and pinterest. Okay maybe not dark chocolate. Andy figured out this new […]

How To Wrap a Paint Roller to Avoid Clean Up | Cleaning up is definitely not one of the fun parts of a painting project. Here's a tip you can use to prevent having to clean your paint roller, whether you're waiting for paint to dry between coats or you have to walk away from your project for a couple of hours or days.

Make your whole project that much easier.

Use this easy trick before using a paint roller. It removes any fibers from the roller and preps the paint roller to accept the paint.

You've just finished painting your house. The job, however, isn't finished. Cleaning your implements will allow you to use them again. Rollers are cleaned differently than brushes. Depending on the paint you've used, you'll have to choose...

The first tip on How to Clean Paint Rollers-- it's actually not a big mess and there is a reason you should clean them: Cheap ones shed lint!

We collected a dozen smart tips that will make your next painting project spotless and splatter-free.

Learn how to clean paint brushes the right way and when to chunk your paint brushes when they aren't worth cleaning.