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| message from Andrew Barnes on 19 May 2004 |
Having just spent the best part of half an hour washing a masonry paint
roller, i seem to remember someone on the group saying they just stick
theirs in the washing machine. Can i really do this without painting the
inside of the machine?
Thanks
Andrew
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| mrcheerful replied to Andrew Barnes on 19 May 2004 |
I made up a frame with an arbor, put it in the drill and all the paint spins
off (tip: use inside a bucket) Repeat after washing out and all the paint
can be got out, the roller remains usable dozens of times.
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| Pete C replied to mrcheerful on 19 May 2004 |
Hi,
Or stick in on a pole and use a hose to wash and spin it at the same
time - can be a bit messy though :)
cheers,
Pete.
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| Z replied to Andrew Barnes on 20 May 2004 |
The rollers come out all fluffy again as near new as possible.
Masory paint is water based so wash out the brushes normally with water
first.
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| Ian Middleton replied to Z on 20 May 2004 |
Put lots of washing powder/liquid in and rollers come out nice and clean.
Not seen any contamination of washing machine yet, though I sometime run it
again empty (with a tad of powder/liquid) just in case.
"Z" <post@imaris.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:9y2BmGzJ++qAFwPC@imaris.demon.co.uk...
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| Andrew Mawson replied to Ian Middleton on 20 May 2004 |
Ian,
Did you wait for the wife to go out <G>
Andrew Mawson
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| Bob replied to Ian Middleton on 20 May 2004 |
For oil based paints, perhaps someone could try connecting the washing
machine's cold water hose to a big drum of white spirit, and let us know if
that works too?
Bob
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