Storing roller covers - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

**Teetorbilt** · 12-26-2008, 08:30 PM

Just curious as to how the pros do it.

Not much going on now so I'm straightening up the small shop/storage and found a few dozen roller covers with more on the way I'm sure. Just wondering how best to store them, they don't get used that often.

I was thinking about a wall organizer, pegboard with the long hooks and a piece of tarp to keep the dirt off. Storing vertical is another option and I have some old lazy susans but this eats up sq. ft.

Msargent · 12-27-2008, 10:41 AM

I stand mine up if you lay them down they get flat spots and its terrible when you paint . Word to the wise haggle a good price on roller covers and then you dont need to clean them throw them away unlees you get into multiple colors and need 1 or 2. just my 2 cents.

olyteddy · 12-27-2008, 02:15 PM

When I paint interiors it's always the same color so I just store them in a couple of inches of that wall color in a 5 gallon pail. They're ready to go for the next turn.

**ProWallGuy** · 12-28-2008, 10:16 PM

Wow, talk about a hijack!

As for the OP, I store roller covers in big Rubbermaid tub or bins or totes or whatever you call em. You can see them in the middle of the picture here:

**Teetorbilt** · 12-28-2008, 11:59 PM

Pro, mine can sit for months and develop flat sides that can take a while to work out, I had stored lots of them flat in a box and was looking for some advice on long term storage.

I don't mind the hijack, it's just proof positive that many painters operate in their own little alcoholic world.

WisePainter · 12-29-2008, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

I don't mind the hijack, it's just proof positive that many painters operate in their own little alcoholic world.

oh the burrrrrrrrrrn.

you got mad flame skills yo.

It's a roller cover ffs, not a sleeping baby.

Workaholic · 12-29-2008, 08:16 PM

Teetor,
I too store in a rubbermaid bin when i have not just kept using it untill it is worn out (this is what i usually do). Why not just have a piece of pvc for them to slide over so they are not getting flattened? Of course you could wet them prior to use to get out any flattened area.
You must be storring for a rather extensive period of time.

capital city · 12-29-2008, 09:01 PM

For those that say they dont want to wash them out and therefore buy cheap I dont understand this concept. I understand the not wanting to wash them out. But the cheaper covers are far more headache with splatter, loose hairs, and not holding much paint. I get my collosus cover for $4.50 and could still justify throwing them out if I wanted too but they are actually a better cover once washed. They clean easy, turn on the hose and spin clean in 1 min flat. Of course I dont do it everytime I keep about 10 going and leave them in water until I clean them all at once. Whole routine takes 15 min, and I save $45, no brainer.

**ProWallGuy** · 12-30-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by WisePainter

I have found myself annoying people around here (the staff apparently) by hijacking threads to preach the efficiency and speed in which the Colossus offers.

Then feel free to start a whole new thread on the subject. And me being the nice guy that I am, I'll merge all these posts right into it. Not a bad idea, eh?

**ProWallGuy** · 12-30-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

Pro, mine can sit for months and develop flat sides that can take a while to work out, I had stored lots of them flat in a box and was looking for some advice on long term storage.

I don't mind the hijack, it's just proof positive that many painters operate in their own little alcoholic world.

Touche. The bin is for storing brand new ones. If not packed tight, they will not develop a flat spot. For used covers, I spin them out, and pack them vertically in a five. Make sure they are completely dry before doing so as a crust can form on the bottom of the five if more water/paint seeps out.

chris n · 12-30-2008, 07:03 PM

, it's just proof positive that many painters operate in their own little alcoholic world.

Touche.

The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem

Frankawitz · 01-01-2009, 08:15 AM

Teetor, I like to buy Lambs wool roller skins 1 1/2" I have found that using a clean 5 and standing them on end works great then put a lid on them, I had a bucket with 20 of them in there. I also got my skins from a company call Colorado lambs wool Skin Company they sold me a case of 1", 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" there where 24 skins I got 6-1", 6-1 1/4", and 12- 1 1/2", I have a 5 I wrote on the lid Roller Skins, that's all I keep in it. but then again I put all my hand tools in 5's since I go through when work is good 25 buckets of mud and paint a month. so I have all kinds of 5's, Years back I gave my Father in Law about 180- 5's and he was selling them for $2.00 a bucket, it gave him some extra cash.

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