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I swore off buying used paint rollers until a garage sale in Bakersfield changed my mind
I always figured used paint rollers were nasty and not worth the hassle, so I bought cheap new ones every single job and tossed them after. Then last month I helped my cousin clean out his garage in Bakersfield and he had a stack of old Wooster rollers he got for a buck each at estate sales. He showed me how a quick soak in warm water with a little dish soap brings the nap right back, and the frame lasts forever if you just rinse it. I tried one on a closet repaint and honestly it laid the paint smoother than the new 3 dollar ones I had been buying, maybe because the nap was already broken in. I did the math and I was spending about 60 bucks a year on rollers I threw away, which is dumb when a 50 cent used one works better. Now I keep a bucket of soapy water in the truck and clean every roller after the job instead of pitching it. My question is how do you all store them so the nap doesn't flatten while they dry? I have been hanging mine on a nail but the ends still get mashed.
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