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Rotate Roller When Carrying

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To prevent paint drips when carrying a loaded roller to your work surface, continuously rotate the roller in your hand as you move. As long as the roller is spinning, paint is much less likely to drip onto floors, carpet, or other surfaces. This simple, subconscious action can save significant time on cleanup and prevent frustrating messes.

Goal: Prevent paint drips while moving a loaded roller.

Tools and materials

  • Extension Pole — Attached to the roller for easier transport
  • Paint Roller — Applying paint and being carried

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All right tip number eight is rolling Your Extension pole or your roller as you carry it to your surface so you don't make a mess Once again, there's nothing more frustrating for you to do it yourself Or is then dripping paint where you're not supposed to drip paint on your floor on your carpet on your toilet Whatever on your sink. So here's a handy little trick when it comes to Carrying your roller to wherever you got to go to start painting. So my my pans behind me right here I need to get it to this wall and I need to get it there without dripping it I want it to be really loaded full of paint. So as I'm traveling to and from my surface I'm always Subconsciously rotating the roller in my hand as long as this thing is rotating It's not going to drip paint. I can stand here and just continue to twist it and it won't rotate So I'm gonna load up my roller as I bring it up. I'm going to rotate it and Then begin rolling and that simple little Right there. We'll make it so you will very rarely ever If ever drip paint on a surface is not supposed to be on All right tip number nine is when I actually do my cut-ins

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