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Bag the Paint Roller

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Cheap trick that actually works! #diy #paint #garage #homeowners #tools

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What happens here

Take a plastic shopping bag. The presenter specifically recommends bags from 'Menards' due to their thickness, which makes them more durable and less likely to tear. Carefully place the paint roller head (with paint still on it) into the bag. Gently push out as much air from the bag as possible around the roller without excessively mashing or deforming the roller's nap. Once the air is expelled, twist the open end of the plastic bag tightly around the handle of the paint roller to create a secure, relatively airtight seal.

Goal: Encase the paint roller in a plastic bag to prevent air exposure

Tools and materials

  • Paint Roller — The painting tool being preserved
  • Plastic Shopping Bag Menards — To wrap the paint roller and create a barrier against air

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paint? If you're painting all weekend and you clean this out or toss it, you're wasting both time and money. All you got to do is take a bag. Menards bags are my favorite. They're the thickest. Go ahead and just put this bag right over the top. Get all the air out of there best you can. You don't want to mess up the nap of your roller too much. We'll just get all the air out of there. I like to just twist this around the handle a little bit. And now I'm going to throw this in the fridge. I'm going to throw it upright like this, not laying down. I don't want this side to

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