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Understand the Value of Preservation

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

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The presenter highlights that a 3/4-inch nap paint roller can hold a significant amount of paint, nearly 10 fluid ounces. Cleaning out or discarding such a roller after a painting session, especially if you're painting over a weekend, results in a waste of both time and money. The goal of this tip is to avoid this waste.

Goal: Recognize the cost and time savings of preserving paint tools

Tools and materials

  • Paint Roller — The primary tool to be preserved; specifically, a 3/4-inch nap roller is mentioned
  • Paint — The substance to be preserved on the roller

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Did you know that 3/4 inch nap roller like this one can hold almost 10 oz of 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

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