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Painting
Clean-up
 Things You'll Need
 Wire Coat Hanger
Tennis Ball Can
Soapy Water
Plastic Shopping Bag
Vegetable Oil
Cloth
White Vinegar
Spatula
Nail Polish Remover
Solution:
Cleaning up after painting doesn't have to be a huge job.
I have a few ideas to make it quick and easy.
Before cleaning a latex paint roller, bend a wire coat
hanger in half and run it along the length of the roller.
This will squeeze out excess paint so you won't have as
much to clean up. Slip the roller inside a tennis ball can
and fill it with soapy water. Put the top on and shake it
up to get the soap and water all over and let it sit for a
few hours. When you come back you'll be able to just rinse
it clean!
If you line your paint pan with a plastic shopping bag
before you start, it will act as a liner and you can just
turn it inside out to throw it away when you're finished.
No mess.
To clean that paint off of your hands, try some vegetable
oil. Just rub it in and the paint will come right off. As
a bonus, the oil will soften your skin too!
If you got some splatters of paint on a window, hold a
cloth dipped in warm vinegar over the spot. When the paint
has softened a little, scrape it off with a spatula. Try
some nail polish remover if the splatters are from
oil-based paint. |
