I wrap the brush or roller with foil. you can wrap it tight & i have had them last for a couple weeks. Just my .02
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How To Store A Paint Roller Overnight
Save time by using plastic to keep a paint roller wet overnight
There are only so many hours in a day and sometimes you need to turn it in, mid-project. Stopping during a painting job can be tricky since paint rollers and brushes dry out overnight, rendering them useless the next day.
An efficient way to solve this issue is to keep rollers and brushes wet overnight, so they are ready to go the next day. To do this, all you need to do is cover them tightly in plastic.
ContentsBefore you wrap a paint roller, dip it in paint and then wrap it in plastic, ensuring the sides are tightly tied with twist ties or elastic bands. Once the roller is wrapped tight store it in a cool place. Some people even store their rollers in the fridge!
How to Keep Paint Brushes and Rollers from Drying Out
Whether you’re a professional or DIY painter, it’s smart to maximize the use of your roller or brush. Part of saving money (and the environment) involves knowing how to keep paint rollers and brushes from drying out. If your roller or brush dries with paint on it, it will no longer be able to apply a smooth coat of paint on your wall. So, to complete the project, a painter would either have to accept a substandard paint job with a dried-out roller or brush or buy a new one.
Read on to learn about two ways to keep paint brushes and rollers from drying out.
Keeping Paint Brushes and Rollers from Drying During PaintingStep 1: Get a thick coat of paint onto the brush or roller. For very short breaks while painting (up to five minutes), this is often enough to prevent the paint roller or brush from drying out.
For breaks that are a little longer, such as between coats, proceed to the next step.
Step 2: Cover the roller or brush in plastic wrap. Bear in mind that this can be messy, so you may wish to wear gloves.
Wind the plastic wrap around the brush or the roll portion of the roller a couple of times, and then tear the plastic wrap off.
Step 3: Temporarily store the roller or brush. Place the wrapped roller or brush on a tarp or other protected surface while you wait for the paint to dry, take lunch, or focus on
trim work
Keeping Paint Brushes and Rollers from Drying After PaintingStep 1: Coat the roller or brush generously in paint. Before storing your roller or brush overnight or for a longer period of time, you must get a thick coat of paint on it that will not dry easily.
Step 2: Tear off about two feet of 12-inch-wide, thick aluminum foil. Place the foil on a tarp or other protected surface.
Next, place the paint-laden roller or brush on top of the foil, using a diagonal cant if necessary.
Step 3: Wrap the foil around the brush or the spongy portion of the roller. Wrap the foil over the entire surface and press down the edges to prevent air from getting inside.
Store the roller until its next use.
While these methods are simple, they are effective. Aluminum foil is used for longer-term storage because it retains a better seal to keep moisture in and air out. Some people also suggest placing your roller or brush in the
refrigerator
for overnight storage. Taking extra care to keep a paint roller or brush from drying out will result in lower costs for materials and a better look to your paint job.
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Barnabas
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Joined Nov 24, 2013 Messages 352 Location Raleigh, NC
Wrapping tight to keep in the moisture in is good, but I would not recommended putting it in the refrigerator. Keeping the paint cool should have no effect on keeping the paint wet. In fact, your refrigerator is a very dry environment, so putting it in the refrigerator should only make it dry out faster.
Yes, I actually paid attention in physics class.
slomatt
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Joined Apr 16, 2010 Messages 63 Location Bay Area, CA
As long as no paint has made its way in to the ferrule I often use this trick between coats of latex paint, usually for an hour or two but I’ve left them overnight before with no issues. I wrap them in a plastic shopping bag and just leave them horizontal on the bench, never put one in the fridge. In fact, I bagged a brush twice today between various coats and it cleaned up just fine when I was finished.
rlitman
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Joined Oct 18, 2010 Messages 22,029 Location Long Island
We would just drop the roller setup into the 5 gal bucket with the paint, then cover the top with plastic, wrap with tape and you’re good overnight. We always washed latex brushes every night. Our brushes were 30 to 40$ so you like to take care of them. I feel like a brush left in the fridge over night handles a little different then a fresh one. You can’t cut in as fast or exactly. Sometimes we would switch brushes at lunch. I’m really picky with brushes though.
The longer a brush sits in paint, the more that paint wicks up the bristles towards the ferrule. One way to slow this process is to start with a wetted brush.
If painting latex paint, soak your dry brush in water before starting, and then hand spin the water out. There’ll be enough water high up in the bristles to keep the paint from getting too high up there.
If painting with oil based paint, dip your dry brush in mineral spirits and squeeze out the excess before dipping in paint. Same idea as above.
Wrapping tight to keep in the moisture in is good, but I would not recommended putting it in the refrigerator. Keeping the paint cool should have no effect on keeping the paint wet. In fact, your refrigerator is a very dry environment, so putting it in the refrigerator should only make it dry out faster.
Yes, I actually paid attention in physics class.
Your refrigerator is actually a very wet environment. It may be low in absolute humidity, because the low temperature supports very little moisture content, but that is why it is always near 100% relative humidity. The RH is what matters when it comes to evaporation, and is why your crisper doesn’t dry out lettuce and vegetables. But when it comes to latex paint, freezing will cause separation (i.e. putting it in the freezer will be a disaster), and chilling a few degrees will have almost no effect in preventing evaporation in comparison with just wrapping tightly in plastic.
For oil based paint, the cold of the freezer will significantly reduce the vapor pressure of the solvent, and significantly increase how long a brush can be left there. I’ve gotten many months this way with disposable brushes (I still wouldn’t leave a good brush more than a week or so).
