The Roller Squeegee by Obvious Solutions

This is the best invention to clean rollers. I don’t get my hands dirty and it works great!

What can I say. it really works. I was a little skeptical when I first seen it. I used it about ten times now and it does pull a lot of paint out of the roller. I suggest cleaning it off with water and a wet rag as soon as your done to keep it from caking up. Out of the ten times I've used it I think I saved a quarter to a half gallon of paint, but I'm using a 3/4" nap. I paint a few houses a year and include the paint into my price so, if I can save a gallon or two, more money in my pocket. It's worth it to me. At $65. a gallon, it already paid for itself.

Works as it should I love it

I wouldn't say this is necessarily easy to use. Using something like this while painting I would say does not guarantee it won't pull fibers or other material off of the roller if you're trying to re-use what you squeegee off. I first tried to use it to clean off dried paint that was already on my roller brush and some paint removal liquid that works ok, it was pretty messy and difficult to push the squeegee over the roller away from myself as the instructions/images show. It was actually easier for me to pull the squeegee towards me once it was on the roller. You also have more leverage if you hold your roller much closing to the bend of the metal instead of on the handle. The second time I used this I did try it while painting and wet with paint and that's where I really think the useful scenario of this product shows. If you really want to use the most paint you can while painting and not waste any, or completely squeegee off the paint from your roller when done using it with wet paint then that's the best use for this product. In summary, this is not necessarily for cleaning rollers with dry paint, you'll have trouble. This product is for maximizing the use of your paint from your roller while painting, or cleaning it off as best you can when done painting - you'll be able to use this squeegee and be satisfied with the results.

Good

I highly recommend this. I used to hate washing out rollers but with this it makes it so much easier and you will be surprised at how much paint you can put back in the can.

I had a paint project that required me to use a 1-1/4" knap roller cover. This device let me reclaim at least one pint of paint that would have otherwise been washed down the drain. Even if you're not using a deep-knap roller this squeegee is a must have. This roller squeegee and a spinner have cut after job clean up time way down and made a tiresome task almost fun. If you're tired of throwing away good rollers because it's too hard to clean them out get one of these. With the time and material saved it will pay for itself. Get one!

Worked perfectly! Way better than you using the scraper type! Was able to get double the amount of paint out of the roller than with a scraper style!

These things wreck rollers. The problem is that they're a bit on the small side so you have to press down using all your strength to get them to go down the roller sleeve. I'm 6 feet tall and 17 stone and I have to push with all my might. This type of action is not good for rollers and damages them. The idea should be that they simply sheath down the roller releasing paint back into the kettle. They're not worth the money because the amount of paint saved does not outweigh the number of rollers ruined.

Met my need.

I really hate painting! Clean up was always the worst, but the boss (my Wife) wanted to paint our living room and dinning room. I read the reviews and was interested in this Roller Squeegee so I ordered one, and let me tell you, it was one of my best ideas. With all the painting I've done over the years, it always seemed to take forever to completely clean the rollers. With this tool it cut the cleaning time in half or more and did a much better job than doing it by hand. I highly recommend this tool to everyone!

It's simple and sturdy. Saves a lot of paint and makes cleaning the rollers faster and easier. Don't know why they're not sold everywhere.