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I support these but also, people, please get an extender for your roller. It makes it soo much easier. Usually a mop handle (rod?) will twist right into the handle of the roller. You won't feel like you had a heart attack and you don't need a ladder for anything but trimming this way.

seems like a great idea, but.... using such a tiny roller would take forever to paint an average sized room, wouldn't it?!

The paint didn't get into the roller tube and glop everywhere? Must be a one piece roller? It's nice when these things actually work. :)

clever, but only useful after using enough paint to not have it completely submerged.

I guess this only works if your paint can isn't full? Neat idea I suppose, but it has its limitations.

alaylam...if you do the trim first, there is easily enough space to roll the roller on the mesh.

Matt M...our walls are SO CROOKED that a smaller roller is the only way to go...a bigger roller means uneven covering on the warps and wonks.

Shur Line rocks. The paint edger pad they make with a handle and wheels on the side completely eliminates the need to tape anything. Changed my life!

Exra tip for not having to clean a paint tray: wrap it in a plastic bag before you put paint in it. Just turn the bag inside out when your done...

I inevitably get some dirt or cat hair in my paint even when I clean the walls/trim as thoroughly as possible, so I wouldn't want to contaminate the whole paint can. That is why I use a tray and pour smallish amounts of paint at a time.

Very useful