Core77

DIYers, modelmakers, students, and exhibit designers all know that painting is a neccessary but pain-in-the-neck process that produces a lot of waste. Two ways to reduce painting waste are obvious, but easier said than done:

1. Use every last drop in the can--paint is the #1 hazardous household waste in America, and an estimated 7% of every gallon ends up in the garbage, simply because paint cans do not effectively evacuate all of their contents.

2. Conserve paint rollers. This has traditionally been difficult because washing rollers takes forever and uses tons of water to make them clean enough to re-use--which makes cheap throwaways look attractive.

Two products designed to meet these needs are the PaintMiser and the Rejuv-a-Roller. Both are useful, though damned with silly names and poorly-edited product videos. The PaintMiser is designed to scrape every last drop of paint out of a can; load the video up and skip the propaganda-laden beginning and end--the actual demo runs from 1:35 to around 3:21.

The cheesy Home Shopping Network video for the Rejuv-a-Roller is mostly fluff, but the demo is pretty compelling. It uses way less water to get a clean roller. Again, skip the beginning and end--the good stuff runs from 1:20 to 2:25.

(Also--will some art school out there start producing a crop of competent video producers, so we can post video links without having to list timecodes of where the useful footage is?)