Roller Blaster Review

As a decorating geek, I like to keep an eye on what’s happening in the industry. New innovations in paint, new tools, how Decorators get ahead, it all excites me. So, when more than one Decorator emailed me about the Roller Blaster, I had to get my hands on one.

I did a little bit of research, sent a few emails out, found the inventor, and got in touch.

The Roller Blaster is essentially a tool you use to clean paint rollers. It works for 9 inch rollers, and all you do is hook it up to a hose pipe, point the waste pipe at a bucket, and plug it in.

Lift the guard up, place the roller inside, close, and then press the button. High-powered jets of water blast at the roller, causing it to spin and expel the paint.  20 seconds and 2L of water later, and you have a clean, dry roller. Simple really.

My Roller Blaster Review

The Roller Blaster was invented by a chap called Steve Bentley, and it’s an invention that came out of New Zealand. At the time of writing this review, they’re not available in the UK. However, I found out that they will soon be sold over here by The Paint Shack, so if you are interested, it might be worth reaching out to them.

They’re not cheap! It’s eye watering, especially considering paint rollers are less than a tenner a sleeve. But I know there’s a market for them! If you have a few Decorators who work for you, or you’re a paint supplier and want to offer an extra service for your customers, then a Roller blaster is probably worth the investment.

If you’re a one-man-band and you only wash 4 or 5 rollers out a week, then the Roller blaster might not be for you.

As for performance; they’re perfect. The Roller blaster literally couldn’t be better. 20 seconds and 2L of water gets you a completely clean roller, already spun out, and ready to paint again.

I washed 10 rollers in a few minutes with the one I got, and it was faultless. You don’t need to take the sleeve off the cage, and you don’t get water trapped inside the roller. They’re literally ready to go again!

It’s quicker and cleaner than throwing your rollers in the washing machine, and a lot better than doing them by hand in a sink. You don’t even need a detergent.

It’s a little bit noisy, but it’s not like you need to put up with the noise for very long. Wash all your rollers, then run the Roller Blaster once while it’s empty. This cleans the machine, ready for the next time you use it.

Final Thoughts

I love the Roller Blaster, and I’m glad I got the chance to use one. I made a little video to demo the tool in use (which you can see below). A lot of Decorators scoffed when they saw it. They couldn’t believe someone would spend so much on something that only cleans 9” rollers, but they’re missing the point.

If you’ve got a medium to large size decorating company with more than 10 employees, then this bit of kit is fantastic to have around the yard.

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