Flaking paint in your roller scuttle can be a real headache when you’re working. So we asked members of the Decorators Forum UK how they tackled the issue on a day to day basis. This is what they came back with.
All I do is sand the scuttle when I get it, then coat it with undercoat. Once dry, paint will never flake.
I use scuttle liners. You can buy them online, they cost peanuts, and you don’t need to worry about paint flaking. Click here for prices.
Flaking paint in scuttles can be a real nightmare!! There are a couple of solutions worth looking at. The first is scuttle liners!! A neat plastic membrane which lines a scuttle while in use, then you simply dispose of it afterwards. The other option is to sand, then paint a coat of adhesion primer in the bottom and sides. Doing this will mean any paint residue from future usage will bond to the scuttle and never flake. You’ll get about 500 uses out of a scuttle before having to throw it away.
I coat mine up with Zinsser cover stain and leave to dry. Works perfect for me
Scuttle liners are good if you’re onsite – same paint throughout etc. I buy mine online.
Tried everything, thought about using floor paint as the one we wiped back seems solid
I put oil-based undercoat on the sides before I go home some afternoons when I know I’m rolling the next day 👍🏻
Use a tray 🤠👍
Coat out with BIN first. Allow to dry properly before use.
Give it a coat of gloss before using!
Tackling Flaking paint in Scuttles
Scuttle liners
Scuttle liners or coat it with shellac
Bin bag and at the end of the day you tap your roller and brush inside it
Oil based undercoat works well for me
Scuttle liner.
Oil based products 👍👌
Oil undercoat 👍🏽
I throw mine away and buy new ones, simples
Oil varnish or knotting
Scuttle liners 🙄
Clean out your scuttle 😂
Use a liner
Worth Use scuttle liners
Scuttle liners
Undercoat it first
Stop using cheap paint!! liners just seem like a waste of money
Use 50l kitchen swing bin liners. Cheap as chips
Wash it out
Burn it out when your finished 🤔
Oil undercoat or liners
Clean out after use
All about the black bag and tape 👌🏻
Oily undercoat
Put a black bag in it…
I thought it said best way to stop peeing in a scuttle 😂😂😂 I must remember to put my glasses on
Clean it!!!!!!!!!
Scuttle liners but I do a lot of feature walls so can make it expensive
Sand it down and coat once or twice with an oil-based paint
Key the inside 😉👍
Had metal scuttles when I started! Used to burn them out then plumbate!!
Better than any sh*te plastic
Metal scuttle burnt out and knotted
Scuttle liners from Dulux 👌👌
Guardz it! Zinsser
Tackling Flaking paint in Scuttles
Gloss is the only thing that sticks and stays stuck I’ve tried everything from BIN to uni bond and find a coat of gloss is the best and makes it really satisfying when you eventually peel it out
Buy about 5 and have 2 for white 3 for colour
Used to use a metal scuttle years ago 1970’s and I can’t recall the same flaking problem. We’d let the paint dry and build up then burn it out like the metal paint kettles. I wonder if they still sell them?
Just splash out and buy steel paint scuttles will last you a life time never have to buy anymore once you got 10 or so just burn them out