System and method for cleaning both the interior and the exterior of drywall tools

A system for simultaneously cleaning an interior and an exterior of a tool, comprising:

• a bucket having an open upper end and a rim;
• a support frame having a generally cylindrical form of flat metallic straps and bands located inside the bucket and suspended from the rim of the bucket;
• a set of brushes mounted to the support frame inside the bucket and having bristles that radiate toward a center of the bucket;
• a pump assembly having a pump, an intake hose having one end that is adapted to be located inside the bucket, and a delivery hose having one end that is adapted to be connected to the tool;
• and wherein
• when the bucket is filled with a cleaning fluid, the system is adapted to clean both the interior and the exterior of the tool when said one end of the intake hose is submerged in the cleaning fluid, said one end of the delivery hose is connected to the tool, the pump is actuated to circulate the cleaning fluid through the tool such that the interior of the tool is flushed, and the exterior of the tool is scrubbed with the brushes.

A method of cleaning both an interior and an exterior of a tool, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a bucket, a support frame, a brush, and a pump assembly;
• (b) mounting the brush to the support frame;
• (c) locating the support frame inside the bucket such that the brush is also located inside the bucket;
• (d) placing a cleaning fluid inside the bucket;
• (e) submerging one end of an intake hose of the pump assembly in the cleaning fluid;
• (f) connecting one end of a delivery hose to the tool;
• (g) actuating the pump assembly to circulate the cleaning fluid through the intake hose, the pump, the delivery hose, and the tool;
• (h) cleaning the interior of the tool by pumping the cleaning fluid through the interior of the tool;
• and
• (i) cleaning the exterior of the tool by scrubbing the exterior of the tool with the brush.