Limiter paint tray

A paint tray system configured to dispense paint onto a paint roller, the paint tray system comprising:

• a paint tray having a bottom section, an end wall and side walls forming a reservoir for holding paint;
• a paint limiter panel received by the tray overlaying the reservoir in the paint tray, said limiter panel comprising a grate section having a plurality of openings that permit the flow of paint from the reservoir through the limiter panel;
• and
• at least one biasing member positioned within the reservoir configured to bias the limiter panel upwardly and away from the bottom section of the tray and thus the surface of the paint within the reservoir, wherein when the limiter panel is pushed downwardly against the force of the biasing members, the limiter panel is positioned in the reservoir so that paint flows through the openings in the grate section to thereby coat the paint roller with paint, and when the downward pressure is substantially removed from the limiter panel, the biasing members bias the limiter panel into an elevated position above the reservoir so that excess paint can be removed from the roller, and wherein the at least one biasing member is received within a recess in the limiter panel and/or in the bottom section of the tray so that the limiter panel contacts and bottoms out against the bottom section of the tray when the at least one biasing member is substantially fully compressed.