Container for soaking and preserving paint roller covers

Abstract

A sealable container for paint dissolving and cleaning fluids for storing and cleaning a paint roller cover sleeve. A central post having an enlarged foot at the bottom thereof for engaging the inside bottom wall of the receptacle such that a paint roller cover is coaxially received over the post and rests on top of the bottom foot of the post to provide sediment clearance space at the bottom of the container and to additionally provide a handle at the top of the post for removing the post from the container together with the paint roller cover sleeve without having to directly handle the sleeve. A drain position is provided at the upper end of the container so that the foot of the post may rest at the drain position to permit the remaining fluids contained within the roller cover sleeve to drain back down into the container.

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