How to Mix Interior Paint for a Graco Power Roller

Graco Power Rollers are pressure rollers that attach to airless paint guns. With the paint gun, you to apply paint in situations where an air sprayer isn't appropriate, such as interior painting. With the air gun and pressure roller, you don't need to keep dipping the roller into a paint tray. The roller can use any paint that the air gun can handle, so the paint variety depends on the type of paint gun you are using. Most air guns can handle latex, enamel and epoxy paint. Prepare the paint properly before you begin for a smooth, even finish.

Things You'll Need

• Metal tool
• Wooden stir stick
• Pantyhose
• Bucket
• Elastic band

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Open the can of paint by working a metal tool with a flat edge, such as a screwdriver, under the lid.

   • 2

     Stir the paint with a wooden stick until the color looks even and smooth.

   • 3

     Cut off one leg of pantyhose and open the top of it over a bucket so the top of the bucket is covered in pantyhose. Secure the pantyhose in position with an elastic band.

   • 4

     Pour the paint into the bucket so it runs through the pantyhose. The pantyhose catches any particles that are in the paint. The paint in the bucket is ready to use.