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There are quite a few times that I have to climb or get in a place where I can't take a roller AND a pan, so I have to load up the roller as heavy as I can, and go wherever it is. The problem of coarse, is that a roller loaded that much will drip and make a mess.
A very effective way to deal with this is to turn the roller back and forth in your hand. Let's say you pull it out of the pan, it's horizontal. As you're climbing, gently turn the handle 180 degrees, 'till it's horizontal again, facing the other way. The paint drops don't have time to gather in one place, as a dropping off point.
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I have a commercial roller pan that I siliconed a piece of acrylic big enough to cover the deep end and I'll fill it with just enough paint to do the job. It can be hauled up the ladder in a verticle position and then hung on the rungs. To use it, I'll swing it out enough to load the roller, then I can let it hang there as I do the deed, leaves both arms free.
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I have a sturdy plastic roller tray that can be upended so the bottom is a bucket and it has a handle. Sounds like the dream tool you're looking for. I thought everyone had one.
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