Bonded bilayer wrap for paint brushes, rollers, and other items
A bonded bilayer sheet is formed from an inner absorbent sheet bonded with an adhesive to an outer metal foil layer, desirable aluminum foil. The inner absorbent layer is suitable for items even that are messy, such as paint, due to its ability to absorb the paint or other liquid that is contained in/on the item requiring wrapping. In order to hold the inner absorbent layer in place, the outer metal foil can be formed about the item being wrapped (crushed) to keep the absorbent layer in contact with the item and to exclude air. Obviously, this bonded bilayer sheet finds great utility for wrapping paint brushes, paint rollers, paint roller trays, and a host of like items so that the items can be set aside for a few hours or even a few days and the user return to find the items in suitable condition to be reused.
1. A method for storing a paint instrument having a paint thereon, which comprises the steps of:
(a) wrapping the paint instrument with an absorbent layer; and
(b) wrapping the absorbent layer with a metal foil that is hand formed about the absorbent layer such that the absorbent layer remains in place on the paint instrument.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the paint is a latex paint and the absorbent layer is wetted with water.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the paint is oil based and the absorbent layer is wetted with an organic solvent.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal foil is bonded with the absorbent layer.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the metal foil has been bonded with the absorbent layer with an adhesive.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the paint instrument is one or more of a paint brush, a paint roller, or a paint roller cover.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent layer comprises a cellulosic sheet.
8. The method of claim 1 , where in the metal foil comprises an aluminum foil.
9. The method of claim 7 , where in the metal foil comprises an aluminum foil.
10. A reusable paint applicator having a paint thereon, comprising:
(a) a paint applicator wetted with a paint thereon:
(b) an absorbent layer wrapped around the wetted paint applicator; and
(c) a metal foil wrapped around the absorbent layer,
the bilayer wrapped paint applicator maintaining the paint applicator in condition for later use.
11. The reusable paint applicator of claim 10 , wherein the paint is a latex paint and the absorbent layer optionally is wetted with water.
12. The reusable paint applicator of claim 10 , wherein the paint is oil based and the absent layer optionally is wetted with an organic solvent.
13. The reusable paint applicator of claim 10 , wherein the metal foil is bonded with the absorbent layer.
14. The reusable paint applicator of claim 13 , wherein the metal foil has been bonded with the absorbent layer with an adhesive.
15. The reusable paint applicator of claim 10 , wherein the paint applicator is one or more of a paint brush, a paint roller, or a paint roller cover.
16. The reusable paint applicator of claim 10 , wherein the absorbent layer comprises a cellulosic sheet.
17. The reusable paint applicator of claim 10 , where in the metal foil comprises an aluminum foil.
18. The reusable paint applicator of claim 16 , where in the metal foil comprises an aluminum foil.