We’re in the middle of some painting projects, and I was fretting about the waste — it’s messy to use a paint tray without a liner (you never seem to be able to wash all the old paint out) but I hated using and discarding plastic liners. Then we went to Sears for more supplies and lo and behold, a new invention from Shur-Line: a paint tray with a Teflon surface. When you’re done painting for the day, you just let what’s left in the tray dry, then peel it off. Since we tend to keep our metal trays forever, this was a no-brainer. We put it to use immediately, and it worked as advertised, as you can see. It did take a little more effort to peel smaller paint splatters off the tray sides, but overall this is one invention I am happy to have at home. You can get one for about $7 at Sears. –Mary T.