Trimaco Paint Strainer

Trimaco Paint Strainers: Professional Filtration for a Flawless Finish

Trimaco has been a cornerstone of the paint and jobsite protection industry since 1906, and their commitment to helping professionals and DIYers achieve clean, smooth results is nowhere more evident than in their lineup of paint strainers. Whether you're loading up a spray gun, filling a roller tray, or working through a large bucket of stain, Trimaco's strainers are engineered to intercept the particles that ruin a finish before they ever reach your tool.

Why Strain Your Paint?

Even when paint looks smooth in the can, unwanted particles — dried paint flecks, dust, and other impurities — can settle or form during storage. A paint strainer acts as a final filter before the coating touches your brush, roller, or sprayer. Whether you're a DIY painter or a pro contractor, incorporating paint straining into your workflow can prevent clogged spray guns, eliminate debris in your paint, and ensure a flawless final coat.

The Trimaco SuperTuff® Lineup

Trimaco organizes its paint strainer range under the trusted SuperTuff® brand name, offering three distinct formats to match different job sizes and application methods:

• SuperTuff® Cone Strainers — Trimaco's cone paint strainers are ideal for small batches of paint and spray equipment prep. These disposable, easy-to-use funnels fit securely inside most paint cups or small buckets and come in both medium and fine mesh options for filtering latex, stains, and solvent-based coatings. Their shape and size make them perfect for quick jobs where precision matters — if you want fast, reliable filtration without setup or cleanup, cone strainers are a go-to choice. Now constructed with synthetic mesh instead of cotton, this improvement ensures more accurate pore sizes, better filtration and purification of paint, and results in faster straining.
• SuperTuff® Bag Strainers — Paint strainer bags are designed to filter larger quantities of paint quickly. The elastic-top bags stretch over 1-gallon or 5-gallon buckets, making them stable and mess-free during high-volume use. Bag strainers feature double-stitched edges and are made of polyester , delivering the durability needed on demanding job sites. The paint strainer bag works to remove dried flakes, lumps, filaments and other dust particles from paint, eliminating the risk of dry paint lumps sticking to paint rollers and getting stuck in paint sprayers.
• SuperTuff® Pump Strainer — Trimaco's SuperTuff® Pump Strainer is ideal for filtering paint, varnish, or lacquer to avoid dried paint, lumps, dirt, or other foreign objects from being pulled into a spraying unit, eliminating clogging the paint sprayer as well as avoiding clumps and messes while painting or staining. Designed with either an elastic or drawstring edge, simply place the strainer over the pressure pump intake valve to begin filtering. Pump strainers are made with a tough nylon 600-micron mesh.

The EZ-Strainer: Strain While You Spray

Trimaco's EZ Strainer allows the paint sprayer to access clean paint or stain while the elastic, 5-gallon paint strainer bag continues to filter. This means uninterrupted spray sessions with cleaner output — a practical solution for large-scale coating work where stopping to re-strain mid-job isn't an option.

A Brand Built on Over a Century of Trust

With origins in the paint industry and over 100 years of experience, Trimaco has delivered an innovative and extensive product line that touches many different markets. Trimaco is a manufacturing leader in the paint, construction, flooring, marine, disaster restoration, facilities maintenance, and automotive industries. That breadth of experience informs every product they make — including their paint strainers, which are built to the same exacting standards as the rest of the SuperTuff® line. Browse the full Trimaco brand page or explore all paint strainers to find the right filtration tool for your next project.