is an auxiliary flange 60 having a suitable aperture 62 of a size and shape to receive the post 58 when the post is inserted in the aperture the paint applying portion is supported above the paint well in fig7 the flange 24 includes an upwardly extending post or stud 58 the wire rod 36 includes an aperture 62 therethrough to receive the post if necessary a portion of the rod may be of enlarged diameter as at 64 to accommodate the aperture 62 without the resultant loss of strength in the rod in fig8 a clip 66 is provided having a generally 34 s 34 shaped configuration one leg is welded to the rod 36 as at 68 the other leg 70 is removably hooked under the flange 24 of the tray when it is desired to support the roller over the paint well as illustrated clip 66 is oriented to be hooked under flange 24 by moving the roller toward the tray from the exterior thereof when the paint tray is made of cardboard the flange support concept of fig1 and 2 may only have a limited useful life before the cardboard rips or tears and the strength of the cardboard flange may.