How to choose a roller

How to choose a roller

The market presents rollers of various purposes: needle for the filling unit, clamping for smoothing wallpaper, embossed for textured plaster and drawing. In this article, we will talk about paint rollers. Painting rollers intended for staining surfaces allow you to smoothly put the paint with a thin layer and quickly perform work.

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Painting rollers differ in length, diameter and material from which the fur coat is made. The fur coats are fur, velor, foam. From the length of the pile depends the smoothness of the surface of the surface. It is impossible to use the foam rollers when working with nitroemals, they quickly destroy from chemicals. The fur coats are glued and replaceable. The cost of replaceable coat is slightly higher than the full roller. The replacement of the fur coat takes time, sometimes it is difficult to fix the roller disks. Removable coats are convenient only on small foam rollers.

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Fur coats fur rollers make from sheepskin or synthetic pile. A plush or velor roller has a very short pile - 1-1.5 mm and allows you to get a smooth surface. The disadvantage is that the fur coat absorbs little paint, the roller has often to dip in the bath. Long pile is suitable for staining structural wallpaper. Such a pile fully paint the relief without leaving permits. Porpa rubber coating has different density. Soft foam coats are used only for primer. When applying paint with a roller with such a fur coat on the surface there are bubbles from which it is difficult to get rid of.

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The length of the roller is released from 5 to 30 cm. Roller diameter - from 3 to 9 cm. For staining of the ceilings, select a roller with a size of 20-25 cm and a diameter of 6 cm. From the roller of 30 cm wide, there are less bands that need to roll, but in the absence Work skills Such a roller is more difficult to work. Mini-rollers are used to dye the side of multi-level ceilings, window frames, grids and fences.

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The length of the handle also matters. 50 cm long handles apply only for staining of hard-to-reach places. When staining ceilings or extensive surfaces using a telescopk, it is inconvenient to operate with a roller with a long handle. The optimal version of the budget length is 25 cm.

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On the shape of the roller, ordinary tubular and angular are produced. The angular rollers are designed to stain in the inner corners. They are not practical in the work. It is better to apply paint in the corners of the brush and roll it with a mini-roller.

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The correct roller selection will help qualitatively paint any surface. Choosing a tool, take into account the relief of the surface, the composition of the paint and the type of work.

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