Wooster Brush R292-9 Lambswool 100 Roller Cover, 3/4-Inch Nap, 9-Inch

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Choosing the right one will help you make your painting project go smoother, so it is important to select the right roller cover for the job. Rule number one when using paint rollers is that for a good finish, buy a good roller or at least a good roller sleeve. Cheap sleeves can leave roller marks which are almost impossible to paint out. With exceptional levels of absorbancy, you don't need to dip a lambskin roller as often as other types of roller, speeding up the painting process. Some manufacturers claim that their lambswool rollers reduce application time by up to 30%. Synthetic fibre roller sleeves are ideal for oil based paints such as gloss painting a flush door. The tighter the nap, the smoother the finish but be prepared to throw the smoother roller sleeves away as they are a nightmare to clean. With so many synthetic rollers on the market, sheepskin rollers may not be as popular with some painters and decorators as before. However, the question of why sheepskin rollers are still quality tools for painters still lingers. High Capacity Rollers

But he argues nevertheless that sheepskin rollers can work on those walls as long as the painter knows what he or she is doing. “I would say a certain amount of skill is required,” he says. “But I know an awful lot of people who use half-inch-nap sheepskin to do a living room wall.” Standard Roller Frame: The standard roller frame either features a frame and end caps or a straight bar that the roller sleeve slots on to. Available in a range of sizes from 9 to 18 inches

Sheepskin roller makers must also struggle with quality in ways that makers of synthetics never will. Schneider thinks today’s wool is less dense and consistent than it was years ago. And long-haired pelts are becoming less common as lambs are killed earlier, he says. Another big problem with sheepskin rollers is that they can delaminate after being soaked in water-based products. The ends pull away from the core, and they fall apart. It also carries the paint to the surface, so you will need to choose the right height for the best results.

Although not exactly a paint roller, they do kind of work in a similar way hence the reason we are mentioning them. Although when we refer to a paint roller we think of it as a whole item, but in fact the most import part is the interchangeable sleeve as this is the part that gets the paint on the wall and determines how good the finish is. The remainder of the roller, the frame and the handle is just there hold the sleeve. Likewise if you have a smaller, more delicate surface to cover, such as a skirting board, a smaller width roller would be much more suited to this. If you are repainting the inside of your home, then a microfiber roller will hold up to four times its volume in terms of paint.

In light of this, Perfection has been developed as our ‘top tier’ offering giving more specific choice and quality for the discerning professional painter and decorator – we know that tools are life and they need to be high quality and last in the long term. Paint rollers are ideal for covering large, flat surfaces with paint as they can make a huge difference to the time taken covering a wall with paint. However it is essential that you also use a paint brush, or paint pad to cut in around the edges and corners where the roller cannot get to without making a mess of the surface next to the one you are painting. As we have stated above, the sleeve is the most important part of a paint roller as it gets the paint on the wall, however without a frame and handle to operate it, it’s essentially useless. Some have also speculated that sheepskin rollers work better than the average roller with low-VOC coatings. The idea is that the long hairs of sheepskin rollers do a superior job of handling the large amount of solids of a typical low-VOC paint.