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Ideal for painting broad areas
6mm nap
Pack of 30 Roller
230mm
30x Supercraft SPP1210 Painting Roller Covers 230mm 6mm Nap $59 Delivered @ South East Clearance
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Appreciate the insight.
Honest question: What type of roller is recommended for walls and ceiling? And why?
11mm - 15mm for walls, some people go higher for ceilings. Usually 270mm and up, wouldn't recommend anything more than 270mm for your average DIYer. Generally speaking without getting into what rollers are made up of, more nap equals more stipple. More nap also holds more paint so more better! High end jobs I use 11mm to produce a flat finish, most repaints would be looking at a 15mm, again personal choice.
The only exception to the rule is the Dulux Dacron rollers that come in 18mm nap. Surprisingly a very low stipple finish,
I use a brand called "Rolon" and I believe they are beginning to stock some Dulux stores so its easier to find then ordering direct as I have done for years. I love their Polyamide material rollers. Unfortunately I don't really know what places like bunnings stock, so probably can't point you to the correct product there. Essentially you want something that holds plenty of paint, but equally is able to release that paint without too much effort. The higher the sheen level (shine) of the paint, the more even and well layed off you need the paint to be. So for a Flat ceiling, you can generally put the paint on heavy, lay it of a little and it will dry with no shine and look great. For that I typically use an 18mm nap (all my rollers are 270mm wide as I find it easier to just carry the one set of roller frames) Walls are usually a little shinier, so you can't put the paint on as heavy, and need to take care in laying it off so you get a uniform pattern, for walls I use a 12mm nap. Then with glosswork on doors, this is usually very shiny gloss, and will show up any imperfections in your work, so again, thin, even coats, layed of all nicely, I use a microfibre 5mm nap for acrylics, and a moehair or velour for the oil based paints.
Thank you very much and a follow up as I’m also painting the exterior of my house, having to paint over bricks which were painted 30 years ago presumably using lead paint.
What application is recommended: roller (type, nap length), spray paint, or first the latter than the former to back roll?
How to prepare that surface (eg wash) and is this surface a consideration for the paint I will put on?
@MerlinKlendatu: You got a reply below, ol' Natedogg must've had too big of a night with girls shaking that ass for him that he forgot to hit the reply button ;)
I would be 90% sure it's a product called Superlon. A mix of polyseter and other fibres. Not pure polyester (those are the cheap of the cheap covers) the other fibres can vary some of the better ones will use natural fibre this, I am guessing, will have acrylic as the other mix. Former product developer for a hardware and tool wholesaler.
I'd wash the exterior, if the existing paint isn't too shiny a surface, then probably just use a good self-priming exterior paint like Dulux Weathershield. If you think adhesion would be an issue, then a nice undercoat like Dulux Maximum adhesion will ensure it will stick nicely. Spraying paint outside can be messy, doesn't take much wind to blow your paint around. Personally I'd just roll with a fairly large nap for bricks, 18mm or higher, i think my exterior rollers are about 23mm nap
Hmm, as a professional painter, I can only say please don't assume this roller "ideal for broad areas" will do anything more than gloss a door. Definitely want wider roller and a much longer nap for walls or ceilings. Also without mentioning what material is used, its kinda hard to tell what to use this for at all?!? Price seems good at $2 for a disposable roller though