Premier lambs wool - 3/8oz (10 grams)

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Additionally, to make cutting in easier, sometimes it’s better to also cover any exposed edges such as skirting or architrave with masking tape, more can be found here in our project on masking up. Types of Paint Roller Pile (Nap) Our columnist Robert Lim recently declared his love for wool, but allow us to remind you why. Wool and hair have many general properties in common, making them desirable for use in a variety of garments: A good tip to avoid transferring loose fibres from a roller sleeve onto your walls is to dab the sleeve with some masking tape before you dip it into your paint, this will pull off any loose fibres. Cheap Roller Sleeves The pile, or nap of a paint roller can be made of materials from 2 different sources that are either wool/natural fibres or man made fibre. As a very rough guide, generally speaking, the rougher the surface of the wall the longer the hair on the sleeve you will need.

Despite the fact you may be tempted to save a few quid and go with the cheap option, don’t! If you are looking for a good finish for your painted surfaces then in most cases you won’t get it with these sleeves. However, natural fibre rollers are ideal for oil and latex-based paints. Wall and Ceiling Corner Roller Sleeve For this reason it’s important that we also take a look at the different types of roller frame that are available, these are as follows: They are also often used for painting timber and fine furniture in paint, varnish, oil and a whole host of other finishes, depending on the type and material of the sleeve.

Although from a distance the finish may look good, up-close this isn’t the case as you are often left with many roller marks in the paint. Generally available in medium pile.

Mini Roller Frame: The mini roller frame is generally just the straight bar version that sleeves simply slot on to. Available in a range of sizes up to 4 inches, these are designed specifically for smaller more detailed jobs Merino wool comes solely from a strain of Merino sheep bred for its wool. Average merino wool is about 21.5 microns, fine merino is 18.6-19.5 microns, superfine is 15-18.5 microns, and ultrafine anything less than 15 microns.They take dye extremely well and both sheep’s wool or hair from alpacas offer a wide range of natural colors that require no additional dyeing. Although not exactly a paint roller, they do kind of work in a similar way hence the reason we are mentioning them. The obvious choice of wool for affordable, high quality knitwear in today's active, modern life is 100% merino. Long Pile: Best used on very uneven or textured surfaces such as pebble dash render and the similar Foam roller sleeves are ideal for use with water-based paints and other similar thinner paints. As the natural pours that appear in the surface of foam are extremely fine they produce a very flat and even finish with minimal roller marks.