Which roller for antifoul primer and paint?

[peterandjeanette]

Having tried different rollers I am looking for the one that does not disintegrate because of the solvent or leave lumps of fluff as it falls apart. Foam, mohair, etc?

Or am I trying too hard.

All answers gratefully received.

 

[[70521]]

I buy the cheap at chips sets, about £3, from Aldi/Lidl.

 

[gjgm]

I use a 4 inch premium foam for gloss ...say 7 or 8 quid for ten ..maybe I get through 2 or three on 35 ft boat.
Some are recommended for varnish which might work too. I have seen 6 inch rollers with solvent approval..they are about 5 quid each in Force 4 chandlery.
I suspect it depends in the a.foul composition too.

 

[Champagne Murphy]

Are the roller that you have old? The foam ones break up more if they are older. I tend to use the small rollers for the (possibly mistaken) belief that I lose less of the mixture in the roller. Doesn’t take much longer at all.

 

[sailaboutvic]

We just finished doing ours , we used a foam roller , managed to get two coats on with one 6" roller

 

[Tranona]

Ordinary "mohair" rollers from B&Q. Cheapest they have, not the very dense ones. One roller does a coat then dispose.

 

[peterandjeanette]

Thanks for the replies.

It would appear that there is no single answer. Everyone seems to have discovered what works for them, and that might not work for someone else.

I think I'll give each one a go and see what happens.

 

[alahol2]

For the first time I've used one small (4"?) roller for two coats of antifoul and it didn't shed nor die. It was a Wickes own make microfibre roller. I bought a pack of 10 expecting, as usual to get through 2 or 3. So this pack should last for the next 9 years... https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Mini-Microfibre-Medium-Pile-Roller-Sleeve-4in---Pack-of-10/p/154871

 

[Old Harry]

Having tried different rollers I am looking for the one that does not disintegrate because of the solvent or leave lumps of fluff as it falls apart. Foam, mohair, etc?

Or am I trying too hard.

All answers gratefully received.

7" mohair on a pole works for me. Wrap in a shopping carrier bag to expel air & it will then do the next coat too

 

[De.windhoos]

7" mohair on a pole works for me. Wrap in a shopping carrier bag to expel air & it will then do the next coat too

Kitchen cling-foil works perfectly between coats. Easier than a shopping bag

 

[westhinder]

Mohair for me too.
If you want to keep it for the next coat, cling film or a plastic bag, or a trick I learned ages ago working as a student for a painter: put the roller in a bucket of water, and next day roll it out on a piece of cardboard.

 

[PlankWalker]

7" mohair on a pole works for me. Wrap in a shopping carrier bag to expel air & it will then do the next coat too

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