Rollers spray it everywhere. Brushes leave bristle marks. I'm going to try
paint pads (for emulsion onto plaster). Anybody got any tips please?

Thanks,
Steve

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Rollers spray it everywhere. Brushes leave bristle marks. I'm going to try
paint pads (for emulsion onto plaster). Anybody got any tips please?

Yes, find pads where the handle grip is aligned exactly behind
the centre of the pad. The more common ones have the grip to
one side on a stem which comes from the centre of the pad, which
means you are having to apply a twisting force with your wrist
to keep the pad pressure square and even, and that starts getting
painful after a while.

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Andrew Gabriel

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Rollers spray it everywhere. Brushes leave bristle marks. I'm going to try
paint pads (for emulsion onto plaster). Anybody got any tips please?

Forget about pads, buy a good quality sheepskin roller sleeve (20mm
pile) and an appropriate roller cage (£12-15 for the sleeve, £5-8
for the roller cage). A 9" one is about right. Get some mini-rollers
for behind rads., reveals, etc. Pads have their own problems. Cheap
rollers are not worth having, because they spatter paint and give
a poor finish. This might be your problem. N.B. make sure that you
clean your sleeve well, repeatedly wash it, give it a zing along
something to spin the water out, repeat 'till clean, pay special
attention to the roller ends.

Chris Bacon wrote:
wrote:

Rollers spray it everywhere. Brushes leave bristle marks. I'm going to
try
paint pads (for emulsion onto plaster). Anybody got any tips please?


Forget about pads, buy a good quality sheepskin roller sleeve (20mm
pile) and an appropriate roller cage (£12-15 for the sleeve, £5-8
for the roller cage). A 9" one is about right. Get some mini-rollers
for behind rads., reveals, etc. Pads have their own problems. Cheap
rollers are not worth having, because they spatter paint and give
a poor finish. This might be your problem. N.B. make sure that you
clean your sleeve well, repeatedly wash it, give it a zing along
something to spin the water out, repeat 'till clean, pay special
attention to the roller ends.
I love pads, they are clean and give a good finish. However I've
stopped using them, either you throw them away after use, expensive, or
spend so long cleaning them that the advantages have gone.

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Common sense, not common market.

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:17:49 +0100, Broadback wrote:

Chris Bacon wrote:
wrote:

Rollers spray it everywhere. Brushes leave bristle marks. I'm going to
try
paint pads (for emulsion onto plaster). Anybody got any tips please?

I love pads, they are clean and give a good finish. However I've
stopped using them, either you throw them away after use, expensive, or
spend so long cleaning them that the advantages have gone.

I agree. Pads are Grreat for all the reasons the original poster stated.
If you have a big Victorian 3 storey house like mine, you will need a
telescopic pole. If there is on with a hinged fitting that would be even
better.
I can work so fast that I have two handles to save climbing up and down a
ladder. My wife fills on pad while I use the other.
Fast economical and no mess.
Be prepared to chuck them away if you can't be bothered cleaning them.
Having said that, the same is true of rollers.
--
Jim
Tyneside UK

Jim Scott wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:17:49 +0100, Broadback wrote:

Rollers spray it everywhere. Brushes leave bristle marks. I'm going to
try
paint pads (for emulsion onto plaster).
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I agree. Pads are Grreat for all the reasons the original poster stated.
If you have a big Victorian 3 storey house like mine, you will need a
telescopic pole. If there is on with a hinged fitting that would be even
better.
I can work so fast that I have two handles to save climbing up and down a
ladder. My wife fills on pad while I use the other.
Fast economical and no mess.
Be prepared to chuck them away if you can't be bothered cleaning them.
Having said that, the same is true of rollers.

My vote is also with pads, they are far quicker cleaner and cheaper to use
then a roller.
Poundland do two pads for.umm...a pound !
Wrap in clingfilm to use again next day or throw away after use.

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Rollers spray it everywhere. Brushes leave bristle marks. I'm going to try
paint pads (for emulsion onto plaster). Anybody got any tips please?

Thanks,
Steve
Try and improve your technique with the roller. Not so hard, and not so
fast. I use a mini roller on all but the largest areas because you can
use it one handed and dip it straight into the tin

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Rollers spray it everywhere. Brushes leave bristle marks. I'm going to try
paint pads (for emulsion onto plaster). Anybody got any tips please?

Thanks,
Steve


Keep dipping it in the paint, because when they go even the slightest bit
dry they start to lift the paint back off the thing you've painted. Apart
from that, they're great.

Thanks to everyone for the advice. Plenty of food for thought.

Steve