Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:53:31 +0100, Jim S wrote:

Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

I have used one for years. It's fine if used properly but a bit heavy
if on the end of a pole for ceilings.

Mine is triangular. One way the paint is at the top an gravity pulls
it out, the other way the tank is down and the paint stays inside. So
you have to turn it up or down occasionally.

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:18:31 +0100, EricP wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:53:31 +0100, Jim S wrote:

Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

I have used one for years. It's fine if used properly but a bit heavy
if on the end of a pole for ceilings.

Mine is triangular. One way the paint is at the top an gravity pulls
it out, the other way the tank is down and the paint stays inside. So
you have to turn it up or down occasionally.

Are we talking about the same thing
See here
http://www.betterware.co.uk/productd...language=en-GB
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:25:02 +0100, Jim S wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:18:31 +0100, EricP wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:53:31 +0100, Jim S wrote:

Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

I have used one for years. It's fine if used properly but a bit heavy
if on the end of a pole for ceilings.

Mine is triangular. One way the paint is at the top an gravity pulls
it out, the other way the tank is down and the paint stays inside. So
you have to turn it up or down occasionally.

Are we talking about the same thing
See here
http://www.betterware.co.uk/productd...language=en-GB

No. That appears to just be a tank wrapped with a roller. No way of
controlling the flow of paint. Also the paint viscosity would be
critical. Too fluid and it pours out faster than you can roll it off.
Too stiff and it never comes out.

"Jim S" wrote in message
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Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

Use paint pads

"Jim S" wrote in message
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Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

There is already a thread on here, started by JoRoCo on 19/04/08, search for
Paint Rollers - Reservoir Type
I use paint runners as they make such a nice finish to my paintwork, I have
just finished painting my lounge walls & ceilings with no dustsheets and not
a drop was spilt :-)
Franko.

"Franko" wrote in message
...

"Jim S" wrote in message
news
Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

There is already a thread on here, started by JoRoCo on 19/04/08, search
for Paint Rollers - Reservoir Type
I use paint runners as they make such a nice finish to my paintwork, I
have
just finished painting my lounge walls & ceilings with no dustsheets and
not
a drop was spilt :-)
Franko.


I like the stippled effect - it enhances the matt finish.

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:26:47 +0100, Angela wrote:

"Jim S" wrote in message
news
Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

Use paint pads

That's what I do currently, but I'm open to persuasion g

FWIW I have 11ft high ceilings, a stepladder, 2 pads, a telescopic pole and
a wife.
Once I'm up the ladder the wife ensures the second pad is loaded with paint
and when the first is done she attaches the full one while I stay up the
ladder.
I expect there may be an alternative to a wife, but you take what is to
hand.
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:22:08 +0100, Franko wrote:

"Jim S" wrote in message
news
Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

There is already a thread on here, started by JoRoCo on 19/04/08, search for
Paint Rollers - Reservoir Type
I use paint runners as they make such a nice finish to my paintwork, I have
just finished painting my lounge walls & ceilings with no dustsheets and not
a drop was spilt :-)
Franko.

What's a paint runner?
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:53:31 +0100, Jim S wrote:

I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

You need to select the type of roller for the surface you are painting,
short/medium/long pile and be careful how fast your roll it. Too fast and
any roller will spatter. I don't object to the slight stippled effect as
has been said it helps to hide minor surface blemishes and enhances the
matt finish. Shiny walls are awful, IMHO, but each to their own.

--
Cheers
Dave.

"Jim S" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:22:08 +0100, Franko wrote:

"Jim S" wrote in message
news
Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a
bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

There is already a thread on here, started by JoRoCo on 19/04/08, search
for
Paint Rollers - Reservoir Type
I use paint runners as they make such a nice finish to my paintwork, I
have
just finished painting my lounge walls & ceilings with no dustsheets and
not
a drop was spilt :-)
Franko.

What's a paint runner?
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk


Look here http://www.paintrunner.co.uk/

Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a
bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

--
Jim S

There is already a thread on here, started by JoRoCo on 19/04/08, search
for
Paint Rollers - Reservoir Type
I use paint runners as they make such a nice finish to my paintwork, I
have
just finished painting my lounge walls & ceilings with no dustsheets and
not
a drop was spilt :-)
Franko.

What's a paint runner?
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

Look here http://www.paintrunner.co.uk/

At last the answer to the original question g
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

"Angela" wrote:
"Jim S" wrote in message
news
Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

Use paint pads


I use a small roller for painting walls and ceilings - it is sold as a
radiator roller. I started doing this when I had a lot of rooms to
decorate at once and experienced extreme fatigue from the effort of
using a normal sized roller. I thought of using the small roller I
had just bought to paint behind the radiators, and it worked!

The small roller is very fast to use and leaves a good finish. It is
easily replenished in seconds from a roller tray. Its lightness means
I don't suffer fatigue and the standard radiator roller frame is long
enough for me to reach much further from one ladder position than when
using a standard roller.

My present house has low ceilings and I have painted most of them
entirely from floor level. You might expect the speed of working to
be slower with a small roller, but it isn't. I think it saves a lot
of time. At the end of the job, the roller can be washed up very
quickly and easily, something that cannot ever be said of a
traditional roller.

It may not be for everyone, but it certainly works for me.

Jim S wrote:

At last the answer to the original question g


Wonderful. So not only do you have to hold a heavy roller, but up to
a litre of paint too!

Not for me, thanks. I will stick to my trusty radiator roller.

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:45:37 +0100, Bruce wrote:

Jim S wrote:

At last the answer to the original question g


Wonderful. So not only do you have to hold a heavy roller, but up to
a litre of paint too!

Not for me, thanks. I will stick to my trusty radiator roller.

And I'll stick with the wife g
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

Jim S wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:45:37 +0100, Bruce wrote:

Jim S wrote:

At last the answer to the original question g


Wonderful. So not only do you have to hold a heavy roller, but up to
a litre of paint too!

Not for me, thanks. I will stick to my trusty radiator roller.

And I'll stick with the wife g


You're a very lucky man.

My partner won't touch a roller, although she is far better with a
paintbrush than I am. We work well as a team. ;-)

"Jim S" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:45:37 +0100, Bruce wrote:

Jim S wrote:

At last the answer to the original question g


Wonderful. So not only do you have to hold a heavy roller, but up to
a litre of paint too!

Not for me, thanks. I will stick to my trusty radiator roller.

And I'll stick with the wife g
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

I suffer with a constantly painful following an operation some years back to
remove some discs, rolling ceilings is very painful for me with the constant
up & down to refresh a roller.
The paint runner is obviously a bit heavier than a standard roller because
of the paint it carries but you don't have to fill it right to the top.
I find that I can paint a 4m X 5m ceiling with just one refill of the runner
in about 30mins with no stooping to refresh roller - with a standard roller
it takes me about half a day :-(
Not forgetting the fact that there is NO splatter and the finish is perfect.
Franko.

Sorry, meant to say painful spine.

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:26:47 +0100, "Angela" wrote:


"Jim S" wrote in message
news
Anybody here got experience of the kind of roller where you take off the
end-cap and pour the paint inside? I have heard good reports from a bloke
in the pub, but he believes in fairies too. )
I hate rollers as I get a stippled effect and that's on me.

Use paint pads

Or that marvellous new invention, brushes.

MM