What is a fur roller?
A modern fur roller is a fairly simple tool designed for painting jobs. Outwardly it is a rotating solid cylinder, fixed on the handle and covered with a fur cover. The current standards presuppose the use of only natural lambskin or silk, covered with synthetic fibers, to make a cover. Stitching of the material is allowed only by cotton threads of a certain thickness.
For the manufacture of tools with a fur case, only a homogeneous material with the same length of villi is used!
Pile on such an instrument deserves special attention. Today, in the construction market, you can find a huge number of very different rollers, the length of the pile on the covers varies from 6 to 25 mm. No less important are its parameters such as diameter and length.
As a rule, the diameter of the product ranges from 4-7 cm, and the length - within 10-25 cm. Specialists recommend that you carefully approach the selection of the tool for those who have never worked with it. Optimum option will be a fur roller, having average dimensions and not too long pile length.
When is a fur roller used?
When carrying out repairs, the mohair roller is perfectly suitable for applying to various surfaces of oil paints, lacquers and enamels. In addition, it can also be used when working with an alkyd primer. Why, then, did the roller with the fur cover become widely used for these types of work?
The answer is pretty simple. Due to the presence of long nap, such a roller absorbs a rather large amount of paint or glue. This makes it possible to apply a uniform and dense layer to the surface in a short time.
The length of the pile and its quality determine the presence of a pattern and the texture of the finished surface.
However, experts and manufacturers of this type of paint tool warn that lime compounds without much difficulty destroy the fur and significantly shorten the life of the product. That is why when working with them, it is recommended to use rollers of other types. Adhesive compounds and various paints, on the contrary, do not have such negative effects.
If you buy a roller with a long nap not at once, it is worth to familiarize yourself in advance with the rules of care for it. This will save you from undesirable financial costs and will always allow you to have a ready-to-use tool at hand.
Roller with long pile - features of
operation In order to get a uniformly painted surface, it is necessary to dip a long-sleeve roller into the paint, and then roll it a little on a special sheet or paint tank. As a result of this simple operation, the excess composition is removed from the roller, which will save you from splashing in the process of work.
Do not use the same roller with fur cover for different types of paints, even if it has been properly treated with a solvent. Before starting work, do not forget to dunk a new roller in the water for about 5-6 hours. This measure will make the pile uniformly rigid, which will improve the quality of the surface to be treated.
If you want to use a roller already in operation, first rinse it thoroughly in a solvent and then in soapy water. Kerosene is ideal for flushing the tool during operation, if you use oil based paints.
When working with water-based paints, it is sufficient to have a container with clean water at hand. Keep such a roller is recommended in dry form, but if your plans include its operation in the next day, you can immerse the instrument in a can of paint and close it tightly.
Thus, it is only necessary to pay enough attention to the choice of paint roller and to study the features of its operation, so that some repair and finishing work does not become a nightmare for you, but turned into a pleasant pastime.