Paint Roller Brushes- Falling Apart

wandererz · 01-04-2014 12:38AM #1

I have tried a few paint roller brushes over the past few weeks (from Woodies as well as from the Dulux trade center) and after painting a relatively small interior area they seem to fall apart and start to leave fiber on the walls.

The last mini roller i tried tonight literally came apart from the plastic it was glued to.

This has happened with mini rollers as well as the regular sized ones.

Any suggestions as to what type or brand to use?

I am painting interior walls in Soft Sheen finish.

jack of all · 01-04-2014 09:33AM

I've never had problems with the larger rollers, I have a few ones that are quite old now and have done lots of work and any shedding that happened was only a problem when they were new and I was breaking them in. With the rougher (long pile) rollers I would sometimes trim back the ends a little with a scissors (the finest of cuts only) if they they start to boble or get a little raggy. As for the mini rollers the only time I ever had a problem with was when I bought cheapo ones from the euro shops or Dealz, they weren't worth a toss, unless for rough work. As regards brands I think I've used ones by Dosco, Varian and Stanley (for the mini rollers), maybe other too but can't be sure. I've found that once they're cleaned thoroughly and stored in a plastic bag there's never usually a problem.

Mrtayto27 · 01-04-2014 08:34PM

Unfortunately most of the cheap roller sets out there are more trouble than they are worth, buy the better brands, I have used pro-d brushes in the past and found them quite good

Nu Look · 01-04-2014 10:25PM

Don't buy starter packs . Buy a brush (MX is good/cheap) synthetic not bristle. Buy a 9" frame and 9" lint free roller short or medium pile.

Do you mean soft sheen ? As satin is woodwork paint

jack of all · 02-04-2014 09:39AM

+1 on the MX stuff, I have some of their paint brushes and find them good and very reasonably priced.

wandererz · 02-04-2014 02:26PM

Nu Look wrote: »

Don't buy starter packs . Buy a brush (MX is good/cheap) synthetic not bristle. Buy a 9" frame and 9" lint free roller short or medium pile.

Do you mean soft sheen ? As satin is woodwork paint

Yes, sorry, i meant soft sheen.

Thanks for the advice.

dmc17 · 02-04-2014 06:06PM

I'd go for one that looks something like this. These kind of rollers aren't worth a sh1t. Also, if you thin the paint a little there'll be less resistance/pulling and it should go on easier.

Mrtayto27 · 04-04-2014 10:22PM

Micro fibre would be the pick of the roller sleeves, nice finish and freely available in all good hardware shops and decorating centres,

CarrickMcJoe · 05-04-2014 08:29AM

OP, you may also be over rolling with not enough paint on the roller leaving you almost dry rolling the area. Don't be afraid to load it with paint.

Paint Roller Brushes- Falling Apart

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