Premier lambs wool - 3/8oz (10 grams)

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Although they do get paint into these corners successfully they often get it all over adjoining surface as they aren’t that accurate. Ultimately they are no substitution for cutting in with a decent paint brush! Although when we refer to a paint roller we think of it as a whole item, but in fact the most import part is the interchangeable sleeve as this is the part that gets the paint on the wall and determines how good the finish is. The remainder of the roller, the frame and the handle is just there hold the sleeve.

Despite how easy they can make life, sometimes there is a lot of confusion over the best roller to use in any given situation, so in this guide we run through the types of roller and their uses.. What is a Paint Roller? Although there is such as tool as a corner roller, we generally don’t tend to use them, but for completeness we are doing so.

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For this reason it’s important that we also take a look at the different types of roller frame that are available, these are as follows:

Synthetic fibre rollers are broken in to 2 categories, either knit or woven. Knit fibre rollers are generally best for flat finishes such as matt, where as woven are great for gloss water-based finishes. Corner rollers are essentially very thin roller sleeves, often only an inch or so wide and they are especially designed to fit into the corners and angles where 2 surfaces such as a wall and a ceiling meet where a standard roller is unable to. Out of all the various types, the best choice is a roller sleeve of Mohair. This is ideal for most surfaces when used with different length naps, and can even be used with varnish. Mohair is most often used with gloss paints and is also ideal for oil based radiator paints. Our columnist Robert Lim recently declared his love for wool, but allow us to remind you why. Wool and hair have many general properties in common, making them desirable for use in a variety of garments:Made from very high quality natural fibres, mohair rollers are often fairly long piled rollers with the pile itself resembling sheep’s wool as it’s quite fluffy. Extended Pole: Although not actually a roller, but more of an addition. Most roller frames have hollow, or threaded handles. This allows you to insert or screw on an extension pole into the handle to reach high ceilings or the top of tall walls A good tip to avoid transferring loose fibres from a roller sleeve onto your walls is to dab the sleeve with some masking tape before you dip it into your paint, this will pull off any loose fibres. Cheap Roller Sleeves

Available in a huge range including microfibre, foam, lambs wool etc. they are generally used for getting into tighter spaces that a traditional sized roller would be unable to. Very popular type of paint roller sleeve and a great choice for both DIY’ers and tradesmen alike and are pretty much the go-to solution today. Long Pile: Best used on very uneven or textured surfaces such as pebble dash render and the similar This Lambswool, (or Lamb’s Wool) is one of the traditional drinks of the ‘Wassail’, (or Apple Howling) it is either so called after the light colour and frothy appearance of the drink on the surface, or, as Richard Cook in 1835 believes, it stems from being served at the ancient Celtic pagan festival of La mas ubal, that is, ‘The Day of the Apple Fruit’; and being pronounced lamasool, it was corrupted to Lambs Wool. The drink is made with a sweet-spiced hot ale (or cider) and roasted apples.As we have stated above, to get the very best finish for a given surface it’s essential that you use the correct type of sleeve with the correct length of pile. Although most different roller sleeves fall under the umbrella of either synthetic or natural as each is either made from a synthetic or natural material, we have mentioned them here so that we can give a general overview of what type of painting each is suited for. Shorter Haired Mohair Roller Sleeves: Ideal for most surfaces and most paint types, but choose the length of your nap carefully to suit the surface you are covering