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Benefit 3: Optimal Handling and Application

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Best Paint Roller for Painting Walls FAST

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The final major advantage of the 9-inch roller is its superior ease of use, leading to faster setup and reduced physical effort during application. Loading paint onto a 9-inch roller is quicker and simpler, as it typically involves merely sliding the nap onto the frame. For single rooms, its lighter weight and more nimble nature make it easier to roll and maneuver. On textured walls, like 'orange peel,' an 18-inch roller demands significantly more pressure to work the paint into the surface, causing greater fatigue. The 9-inch roller, however, allows for effective paint application with less effort and better control, resulting in a smoother finish.

Goal: Detail the practical benefits related to roller setup, handling, and paint application.

Tools and materials

  • 18-inch paint roller — Comparison for effort during application
  • 9-inch paint roller — Applying paint with ease and efficiency
  • Extension pole — Extending reach for rolling walls
  • Roller nap — Covering the roller frame
  • Paint — Being applied to walls

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how much paint am I going to have to use not just to load that up but how much my gonna lose in the pan if I'm using an 18-inch roller I'm gonna have to get out the 5-gallon pan or the bucket the test Google 18-inch roll off grid on it and pour that off and I'm going to lose more paint coming up the sides and I will we use 19 inch one gallon nine inch pans typically or even if you use a bucket and a grid you're just going to lose less paint the mode that you're using to load it up and here's another thing in you you're kind of touched on what I was going to say to me just in a single room if I'm just doing one room it's just easier to use a 9-inch floor you said it's just more nimble I think that was the word you use it's just like it's just easier and it's easier to roll with it the the 18 inch roller you just have to put just a little bit more pressure to work it into the other texture what we typically got like what is it's called an orange peel texture up here and it just takes more effort working the paint into the wall using an 18 inch lower it's going to take at least half this room to get that 18 inch roller really loaded up and laying it out to finish really nice so it's just going to take more effort you think work - absolutely John I think you know I think we've beat that cat dead or horse something if something's dead then we'd be there it's rolling over in its grave and we're not sure from there so I know hopefully the people understand and that if they hired us we would survive on their crew past the room if we busted out this night is roller I mean officer or very convincing but anyways we don't have to worry about it because we are real painters we don't just play one on TV and and unfortunately we don't have to go we get a job from you and we're about to fire Athens so there you have it hopefully you've enjoyed our video please consider giving us a thumbs up if that little notification l so you get notified every time we come out with a video or we go live on YouTube every

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