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Vestan Yellow Rollers 11mm Nap

This (knitted ) fabric is excellent for epoxy floor coatings: “This is the best roller I have found so far for epoxy… they are great”

The fibre is polyester. Normally not the preferred choice for epoxy flooring but it is economical. It seem to work very well for single use epoxy flooring. All sleeves are thermo-bonded which means that the fabric is melted onto the polypropylene tube.

The higher quality nylon white rollers are also used for epoxy and can be re-used. This is especially useful for the 100 mm baby rollers, used in the marine industry.

Colour pattern:

Yellow ( to be replaced by the identical vestan white rollers over time)

Available Sizes:

230 mm -11″
270 mm -14″
460 mm-18″

Pricing

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Microstripe Blue Roller 12 mm Nap

The Microstripe blue has a 12 mm microfiber pile and gives a beautiful finish. The fabric is the same as the 9 mm version with the yellow and orange stripe. The 12 mm holds a bit more paint and the finish is slightly less smooth.

Micro fibre fabrics are only to be used for water based paints.

This fabric ( white with blue line) will be replaced by the microfiber blue ( white with speckled blue) which is identical but has a different colour pattern.

Colour pattern:

White with blue line ( to be replaced over time by the identical Micro fibre blue)
White with speckled blue (identical to the above apart from the colours)

Available Sizes:

270 mm -11″
360 mm -14″

Pricing

For a full price list or to become a registered Rolon Customer, please contact us.

270mm Microstripe Blue Roller 12 mm Nap

This fabric will be replaced by the Microfiber Blue fabric below

Microstripe 2 Green Rollers – 12 mm Nap

The high quality Microstripe 2 Green 12 mm with Teflon ™ surface protector is one of the newer fabrics available. It is the first synthetic roller that behaves a little like lambs wool. The secret of this roller is very fine poly-amide coated with Teflon ™ surface protector, specially spun and twisted. In other words: a very nice finish, good coverage, easy to wash out and exceptional absorption and release of paint. The coated poly-amid rollers are strong performers in the market. Only available from ROLON and its retail customers.

Teflon TM is a trademark of The Chemours Company FC

Colour pattern:

White with 2 green lines

Available Sizes:

230 mm -9″
270 mm -11″
360 mm -14″

Pricing

For a full price list or to become a registered Rolon Customer, please contact us.

Goldstripe Rollers 12 mm Nap

These high quality, unrivalled rollers have strong support in the market. An exclusive German produced fabric, made from a continuous poly-amide fibre to reduce lint. Specially twisted during weaving and partly opened up to increase the paint holding capacity. Poly amide is best for water-based paint because it’s affinity to water. Polyester has an affinity to oil based solvents and the special polyester backing of this fabric makes it also suitable for oil-based paints.

Some experienced painters who look after the rollers use the worn-down rollers for glossing doors.

For more detailed information on the fabric properties and performance see our Goldstripe 12mm Fabric Information sheet.

The previous version of this fabric was made from a discontinuous (called stapled) fibre. This version is now available again and has 2 yellow stripes. We realise that some painters prefer the original fabric which seem to have a slightly better productivity due to the lager number of “fibre ends” inside the nap. The materials in both fabrics are identical. Stapled fabrics always need to be used for undercoat first until all loose fibres are removed. They are a logical result of the way the fabric is constructed and produced.

Colour pattern:

White with one yellow line

Available Sizes:

100 mm -4″ baby roller
150 mm -6″ baby roller
160 mm – trim roller (“fat” baby roller)
230 mm -9″
270 mm -11″
360 mm -14″
460 mm -18″

Pricing

For a full price list please contact us.

Goldstripe 12mm Nap

Microstripe Rollers 9mm Nap

This roller is an excellent high quality micro-fibre roller for the walls. The roller is only to be used for water based paint. It leave a better finish then the Goldstripe but you need more time to wash out the roller. Specially popular with painters who service the high end of the market.

The roller is also available in 12 mm ( Microfiber blue and it’s earlier version Microstripe blue). The 9 mm microfiber fabric has its own identifying colours since the nap size is different than the 12 mm microfibre.

The roller is also excellent for sealing Gyprock walls and large contractors sometimes use the roller for glossing ( acrylic gloss!) doors. Do not load up to heavy if you use it for acrylic gloss. Of course coating needs to be tipped off with a fine brush.

This is a roller with many qualities and value for money.

Colour pattern:

White with a yellow and orange stripe

Available Sizes:

230 mm -11″
270 mm -11″
360 mm -14″
460 mm -18″

Pricing

For a full price list please contact us.

Royal Rollers 7mm Nap

The Royal rollers are designed for varnish, but work well for semi gloss and are excellent rollers for fine epoxy jobs. They hold more paint than the velour rollers and are a good alternative for painters who prefer a longer nap for gloss.

The rollers are made from high quality lint free fabric and are excellent for delicate epoxy jobs. For standard epoxy jobs however we suggest a longer nap like the economical Vestan Yellow or Vestal White or the lint free Nylon white.

Colour pattern:

White with a yellow and black stripe

Available Sizes:

270 mm -11″
460 mm -18″

Pricing

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Acrylic Gloss Roller With 5mm Nap

Acrylic Gloss Roller With 5 mm Nap

This fabric is specially designed for acrylic (water based) gloss, well tested in Europe and relatively new on the market here in Australia. The high quality felt gives an excellent finish.

Colour pattern:

Yellow with 2 orange line

Available Sizes:

230 mm -9″
270 mm -12″

Pricing

For a full price list please contact us.

Gloss Velour Rollers 4mm Nap

These high quality Gloss Velour Rollers with 4mm nap are the modern high quality alternative to the mohair roller. Work the roller in and you have a lint free roller that gives you an excellent finish. No need to brush off. This roller is a pressure release roller like the mohair type gloss rollers . The backing from our velour roller is cotton. Velour is a woolen fibre and mohair is made from goat hair.

Some painters will still brush the finished surface off with a very soft Purdy Syntox brush, depending on the requirements of the finish. You also could use a 7 mm Royal roller if you want a longer nap.

Colour pattern:

Beige

Available Sizes:

180 mm -7″
230 mm -9″
270 mm -11″
460 mm -18″

The rollers come in a range of sizes from 180mm to 460mm.

Pricing

For a full price list please contact us.