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[Dick in Wisconsin]

Important but not mentioned in this thread on application techniques is proper rolling. I found if you hold the pole upright or even at a slant, you will get roller marks in the paint. If you use the roller in a horizontal position with the pole parallel with the floor and don't put any weight or pressure on the roller, you will minimize or eliminate the roller marks. Just let the roller do the work without putting any pressure on it.
Glen

This is where I probably screwed up. I pushed hard from time to time on the roller pole thinking this would push the RB out of the roller.

Mine is three coats of gray with two top coats of clear. Glen

Glen: What benefit do you think you got with the two top coats of clear? Did you use flakes? How big was the floor you put RB on? Why only half?

Justin: You might want to consider putting some of these RB Tips and Tricks from actual users right in the RB instructions ... especially Glen's comments above about how to hold the roller pole and my comments about the RB starting to cure in the roller pan.

 

[larry4406]

Maybe I'm stupid, but in order for the roller pole to be horizontal and parallel to the floor, aren't you then on your knees with the pole slightly above the floor only due to the radius of the roller meanwhile your dragging your knuckles on the finished surface?

 

[Toomanytools?]

Maybe I'm stupid, but in order for the roller pole to be horizontal and parallel to the floor, aren't you then on your knees with the pole slightly above the floor only due to the radius of the roller meanwhile your dragging your knuckles on the finished surface?

I'm thinking it's not absolute horizontal to the floor but more horizontal than vertical .
Same holds true when you paint a wall the closer to the plane of the wall less roller marks, when the pole is perpendicular with the wall you get more lines it's the result of the amount of pressure being applied.

 

[Garage Flooring]

This is where I probably screwed up. I pushed hard from time to time on the roller pole thinking this would push the RB out of the roller.



Glen: What benefit do you think you got with the two top coats of clear? Did you use flakes? How big was the floor you put RB on? Why only half?

Justin: You might want to consider putting some of these RB Tips and Tricks from actual users right in the RB instructions ... especially Glen's comments above about how to hold the roller pole and my comments about the RB starting to cure in the roller pan.

Agreed. We constantly update that

 

[bullnerd]

Maybe I'm stupid, but in order for the roller pole to be horizontal and parallel to the floor, aren't you then on your knees with the pole slightly above the floor only due to the radius of the roller meanwhile your dragging your knuckles on the finished surface?

This is the first thing that popped into mind.

I don't think Id go as far as knees, but just holding or bending over enough to get even close to horizontal sounds like a PIA! I understand the concept though.

Hmmm...maybe a custom roller handle? Maybe spring loaded so you can only apply so much pressure? Like the spring out of an old pen?