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Re: Epoxy: Epoxy rollers
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/9/2010, 8:57 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Epoxy rollers (Palle Dam)

: Thank you for your answers. As I understand most of you, I need a
: roller with a short nap.
: The rollers from West System might be an option. But I will
: probably have to order it online. They are available i Danish
: online shops. Actually it seems like West System is the only
: epoxy brand sold both in US and Europe.
: Mohair rollers was also mentioned. I can buy them locally. But I
: have never seen them mentioned on this forum before. Does others
: have experience with Mohair rollers?
: About compatibility with epoxy: Are there roller materials I should
: avoid? And does epoxy contain solvents?

: Will 1 roller per coat really be enough? I'm a little afraid that
: remains from the first batches will harden in the roller before
: I finish. Or will all of it be replaced with newer batches
: during the application?

: Palle Dam

All resins contain solvents. The rollers to avoid are those with the plain cardboard tubes, usually the cheapest rollers you can find have these. None of the rollers that work well are real inexpensive, and the ones you want usually will have advertising on them stating that they have a phenolic coated core. (probably won't say that exactly that way) Often this is a trial and error thing, find one and try it. Actually for most first time builders I'd recommend just using chip brushes and buy a box of them, around 2" wide. I go thru boxes and boxes of them and buy as many as I can find on sale, but I do alot of epoxy work so they'll always get used, eventually.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Epoxy rollers *PIC*
Palle Dam -- 11/4/2010, 11:43 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy rollers
Palle Dam -- 11/8/2010, 9:39 pm
Mohair covers
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/9/2010, 9:32 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy rollers
Bill Hamm -- 11/9/2010, 8:57 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy rollers
Jim Ham -- 11/9/2010, 8:56 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy rollers
Bill Hamm -- 11/9/2010, 9:38 pm
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Ian Johnson -- 11/10/2010, 1:17 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/6/2010, 9:23 am
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Jim Ham -- 11/4/2010, 11:39 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/4/2010, 4:36 pm
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vk1nf -- 11/4/2010, 3:21 pm
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Pedro Almeida -- 11/6/2010, 4:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/7/2010, 12:37 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/4/2010, 2:27 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/4/2010, 3:11 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/4/2010, 3:20 pm
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Rod Tait -- 11/4/2010, 12:56 pm