aura semigloss vs. latex impervo - Page 2 - Paint Talk

DeanV · 02-07-2010, 04:28 PM

I still use a brush only. I could see the roller working when repainting a home with sprayed trim, no color change. But you are right, it does not put a very thick, wet coat on and I do not think it would work well for color changes or converting stained wood to painted.

straight_lines · 02-07-2010, 05:14 PM

It gives an in between satin and matte finish. I have used it on small jobs like cabinets and bookshelves. I also use a velor fine finish nap to backroll for waterbore anything where it isn't reasonable to spray. Anything else tends to bubble I have found, and you have to find the sweet spot in set time before you go back into it to roll.

These methods work really well for doors too, and if there are only a hand full I will do this instead of spraying. Save me loads of time in set up and reinstalling them.

Satin Emprevo works better to use a sponge nap, and if the paint is worked right you can't tell it wasn't sprayed at all. I agree the waterborn is harder to work with, but it will not yellow so that makes it a winner in my book.

Here are some pics of using this method. Results look a lot better than these pics, I am no photographer.

New vanity
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Old cabinets that had been brushed previously
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Close up
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Wainscot/ chair rail
http://i49.tinypic.com/2na4dvp.png

Refinish on an old desk was veneer with almost black finish, this is 8 coats of Ben Moore stays clear.

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Last Craftsman · 02-07-2010, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DeanV

I was talking to a remodeller we are going to do some work for coming up, and he worked with painters who did the apply with brush and then roll and he said it looked like it was sprayed.

I have left a velour roller finish on metal doors and casings in commercial settings.

The thing I find particularly odd, is why brush it on in the first place rather than rolling it on. With the obvious exception of edges that cant be rolled.

MAK-Deco · 02-07-2010, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Last Craftsman

I have left a velour roller finish on metal doors and casings in commercial settings.

The thing I find particularly odd, is why brush it on in the first place rather than rolling it on. With the obvious exception of edges that cant be rolled.

IMO velour rollers don't get enough product on with the thin nap...

Last Craftsman · 02-08-2010, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MAK-Deco

IMO velour rollers don't get enough product on with the thin nap...

What I meant was synthetic mohair, not velour. I don't think I have ever tried velour.

I almost never leave a roller finish any way.

I do mostly residential repaints, and we leave either a sprayed finish, or brushed finish.

I sometimes use a roller on doors and backbrush.

Sometimes I have thought if I could leave a finer film, it would work better for adhesion priming doors without backbrushing.

Maybe I should pick up a velour roller and try it out for that.

Builtmany · 02-08-2010, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidt & Co.

I'm partial to the wb impervo. Would rather use Murallo ultra if my customers herd of it.....

Agreed, GREAT product.