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Has anyone used the new 9" roller cover called "Polar Bear" made by Wooster? I saw it the other day at the paint store. Any comments would be appreciated.
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I'm sorry. :whistling2:
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Fer a man, y'are mighty purdy there, Tim
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Thanks slick, just had my hair done.
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Yes, I've used the Polar Bear cover by Wooster. Started using it in 2005. Loved it compared to other covers. After I tried the Purdy Colossus covers, the last box of Polar Bears have been sitting there for about a year now. My guys like the Colossus much better. Either way both covers hold a little bit more paint and the results are good. Hope this helps.
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Yes, I've used the Polar Bear cover by Wooster. Started using it in 2005. Loved it compared to other covers. After I tried the Purdy Colossus covers, the last box of Polar Bears have been sitting there for about a year now. My guys like the Colossus much better. Either way both covers hold a little bit more paint and the results are good. Hope this helps.
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The polar bear is ok for textured surfaces but, I think a lambswool half in holds way more paint and leaves a nice finish textured or not.
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I bought one but it didn't like it too much when I put the handle in....
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Sorry cause Tim is a Purdy:whistling2: man?
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I bought one but it didn't like it too much when I put the handle in....
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For years i have been using, 9" X 3/4" nap 100% Merino Sheepskin with a 2-1/4" core, goes with the wooster big ted frame.
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No it lays the paint down just fine. If you get a greenhorn using it and does not roll back a bit then it can be a little undesirable. A lot faster for sure.
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I like it a lot for texture type walls. But if you are looking for a SMOOTH finish forget it. Don't like it for ceilings. Wish my venders would care it in a 18". I know that they make it. I guess I am going to have to stop into the plant for that one.
I got one of the Polar Bears to test several years ago, I do a lot of painting in apartment buildings that have a rather heavy knockdown texture (was using the Purdy 1" Colossis) and just for the heck of it I tried the Polar Bear and loved it. But no one has sold them around here and everything goes through the clients account at one store and just a couple of days ago they started carrying them.
I also use the 3/4" Wooster SuperFab on these same walls, even though it's semi-gloss, I've tried about everything available and it works the best, only need it on 2 of the 9 buildings I take care of though, the others all get 1/2" ProDoz.
One thing I also liked about the Polar Bear was that it washed out really easily, I'm going to pick a couple up, along with the Avalon to try out and see how they compare.
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I also use the 3/4" Wooster SuperFab on these same walls, even though it's semi-gloss, I've tried about everything available and it works the best, only need it on 2 of the 9 buildings I take care of though, the others all get 1/2" ProDoz.
One thing I also liked about the Polar Bear was that it washed out really easily, I'm going to pick a couple up, along with the Avalon to try out and see how they compare.
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I tried one of these yesterday, used on orange peel/egg shell paint, worked very good. Pros are : Covers good, releases the paint easy like a wool sleeve, cleans up easy, very little resistance when rolling, very -very little spatter, feels lighter over all.I also rolled as much paint off the roller sleeve to compress the nap to see if it was easy to bring back to full size, and it only took a few rolls in the paint bucket to swell the nap back out.
It is a way different kind of sleeve for sure.
Cons: I didn't find any for the work I was doing with it.
The one thing it has over wool is that sometimes wool sleeves want to seperate or splay out like a bad wet hair day, this roller didn't do any of that.I'm not saying that is what I will be using from now on, but I will use it on the next similar job.
It is a way different kind of sleeve for sure.
Cons: I didn't find any for the work I was doing with it.
The one thing it has over wool is that sometimes wool sleeves want to seperate or splay out like a bad wet hair day, this roller didn't do any of that.I'm not saying that is what I will be using from now on, but I will use it on the next similar job.
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