👍 [Pro Tips] A new handy tool

I received some handy tools for my birthday, including this handy paint roller. You can use it to smooth out anything. They’re suitable for paint, varnish, ink and glue, polyester, epoxy based on both water and turpentine, acetone, and thinner. These Teflon foam rollers are easy to clean with the wire mesh included in the box. The Teflon foam roller doesn’t absorb paint, but it does stick to it.




I tested it with my acrylic paint and the results are fantastic! No streaks, and the paint is applied very evenly. Because the paint roller doesn’t absorb the paint, I was able to cover a large area with a very small amount of paint.

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This is amazing! I’m sure it’ll make things easier and faster for you in many ways.

I honestly doubt it’ll ever happen, but if I ever join the “let’s paint this kit” group of the community, I’ll strongly think about getting one of those :rofl:

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This brush set is really great. I have one too, but it doesn’t have as many roller sizes as yours. It’s really worth owning and useful for painting large surfaces.

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it’s little sponge head is adorabla omg :sob: but the rolls are absolutely neat I feel like each one paints the same amount?? (idk if I making sense) but maybe because the sponges don’t absorb the paint as you said so it leaves the same trail of paint?? also liset happy late birthday :tada: :tada:

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looks a very handy tool, what are you building ?

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This is such a great gift. :+1: Do not know when exactly your birthday was or will be: but Happy Brithday dears :partying_face:! May your mail day with kits be every day! And paint dry fastly. (Lots of health, love, and laughter as well :face_with_hand_over_mouth: )

Ok i wasnt impressed when I saw a photo, just reminded me of a paint brush I use to paint my room but the result is stunning and I know now why you are so impressed! The paint surface is so smooth and well covered, a big bonus to using less paint and cover larger area for economic purposes. And really nice that not absorb the paint. Would you have a photo of what the roller looks like after use? Is it clean easily ?

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That is a really cool roller set. I’ve not heard of Teflon being used in painting supplies before. It really does give good coverage and a great finish.

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Omg that is an amazing tool for painting. I might get one in the future. Thanks for sharing it here. :heart_eyes:

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Okay that is a game changer! Thank you for sharing :heart_hands:t3: Now I have to add more on my Amazon wishlist :slight_smile:

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This tool is very handy for bigger surfaces :smiling_face:I think you should try painting something sometime :wink:

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They do indeed have different versions. This one was the most expensive, but I thought it would be handy to have multiple sizes.

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Oh, I may at some point, never say ever! But for now I’m still enjoying myself just building the kits as they are :stuck_out_tongue:

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Yes, having different sizes makes it easy to choose the right one when painting. That makes it justifiably expensive.

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Thank you :hugs: I just did a quick test. I’m curious to see how it works on a larger surface. It does seem to distribute the paint evenly.

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I’m building the classic carousel…I’m still busy painting the edges of all the horses…2 more to go and then I’ll finally be done :smiling_face:

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Thank you :hugs: my birthday was 23 februari. The sponge you see in the photo was after I cleaned it. Because the sponge doesn’t absorb all the paint, it’s easy to clean. I filled the box with water, placed the iron gauze inside, and rolled the roller over it. Then I rinsed it briefly under water and unrolled the roller on a paper towel, and it was clean.

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That’s a really handy tool! It’s so cute too.

Noob question though - when using a roller, do you need to wet the sponge before rolling it on paint?

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I found it by chance online and thought it was worth a try. It’s actually really handy (as far as I could test). I didn’t wet it, and the paint I use is quite thick.

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Wow ok that sounds really good. I’m not a good painter so I will not invest now in those. I already use your brilliant idea with acrylic markers and acrylic paint so will see how this will go for me now. :blush:

Not so far away so all the best our lovely robotime van Gogh :heart:

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yees distribute is the verb I was looking for!! and based on the test I think the sponge will do a great job on biger surfaces maybe even smaller ones?? I don’t know how small the tool is in real life is but it does look like it’s small enough for you to paint small detailed surfaces with it no?

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