I have a previously painted door to recoat with Johnstone's Gloss .I
have already rubbed it down and undercoated it .I am contemplating
using a roller to apply the gloss ..Any tips .What sort of roller .I
have a short fleece type roller .Would that do .I also have a longer
synthetic one that I use for emulsion which I don't want ti use if I
can avoid it as I will probably end up throwing away whichever roller
I do use .
Stuart 




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> I have a previously painted door to recoat with Johnstone's Gloss .I
> have already rubbed it down and undercoated it .I am contemplating
> using a roller to apply the gloss ..Any tips .What sort of roller .


You need a short-pile roller - I think you can get special foam ones 
too.

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> I have a previously painted door to recoat with Johnstone's Gloss .I
> have already rubbed it down and undercoated it .I am contemplating
> using a roller to apply the gloss ..Any tips .What sort of roller .I
> have a short fleece type roller .Would that do .I also have a longer
> synthetic one that I use for emulsion which I don't want ti use if I
> can avoid it as I will probably end up throwing away whichever roller
> I do use .
> Stuart
>

B&Q do a gloss roller set for a couple of quid its foam and it does a good
job, but make sure prep is ok as it puts a very thin coat on

Regards Jeff

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> "Stuart"  wrote in message
> news:imfoi19pc3k0fpqv79il93e6hfjhes957l@4ax.com...
>> I have a previously painted door to recoat with Johnstone's Gloss .I
>> have already rubbed it down and undercoated it .I am contemplating
>> using a roller to apply the gloss ..Any tips .What sort of roller .I
>> have a short fleece type roller .Would that do .I also have a longer
>> synthetic one that I use for emulsion which I don't want ti use if I
>> can avoid it as I will probably end up throwing away whichever roller
>> I do use .
>> Stuart
>>
> B&Q do a gloss roller set for a couple of quid its foam and it does a good
> job, but make sure prep is ok as it puts a very thin coat on
>
> Regards Jeff
>
>


Yep, use a foam one for best results. I've tried a short haired roller with 
gloss and found the hair loss to be a nuisance.

Just use a foam one and don't bother to clean it afterwards...they're as 
cheap as chips - and uncleanable :-)

Stuart wrote:

> I have a previously painted door to recoat with Johnstone's Gloss .I
> have already rubbed it down and undercoated it .I am contemplating
> using a roller to apply the gloss ..Any tips .


Once you've applied the paint (quickly), lay it off with a good brush.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Chris Bacon   wrote:


> Stuart wrote:
>> I have a previously painted door to recoat with Johnstone's Gloss .I
>> have already rubbed it down and undercoated it .I am contemplating
>> using a roller to apply the gloss ..Any tips .
>
> Once you've applied the paint (quickly), lay it off with a good brush.


So is that better than putting it on with the brush, too? At least you
wouldn't then have a roller to clean!
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>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>Chris Bacon   wrote:
>
>> Stuart wrote:
>>> I have a previously painted door to recoat with Johnstone's Gloss .I
>>> have already rubbed it down and undercoated it .I am contemplating
>>> using a roller to apply the gloss ..Any tips .
>>
>> Once you've applied the paint (quickly), lay it off with a good brush.
>
>So is that better than putting it on with the brush, too? At least you
>wouldn't then have a roller to clean!



Well,I have just put the gloss on with the short haired fleece type
roller I had available and then laid it off with a brush ...Never
again will I paint a   door with a brush unless it's unavoidable
....What a saving in time .Just minutes to paint the door and it looks
excellent so far .....As I only had the one roller I DID clean it but
if doing it again I would get more rollers and probably just throw it
( them ) away .

Stuart 




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>Well,I have just put the gloss on with the short haired fleece type
>roller I had available and then laid it off with a brush ...Never
>again will I paint a   door with a brush unless it's unavoidable


How do they work on panelled doors? I've found paint pads excellent for
that type of job. Very quick, and a first class finish. And there is no
risk of spatter. As the pads are so thin they are not too difficult to
clean by immersing the business end  in a shallow dish of white spirit.

Tony.

Stuart wrote:


>Well,I have just put the gloss on with the short haired fleece type
>roller I had available and then laid it off with a brush ...Never
>again will I paint a   door with a brush unless it's unavoidable
>...What a saving in time .Just minutes to paint the door and it looks
>excellent so far .....As I only had the one roller I DID clean it but
>if doing it again I would get more rollers and probably just throw it
>( them ) away .
>

That is my finding too, though I used cheap and disposable small
foam rollers, they get the paint onto the surface much faster
than a brush (with which I have many years experience) and will
be my method of choice in future.

Chris
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