Draft for review. Peter to confirm: our microfibre fabric is the same as in the March 2017 test, we may quote that test, and the two quotes in his name.
Catalogue · Roller covers · Why our microfibre
Microfibre is everywhere. So it is fair to ask what makes ours different. Here is what we can show you: a lab test, two videos, and how the sleeve is built.
What makes it different
In a 2017 lab test of eight 100mm roller sleeves, our 5mm microfibre picked up the most paint of all eight. It picked up about half as much again as a 10mm sleeve with twice the nap. That is why we say our 5mm rolls like a 10mm.
The test: acrylic enamel gloss, three dips and three roll-outs per sleeve, each one weighed.
Holding paint is only half the job. In the same test, ours put more paint on the wall with every roll-out than any other microfibre sleeve tested.
Pull the fabric off a cheaper sleeve and you often find paint has soaked through to the core. That is the paint you keep washing out. Ours has a solid backing, so the paint stays in the fabric and rinses out.
“Everything sits in the actual fabric, not in the core somewhere in between.” Peter, co-founder
Our 5, 10 and 15mm are the same microfibre from the same factory, from the 100mm mini to the 270mm sleeve. A mini and a full-size sleeve from us finish the same.
Roll it over a scriber or into a corner, then straight back onto a flat board. The fabric comes back into shape, so it does not leave lines on the next stroke.
Watch it below: over a scriber and a window flashing, then straight onto flat board.
Under strong light, a big ceiling shows every bit of texture. We use the 15mm there: it carries far more paint and still finishes close to the 10mm.
“With certain light, on a big ceiling, you’re going to see the texture. 15mm, you’re not.” Peter, co-founder
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The proof on video
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