Redtree Foam Rollers

I purchased 6 of these and they didn't last five minutes. There junk. Don't waste your money. The came undone and made a mess of things.

These come in handy if you run out of non skin additive because they produce a bubbly furry rough surface. They are super cheap and made of cardboard and water dissolving glue so they fall apart and ruin the paint job. Good luck getting paid for any job these were used on you will be lucky if they don't sue you.

The foam started to come unglued from the core almost right away. It gets progressively worse and you end up with a bulgy, floppy thing leaving the worst roller marks you can imagine. This was just as I started rolling on a kayak, not even a large area. I have used and re-used the other economy brand and never had a problem, even after keeping it in the freezer between coats. If possible I would give it ZERO stars. This is my 6th boat project. Never Redtree again.

These rollers work fine for large areas, but can't be cut because they come apart very quickly. They are rigid and the foam is thin, so if there are irregularities in the surface they don't cover well. I found that the 6"" dense foam rollers from Home Depot were better for epoxy and polyurethane paints. For enamels, the HD rollers are not recommended because they come apart after a little use. Maybe the Redtree rollers work OK with oil based enamels.

Recently used these rollers to paint my Whaler 13' with AwlGrip. They work fine for the topcoat, but separate after a while when used with the 545 primer.

[...] I use these to coat large photographic canvas prints. They work superbly - cover quickly and evenly.