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I've never thought about the price of it, sorry! I've had mine for 20 years and probably only 2 rollers in that time, I do look after them though. I guess the cost was probably saved on the first job. 12" is pretty reliable and quick. 18" you need to keep the roller very flat on the wall and watch the build up at the edges, loading the roller becomes a bit more of an art. Also try to get a ceiling paint for ceilings, usually a very high solid content, it will save roller marks and time. Easy enough to price in if you have more than 1 ceiling to do.
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Not an issue I thought about till tried to find one. Most of the pro places aren't but cater for the diyer that wants to feel like a pro. Found the 12 doesn't leave roller marks like a 9 does, used the rota brand cheap rollers from toolstation, as have used them before and have found them to be good and don't shed. Try to clean rollers and brushes as I try and buy thedecent ones, other half buy shite from the poundshop.
Still have yet to go to france and that is quite alot of wall and confined spaces. So hand 12 roller will probably be better than 18 on a pole.
Got quite alot of paint from Homebase clearance center in ponders end? as they are clearing out stock as stores close. Got some decent branded paint for cheap...
Actually masking tape, what would you recommend?
lynx
18inch roller kits are very expensive, wanted to try, and follow some advice, and see if it was just as easy as spraying. Looking at a few videos seems that the 18inch makes things quicker.
Cheapest set up was from Leyland SDM at £50 for an purdy frame, purdy roller insert and wooster bucket. Ended up sticking with a 12 roller, as a insert and tray for less that £6
The purdy roller is quite flimsy, and feed back seems to say that they fall apart quite quickly, while the wooster seems to be quite plasticy and the 'legs' break.