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Rollers The role of rollers as a painting tool is rapidly broadening, as more and more homeowners turn to the "do-it-yourself" principle for both exterior and interior paint jobs. Quick and easy to use, rollers have always appealed to the do-it-yourselfer. Now, refinements in roller design go still further to provide flexibility, speed difficult paint jobs and achieve professional-looking results. Usually, the do-it-yourselfer will find that more than one roller is necessary if the finished job is to look really finished. For painting broad expanses, it's "merrily we roll along" with a large roller, deep-napped for rough-textured surfaces, short-napped or standard-napped for smoother surfaces. The "nap" refers to the wicking capacity of the roller covering -- how much paint it can hold, ready to roll on. For angled edges, hard-topaint corners, hard-to-reach areas and contoured surfaces, both specially-shaped rollers and ingenuity in using them are helpful. O - . A specially-shaped roller for corner painting has a ridged, angular core that fits up against both wall corners at once, In painting house exteriors, an offset edging roller is useful. Undersides of house shakes should be "caught" with this roller, before painting the broad exposed areas of the shakes with a • heavy-duty, deep nap roller. A welcome innovation is the wrap-around roller with flexible axle. It conforms to contoured surfaces, thus speeding painting of stair rails and newel posts. It's handy, too, for painting downspouts, lolly columns, pipes and other architectural fc&turcs Hard>to-reach surfaces such as ceilings, roof overhangs, and high walls can be painted without resort to ladders or scaffoldings. An extension pole, fastened to butt of roller frame, is the answer. A number of other special rollers for special purposes are available. Local hardwarfey&nd paint stptftes can provide information on the newest in rollers "and accessories, plus helpful advice on now to use them. WRAP.AROUND ROLLER Willi flexible axles conforms to contoured surfaces, speeds painting of stair rails, newel posts. It's also useful for paintj^ig downspouts, lolly columns, INTERIOR PAJNTING gun. faster with special-shaped roller for hard-to-paint corner?-. Dynel roller shown here has ridged, angular core that (its up against both wall corners at the same time. OUTSIDE PAINTING is easier with offset edging roller, used above to catch undersides, and then a heavy-duty roller for broad areas. Use of two roller types can cut work time in half. mm EXTENSION POLE screwed to butt of roller frame speeds painting of ceilings, roof overhangs, high walls and the like. Roller coverings of Dynel modacrylic. A LITTLE GIRL "GREW UP," and what once was a nursery now is an attractive den, for the Floyd Bennetts and their five children in Milwaukie, Ore. When five-year-old Sharon outgrew her nursery, off the master bedroom, and moved upstairs with her sisters and brothers, the Bennetts turned the nursery intp a den (above). * • '* NEW TYPE OF HARDWOOD plywood paneling was used to, transform the 10-by-l 1-foot nursery (right) into a personalized den. The paneling is real elm inlaid with strips of natural walnut. It was developed by Georgia-Pacific. • • • INTERESTING DECORATING scheme combines early American furnishings with the paneling. The Bennetts did most of the remodeling. WATER SOFTENERS AUTHORIZED DEALER SALES - SERVICE - RENTALS savia 0,. ML MAKES u V7AHR S O f T f N l R S & f l l T E R S • FILTERS • ODOR CONTROL • CHlLOEim-ATION • MIBTE&A1L REPLACEMENT BANK FINANCING : SSyjSSS™. HOME SALT DELIVERY YES WE RENT I f r you are now running out of soft Kvater with an exchange rental unit see | how our fully automatic gives you your worth. TOM HUEMANN CONDITIONING Phone 385-30S3 2103 W. CHURCH for FREE Wat©? T@st JOHNSBURG -- McHENRY mm... For a New Room A RECIPE YOU'LL WANT TO USE AGAIN AND AGAIN! REGAL WALL SATIN truly deserves Its reputation as the finest latex wall paint made. It covers almost anything in one coat and flows to a smooth glare-free finish. Insist on REGAL WALL SATIN - it really is the best. McHenry's Largest Selection Benjamin J&S? loore^t • Early Ameridan • Modern • Provincial" Pre Pasted Washable Matching Print Available akeland Paint Spot 4618 W. Rt. 120 - West of McHenry Market Place