At the beginning of time......

just kidding, but many years ago, a paintbrush was your only option for painting any part of your house. Around 1940, the paint roller was invented, revolutionizing how people paint their homes. Rollers make painting easier and more efficient by spreading paint more evenly across a wider area, but you can also use a sprayer to paint most interior and exterior surfaces. How do you choose between a roller and a sprayer? The Benjamin Moore paint experts at 21st Century Paints are sharing a few important considerations to take.

Prep Time

If you’re in a hurry, a roller may seem like the quickest way to go. You simply pour paint into a tray and begin. Using a sprayer involves hoses and masking, which add significant time to your painting preparation. Point to roller points favor. So, is a roller faster overall?

Application Time

You know all that time you save by using a roller instead of a sprayer? It’s all been for naught if you use a roller to apply the paint. Regardless of the prep time for painting, you can finish the job much faster with a sprayer vs. a roller. The paint sprayer wins this round.

Accuracy

When you paint using a sprayer, you need to cover surfaces you aren’t trying to coat. This includes ceilings, windows, doors inside, lawn, and landscaping if you’re tackling an exterior DIY paint job. You’ll likely need to use a brush to paint corners and trims. If precision painting is what you’re going for, such as with stencils or furniture, rollers and brushes take the point.

Even Coverage

If you have running paint from severe overlapping or bare spots that you did not paint, it’s not important what you used. The vital factor is that you’ll need to do some touching-up sooner rather than later. But when it comes to whether a sprayer or roller spreads more evenly, we have to say it’s a tie. Both sundries provide even coverage and the chance of over-saturating an area with paint.

The Aftermath

If we’re being honest, the cleanup following any home project feels more laborious than the task itself. When it comes to cleaning your tools, a roller wins hands down. It takes a little time to thoroughly clean a quality roller so you can use it again in the future, but it’s nothing compared to taking a paint sprayer apart and cleaning all of the components.

A Sprayer vs. Roller: Which Wins?

We hope we’re not bursting too many bubbles when we say - “It’s a tie!” Out of five possible points, the sprayer took two, the roller took two, and one point was a tie. The best route is to consider your painting project before you begin your sprayer vs. roller debate. If you need efficiency and speed, we recommend using a sprayer. If you’re looking for accuracy and easy cleanup? We would definitely use a roller.

Contact 21st Century Paints

We’re not ones to brag, but our paint specialists have an unsurpassed knowledge of paint in this region of the country. Get in touch with us today to explore our wide selection of premium Benjamin Moore paint. You can find us in Holland, OH, and we’re happy to serve the areas of Holland, Toledo, Bowling Green, Findlay, Sandusky, OH & Monroe, MI.