WEBVTT 00:00:00.256 --> 00:00:02.261 Hi, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van 00:00:02.261 --> 00:00:04.545 Freedom. Today I'm going through the FoamPRO 00:00:04.565 --> 00:00:07.211 and XDT foam rollers in my van-building 00:00:07.211 --> 00:00:09.856 supplies. The nine-inch FoamPRO covers worked for 00:00:09.856 --> 00:00:12.288 small jobs, the XDT foam tore off 00:00:12.288 --> 00:00:13.654 during my bedliner attempt, 00:00:13.654 --> 00:00:16.043 and the shaped FoamPRO corner roller stayed 00:00:16.043 --> 00:00:18.731 unused. Those are three different outcomes worth 00:00:18.731 --> 00:00:21.649 keeping separate. The nine-inch FoamPRO cover was 00:00:21.649 --> 00:00:23.996 an inexpensive option for small painting jobs 00:00:23.996 --> 00:00:25.788 where I was not especially concerned about 00:00:25.788 --> 00:00:27.960 the finish. It worked for that purpose. 00:00:28.210 --> 00:00:29.746 I would put it in the craft-and-hobby 00:00:29.746 --> 00:00:32.008 category rather than choose it for a 00:00:32.008 --> 00:00:34.994 professional-looking result. The cover is the replaceable 00:00:34.994 --> 00:00:37.426 part that contacts the surface; the frame 00:00:37.426 --> 00:00:39.034 and handle are separate pieces. 00:00:39.276 --> 00:00:41.196 The XDT small foam rollers were a 00:00:41.196 --> 00:00:43.906 different experience. I bought these for bedliner, 00:00:43.926 --> 00:00:45.761 but the foam tore off immediately when 00:00:45.761 --> 00:00:46.850 I tried to use them. 00:00:46.870 --> 00:00:48.721 They were too flimsy for that job. 00:00:48.820 --> 00:00:50.569 I would reserve them for much smaller 00:00:50.569 --> 00:00:51.999 craft or hobby work. 00:00:52.105 --> 00:00:54.240 Small size was convenient in principle, 00:00:54.324 --> 00:00:56.415 but the material holding together mattered more 00:00:56.415 --> 00:00:59.106 in that application. My exterior coating project 00:00:59.212 --> 00:01:01.517 explains why I was trying different applicators. 00:01:01.559 --> 00:01:02.882 I masked the van, 00:01:02.967 --> 00:01:05.015 sanded and cleaned the exposed areas, 00:01:05.057 --> 00:01:06.828 and sprayed the exterior coating. 00:01:06.934 --> 00:01:08.673 Some areas pooled or dripped. 00:01:08.831 --> 00:01:10.537 After a brush repair made one patch 00:01:10.537 --> 00:01:12.927 worse, my diary recorded a foam roller 00:01:12.927 --> 00:01:14.101 for the next touch-up. 00:01:14.207 --> 00:01:16.468 That plan and my later product experience 00:01:16.468 --> 00:01:18.574 are separate parts of the story. 00:01:18.758 --> 00:01:21.062 The shaped FoamPRO corner roller was another 00:01:21.062 --> 00:01:22.620 purchase in the finishing kit, 00:01:22.684 --> 00:01:23.793 but I did not use it on 00:01:23.793 --> 00:01:26.140 the van. Its profile is intended for 00:01:26.140 --> 00:01:28.715 the meeting line between adjoining surfaces. 00:01:28.899 --> 00:01:30.222 The picture shows why it is a 00:01:30.222 --> 00:01:32.270 different format from a broad straight cover 00:01:32.270 --> 00:01:34.318 or the small XDT heads. 00:01:34.446 --> 00:01:36.067 My unused purchase does not add a 00:01:36.067 --> 00:01:37.816 performance result to compare with the two 00:01:37.816 --> 00:01:39.340 products I actually tried. 00:01:39.496 --> 00:01:42.078 Comparing the contact surfaces makes the alternatives 00:01:42.184 --> 00:01:44.916 easier to understand. A broad foam cover, 00:01:44.958 --> 00:01:46.494 a small straight foam head, 00:01:46.494 --> 00:01:48.499 and a shaped corner head present different 00:01:48.499 --> 00:01:51.805 working faces. This moving painting footage illustrates 00:01:51.805 --> 00:01:54.920 roller work alongside my actual van photographs. 00:01:55.090 --> 00:01:56.797 The foam is the part contacting the 00:01:56.797 --> 00:01:59.058 coating, while the support and handle carry 00:01:59.058 --> 00:02:01.370 the head. The nine-inch cover page also 00:02:01.391 --> 00:02:04.292 compares Wooster Super Fab fabric covers and 00:02:04.292 --> 00:02:06.128 the smaller XDT format. 00:02:06.255 --> 00:02:09.242 The corner-roller page compares XDT and the 00:02:09.242 --> 00:02:11.802 short-handled Wooster Shortcut angled brush. 00:02:11.930 --> 00:02:13.972 These pictures show the different formats. 00:02:14.051 --> 00:02:16.057 The Wooster products are shopping alternatives, 00:02:16.099 --> 00:02:17.805 rather than tools I am claiming to 00:02:17.805 --> 00:02:19.129 have used in this review. 00:02:19.384 --> 00:02:20.878 For my bedliner comparison, 00:02:20.963 --> 00:02:23.181 the XDT page links the Custom Coat 00:02:23.181 --> 00:02:25.010 roller kit I also used. 00:02:25.174 --> 00:02:27.500 Those textured rollers lasted longer than others 00:02:27.521 --> 00:02:29.654 I tried, although they still gradually came 00:02:29.654 --> 00:02:31.873 apart. I prefer that experience over the 00:02:31.873 --> 00:02:34.092 immediate XDT foam failure. 00:02:34.218 --> 00:02:36.053 The full Custom Coat review is linked 00:02:36.053 --> 00:02:37.888 with the other product pages below. 00:02:38.186 --> 00:02:40.106 Thanks for watching. I'm Steve Smith with 00:02:40.106 --> 00:02:41.813 Camper Van Freedom. You can find the 00:02:41.813 --> 00:02:44.458 matching pictures and Amazon buying options on 00:02:44.458 --> 00:02:45.792 the linked product pages. 00:02:45.930 --> 00:02:49.087 My takeaway: inexpensive FoamPRO covers worked for 00:02:49.087 --> 00:02:50.410 my basic small jobs, 00:02:50.410 --> 00:02:52.202 XDT did not hold up for my 00:02:52.202 --> 00:02:54.719 bedliner, and my FoamPRO corner roller remained 00:02:54.719 --> 00:02:56.688 unused. Until next time.