This article covers the small-format spiked roller in the craft. For the spiked roller used in agriculture, see roller (agriculture) ; For the term of the same name for dot matrix printers, see tractor (explanation of terms ) .
The spiked roller (also known as the hedgehog roller or nail roller ) is a tool that is used when wallpapering. It is a spiked roller made of plastic or metal with a longer shaft as a handle. The roller is used to perforate stuck wallpaper before it is removed. The scratching means that the wallpaper remover , which is then applied with water, can better penetrate the substrate, which also enables stubbornly stuck wallpaper to be removed.
Tool used when filling or coating floors with low or medium viscosity materials to vent the material. It helps with the escape beforehand through, mostly mechanical stirring, introduced air and with the flow of the material.
