This 9 inch paint roller with shield is specially designed to help keep paint from dripping down and splatting on you or worse your carpet or flooring. The plastic shield clips into place to sit under the roller so that when you are painting it acts as a splatter guard retaining the paint within the shield. The easy grip plastic handle ensures you are still able to decorate easily and conveniently with less paint splatter. The 9 inch polyester roller is included and is best suited for emulsion & masonry paint for use on smooth and semi smooth surfaces. The roller pad is 9 inch x 1.5 inch and refills can be purchased for the next job.