Crocodile Skin Roller

Late last year, our team did a crocodile skin finish in a hotel bar. It had beautiful shades of aged eggplant and silvers — very shimmery and sleek. Per request, we used both stencils and cheesecloth to create the crocodile texture. Oh, but how it took time. I don’t even want to tell you how the stencils looked after so much trowelling.

Fast forward a few months and I learn about this roller. (Of course, it happens that way…)

It was released by Atova and they say that it makes creating crocodile textures fast and consistent in pattern.  The roller originated in Italy and you use it to just roll the pattern onto your surface material. It can be rinsed for reuse with mild soap detergent and water. Last I heard, Atova offers contractors a 15% discount. It comes in two sizes: 7″ and 3.5″ — you can find more information here. You can also contact Atova directly if you have any specific questions. Needless to say, I will plan on using these the next time I have a crocodile request. Looks like it’ll save us quite a bit of time…and I look forward to not throwing out cheesecloth and stencils due to so much use and abuse! Until tomorrow!