Fabric-specified jobs. Epoxy floors (lint-free woven only — a shed fiber is permanent texture) and certified critical-sheen finish walls are qualified by the fabric, which the 99543's record does not carry; recommend covers with stated constructions into those jobs, not this one, until its fabric is confirmed.
Smooth walls under sheen. On level-4/5 drywall or a skim coat, a 1/2″ nap lays an orange-peel stipple that reads as a defect in satin or semi-gloss. Smooth-and-sheen is the shorter-nap job (1/4″ finish covers); this is a texture nap.
Real roughness and masonry. Heavy knockdown, open brick, and stucco out-rough a 1/2″ — the 3/4″ and deeper naps own those. A nap limit, independent of fabric.
How the pros run it
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De-lint first
with an unknown construction, assume it can shed and remove the loose fiber before it meets paint. Load full, press light — the deeper nap is a bigger tank; use the capacity by loading it, not by leaning, which on any fabric squeezes fat edges and mats the pile. Watch spatter — longer naps fling more, and an unverified fabric might fling more still; slow the heavy first strokes after each reload and protect floors and trim. Reload on sound — full-and-quiet loaded, hiss starved, drips overloaded; the 1/2″ holds more, so the interval is longer. Reuse judged conservatively — you can't assume a premium wash-and-keep fabric; if it washes clean and the pile recovers, keep it, otherwise treat it as a consumable. Wash until the water runs clear, dry standing on end. Overnight: wrap airtight.
Asked at the counter
BUYER QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE THE CART, NOT AFTER THE RETURN
Textured wall — will it do?
Yes: it's a 1/2″ cover, the light-to-medium texture nap, and that job is fully authorable and firm (§2a).
Ultra Tek, Ultra Touch, or General Purpose at 1/2″?
For a stated finish, the Ultra Touch (microfiber); for stated economy, the GP; the Ultra Tek's fabric is undocumented, so its case is unproven until the spec appears (§5) .
Epoxy or critical sheen?
No — fabric-specified jobs need covers with a stated fabric; this one's is blank (§4).
Will this page grow?
Yes, the moment the Ultra Tek fabric is captured — the 1/2″ nap grain is already fully written.
What's it made of?
No source of any tier states the fiber or construction (§1). Richard's spec or the physical cover resolves it.
