a paint roller having a tubular core formed of thermoplastic material . the thermoplastic material being in the form of a multiplicity of spirally wound plies . the multiplicity of plies comprising an outer ply surrounding and in continuous contact with an inner ply . the plies are in general parallelism with one another and fused to one another in the absence of adhesive . a fabric cover overlies the core and is heat fused to the underlying core in the absence of adhesive .