details of the spindle 66 is given below in relation to fig6 a 6 b the first spindle 64 is secured to a drive gear 68 while the second spindle is secured to a driven gear 70 an idler gear 72 is rotatably mounted to the swing arm so as to engage both the drive and driven gears 68 70 the drive gear 68 is substantially larger than the driven gear 70 so as to ensure that the second spindle 66 is driven at a faster speed than that of the first spindle 64 the arrangement of the spindles 64 66 and the roller 46 is intended to apply an adhesive film to the top surface of the handrail to ensure that the film is applied uniformly around the side edges and at least partially underneath a handrail a pressing mechanism 90 is provided the pressing mechanism comprises a trough shaped element 92 having first and second halves 92 a 92 b each of the element halves 92 a 92 b includes elements 94 that combine to form shallow slots or sleeves extending downwardly from each of the cross members 36 37 is a support member 96 having in cross section inverted t shape so as to present edge portions engaging the sleeves formed by the elements 94 this mounts the trough shaped element halves 92 a 92 b for sliding movement.