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★★★★☆
Worth buying - Makes trimming faster
I had a decent amount of success with the Accubrush. It doesn't take long to learn how to use it, but it IS important you spend time learning how it works and practicing with it a few times. You've likely seen the videos the company has demonstrating the product: 1) It does around windows amazingly well leaving a perfect line - and fast! 2) It does around doors and trimming in the ceiling pretty well. The only draw back to doors and ceilings is that the entire brush must pass over an area to draw it's edge, which simply wont work in ceiling corners or where the door trim meets the floor. This leaves a gap of about 10 inches in each of those spots where you will have to trim in by hand; though I rather only trim in those spots and not the whole area. Note: The brush has an adjustable setting that dictates how far out the line is to be made, and you will need to extend it to trim ceilings. So again, learn the product before using! Pros: 1) Very straight line in a very short amount of time. 2) The trimmed area has the textured roller effect instead of the directional line effect achieved with a regular brush. 3) Ease to clean. Cons: 1) Still leaves manual trimming in ceiling corners and at the bottom of doors. 2) Will not work against baseboard - wood is too thin. 3) The plastic latch that secures the handle to the device for handhold use, versus on a pole, is too flexible and often pops open when rolling by hand. - Very annoying, I'd like to see the company fix this to make it 100% solid. 4)There is a "floating metal square" on the plastic guard that helps control the paint. When trimming ceilings the metal square rubs against the ceiling and leaves a gray/black mark on the ceiling. I solved the problem by cutting a square of painters tape the same size as the metal and carefully covering it up. The metal must still move/float, so it's critical to have the tape cover only the metal. I would like to see the company coat the metal in plastic or something that wont rub off. In conclusion: I, like you, have wasted more money on other edgers and trimmers in my life time. This one performs the best of them all and gives you a hand drawn line with less effort. Buy it, but just realize it's JUST an edging tool to give you a leg up... it wont remove all of the effort out of painting a room!
July 2008 · Tools and Home Improvement
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Accubrush XT Paint Edger Deluxe Kit with Free MX Edger
3.5★ · 668 ratings, as of 2023
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