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10 out of 5 stars!!!! Seriously made my life easier
If I could give this 10 stars I would. This product is amazing. I spent 2 days painting the trims by hand brush. Then 1 day to cut around the edges of the gray by hand brush. Then it took 3.5 hours to finish painting the entire house filling in the gray with this paint stick. It was so fast and easy.
A few things to consider;
1) the roller was pretty much near its last breath of life by the time I had finished. I did buy extra rollers but I kept using the first one until I finished. The paint started dripping a bit from the near tube end but I just used it carefully and finished the job with it.
2) every stroke up or down you should turn the knob a little bit. You have to replace what's coming off the roller going on the walls so get into the hang of turning the knob slightly 1/4 turn with each 6-7 foot stroke.
3) go slower if its textured surface. I had textured hardie panels and I had to go slow and steady to get the paint into the grooves of the texture.
4) push the stick fully onto the feed tube. It goes in further than it looks. Dont be shy.....put it all the way in....twss
5) if you throw away the old roller dont forget to remove the two end caps and the foam manifold inside the roller to use on the next replacement roller. I almost threw it out when cleaning.
6) watch the YouTube video on cleaning. It's not anymore work than cleaning a paint tray and roller. Wash it well, use lots of water, put petroleum jelly on the seals, and end cap seal, put it back together and store it properly.
7) be careful how much force you apply using the tube. If you over do it and bend or kink the tube it will break the seal and cause a leak in your handle. I can see some people going crazy pushing the stick like it's a shovel and then crying why it leaks everywhere. If you have to push that that, it means you don't have enough paint on the roller. Turn that knob and relax. Stroke that tube up and down, nice slow and steady. Don't need to go crazy on that tube.... is it getting warm in here?
Anyways I've seen some bad reviews and mostly good reviews. I assure you will not be disappointed. I'll never paint again without this.
July 2018 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase