Steve vRS

Has anyone tried this? Paint Pod

It looks too good to be true for someone like me who hates decorating!

Steve

STi Lou

Seventy pounds????? Wow! That is very expensive.....plus you need paint and accessories....would you not consider a decorator?

NeilT

had the pre-runner to this - Black and Decker paint mate 10 years ago

good bit of kit worked v well, made painting v quick and easy, until B&D stopped supporting it, hence couldnt buy the paint

Neil

Graz

Looks great but you have to use Dulux paint and only a subset of all the colours they do is available for it so limits the choice a bit. May consider one when they've expanded the range a bit.

PeteBrant

How are you supposed to attach a broom handle to that, then?

Doing a wall with that would take about 3 times longer than it would doing it in the normal way.

mamoon2

It says it has a 4m extension to reach ceilings

**EDIT** no it doesn't, just a 4m tube, so suppose you would be up a ladder then

PeteBrant

I don't mean just for ceilings, I mean for walls too.

Jamescsti

Seems like an expensive gimmick, can buy a lot of rollers and brushes for that money

Steve vRS

I like the look of the self cleaning system! You could do a few walls of a night, set it cleasning overnight and then do the ceiling (with a ladder) the next evening!

Steve

PeteBrant

Yeah, that is pretty impressive - I mean under the old regieme - I would have to leave the roller to soak in water over night after having completed the entire job in half the time, instead of turning my paint pod to "self clean"

fast bloke

"Using the PaintPod roller system is infinitely quicker and easier than using a traditional roller and tray, where decanting and reloading is time consuming, inconvenient and messy."

So I can paint a room in about 3 hours with a normal 2 quid roller. If this is 'infinitely' quicker, I would imagine that it must take exactly zero time to paint a room. Maybe you just bring it home and your entire house becomes painted. Wonder if I could buy one, paint the house and then get a refund for the pod and the specialist paint on the basis that it isn't 'infinitely quicker', so fails to meet the ' as described' bit of the Sale of Goods Act?

RichardS2005

I'm giving this a go at the weekend http://www.paintrunner.co.uk/ - only £25 so worth a punt. Have to thin the paint though....

Graz

Having just done a 'mist' coat on a freshly skimmed room with watered down paint and a normal roller there's no way I'd want to use watered down paint for normal painting as it goes everywhere

The coverage won't be as good either, expect it will be a bit patchy and you'll end up doing three coats to make it look ok.

Dave1980

if they were as good as dulux say then surely all the painters and decorators would be considering them.
the fact that since i have been in the industry and have never seen one kind of says it all i think

lazy way of doing the job for those that cant be arsed to do it properly in the first place!.

MattN

So you've never used it, don't know anyone that has ...

Of course Deluxe are going to say they are fantastic they make them. And of course decorators are going to hate them as they could lose them trade.

Well I 've used one and found it to be a pretty decent bit of kit. There is virtually no mess and it is easy to use, get decent coverage from the paint and an even spread.

We recently painted a room using normal rollers and didn't entirtely like the room so decided to repaint. It took about 10 hours the first time round and with the paint pod took about 6 hours. It was a big room, about 1700 sqft of walls (850 x 2 coats).

So in all I'd say if you decorated infrequently not worth the money but if you have a few rooms to paint and like the choice of colours available then it might be worth a shout.

I like the fact that as there's no mess you can literally just change a wall in a few minutes whilst waiting for the other half to make a cuppa.

mj

According to the advert, it's guaranteed to get you a leg over.

what a load of old crap...self cleaning? what's wrong with sticking brushes and rollers in a bucket of water overnight ?

SWRTWannabe

For the sake of a couple of quid, we normally chuck the roller heads away after decorating the room - washing them probably costs more in water and patience In between coats, wrapping them in cling film does the trick nicely.

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

30 quid for a 5L can of paint

I just bought a 15L bucket of paint for 40 euros.

Enough to paint 99 square metres.

You lot really need to revolt or summat!!!!

P1Fanatic

Thats not far off prices here. But your not talking about paint for the pod so may as well be comparing chalk and cheese.

Simon

rik1471

And the most **** post of the year goes to.......

zip106

As a pro decorator for nearly 25 years I can safely say I can emulsion a room infinitely quicker using a traditional roller than the Paint Pod system.

Like when paint pads came out - absolute cack, and the amount of people that have a go themselves and then call me in to do it properly......

Good deccys won't lose any sleep over this new fad.

P1Fanatic

Cant say I do much painting (apart from this last weekend, hence the interest) but I prefer the pads. Tried a few rollers and found it hard to get a smooth finish.

Would you recommend a brand / type for standard matt paint. Obviously something in budget for the DIY'er not a pro

Simon

Odds on

I'll post you some sleeping pills then.

zip106

Oh, ha ha.
:

Odds on

Only trying to help.

zip106

For normal matt emulsion Dulux is probably the best.
If you thin it a little and use a roller, then you'll be able to 'lay' it off with a brush.
That is, to gently brush the roller marks out, but it needs to be done whilst the paint is very wet.

Other than that, a good quality smooth roller should give a good finish without having to lay off.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Looks like an answer to a question nobody asked, how does it do edges, you know the bit where the colour on the wall meets the ceiling, I use a small brush and concentrate, I cant image it is much use unless you are doing big walls and by the time you have farted about setting it up and then cleaning it, putting it away etc you may as well just paint with a roller or brush.

I am normally all for a gadget but currently have no designs on one of these.