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- From: mgc@unislc.uucp (Marc Christensen)
- Subject: Re: Power paint rollers
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- References: <1992Nov16.220736.72595@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.172412.10897@unislc.uucp>
- Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:24:12 GMT
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- DONALD L. HARDY (dh0a@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu) wrote:
- : After Christmas I will be repainting my entire house (inside). Anybody have
- :any input on those power paint rollers, with the hollow handles that just keep
- : on feeding? I don't feel up to spraying, and don't want to bend and stand,
- : bend and stand.
- :
- : Any thoughts?
- :
- I have a Wagner "Paint stick"? it had a hollow handle about 2.5" in diam. it
- has a push button valve up by the roller that you push in and when you pull
- the plunger in the handle out it draws about 1 quart of paint into the handle.
- when you push the plunger back in it will send the paint to the roller. if you
- press the valve in it will eject the paint out the intake port back into the
- paint can. You could run some flexible tubing from the paint port on the roller
- to a backpack setup of a 5 gallon bucket of paint. I only needed to fill up
- about 6 to 8 times to paint a room so i didn't figure it was worth it to rig
- such a setup. It was much cleaner to paint because I didn't get drips between
- the paint tray and wall all the time.
- I got mine at home club for about $20.00. I would not spent the extra money on
- a power unit and that is from someone that buys lots of gadgets of questionable
- usefulness.
-
- Marc Christensen
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